Generalized conservation laws in non-local field theories

DOI10.1088/1751-8113/49/13/135401zbMATH Open1368.70039arXiv1506.03320OpenAlexW2964014724WikidataQ59239688 ScholiaQ59239688MaRDI QIDQ3186367FDOQ3186367

Authors: Alexander Kegeles, Daniele Oriti 

Publication date: 9 August 2016

Published in: Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We propose a geometrical treatment of symmetries in non-local field theories, where the non-locality is due to a lack of identification of field arguments in the action. We show that the existence of a symmetry of the action leads to a generalised conservation law, in which the usual conserved current acquires an additional non-local correction term, obtaining a generalisation of the standard Noether theorem. We illustrate the general formalism by discussing the specific physical example of complex scalar field theory of the type describing the hydrodynamic approximation of Bose-Einstein condensates. We expect our analysis and results to be of particular interest for the group field theory formulation of quantum gravity.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1506.03320

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zbMATH Keywords

conservation lawsNoether theoremgroup field theorynon-local field theory

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Lagrangian formalism and Hamiltonian formalism in mechanics of particles and systems (70S05) Model quantum field theories (81T10) Quantization of the gravitational field (83C45) More general nonquantum field theories in mechanics of particles and systems (70S20) Symmetries and conservation laws in mechanics of particles and systems (70S10)

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