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A new approach to interacting fields
C. Von Westenholzsubject
Physicssymbols.namesakeClassical mechanicsPhysics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Field (physics)Component (thermodynamics)General MathematicssymbolsLinking numberConfiguration spaceField equationTopological quantum numberdescription
A model for a description of interaction, which involves particle creation, can be given as follows: (1) A smooth finite-dimensional manifoldM constitutes the configuration space of some interacting system. (2) The concept of an interacting field is formulated in terms of two-component objects which consist of a physical and a topological field component which are ‘derived’ fromM. (3) Interaction is described in terms of the topological linking number of the topological field components and in terms of the intrinsic field equations.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-09-01 | International Journal of Theoretical Physics |