Classical field theories from Hamiltonian constraint: Canonical equations of motion and local Hamilton–Jacobi theory

DOI10.1142/S0219887816500729zbMATH Open1364.70041arXiv1504.08344OpenAlexW3105885401MaRDI QIDQ5739628FDOQ5739628

Václav Zatloukal

Publication date: 19 July 2016

Published in: International Journal of Geometric Methods in Modern Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Classical field theory is considered as a theory of unparametrized surfaces embedded in a configuration space, which accommodates, in a symmetric way, spacetime positions and field values. Dynamics is defined by a (Hamiltonian) constraint between multivector-valued generalized momenta, and points in the configuration space. Starting from a variational principle, we derive local equations of motion, that is, differential equations that determine classical surfaces and momenta. A local Hamilton-Jacobi equation applicable in the field theory then follows readily. The general method is illustrated with three examples: non-relativistic Hamiltonian mechanics, De Donder-Weyl scalar field theory, and string theory. Throughout, we use the mathematical formalism of geometric algebra and geometric calculus, which allows to perform completely coordinate-free manipulations.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1504.08344

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zbMATH Keywords

classical field theoryHamilton-Jacobi theoryHamiltonian formulationgeometric algebra and calculus

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Variational principles of physics (49S05) Lagrangian formalism and Hamiltonian formalism in mechanics of particles and systems (70S05) Clifford algebras, spinors (15A66)

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