Search results for "Mathematical physics"
showing 10 items of 2687 documents
Tensor tomography in periodic slabs
2018
Abstract The X-ray transform on the periodic slab [ 0 , 1 ] × T n , n ≥ 0 , has a non-trivial kernel due to the symmetry of the manifold and presence of trapped geodesics. For tensor fields gauge freedom increases the kernel further, and the X-ray transform is not solenoidally injective unless n = 0 . We characterize the kernel of the geodesic X-ray transform for L 2 -regular m -tensors for any m ≥ 0 . The characterization extends to more general manifolds, twisted slabs, including the Mobius strip as the simplest example.
Relativistic wave equations from supergroup quantization
1983
A formalism of geometric quantization recently introduced which is based on the consideration of Lie groups which are central extensions by U(1) is applied to the relativistic case by using the N-2 super Poincare group with a central charge.
Approximate energy functionals for one-body reduced density matrix functional theory from many-body perturbation theory
2018
We develop a systematic approach to construct energy functionals of the one-particle reduced density matrix (1RDM) for equilibrium systems at finite temperature. The starting point of our formulation is the grand potential $\Omega [\mathbf{G}]$ regarded as variational functional of the Green's function $G$ based on diagrammatic many-body perturbation theory and for which we consider either the Klein or Luttinger-Ward form. By restricting the input Green's function to be one-to-one related to a set on one-particle reduced density matrices (1RDM) this functional becomes a functional of the 1RDM. To establish the one-to-one mapping we use that, at any finite temperature and for a given 1RDM $\…
On the canonical structure of higher-derivative field theories. The gravitational WZW-model
1992
Abstract A general expression for the symplectic structure of a higher-derivative lagrangian field theory is given. General relativity and the gravitational WZW-model are considered in this framework. In the second case we work out explicitly the Poisson bracket for both chiral solutions giving rise, in two different ways, to the classical exchange algebra of the SL q (2) group.
Post-post-Newtonian effects on a clean nearly-Newtonian binary
1983
Etude du taux de changement temporel moyen de l'energie newtonienne et du moment d'une binaire presque newtonienne, ponctuelle. On trouve qu'il faut ajouter quelques termes post-post newtoniens non seculaires aux flux radiatifs seculaires standards. Les termes post-post newtoniens tendent vers zero pour l'observateur du centre de masse newtonien dans le cas de l'energie mais pas dans le cas du moment. Du fait de la longue periode de ces termes ils sont observationnellement significatifs, c'est-a-dire qu'ils vont apparaitre comme s'ils etaient des effets seculaires
Einstein’s gravitational field equations and the bianchi identities
2002
In his highly acclaimed biography of Einstein, Abraham Pais gave a fairly detailed analysis of the many difficulties his hero had to overcome in November 1915 before he finally arrived at generally covariant equations for gravitation (Pais 1982, 250–261).
Formal Group Laws for Affine Kac-Moody groups and group quantization
1987
We describe a method for obtaining Formal Group Laws from the structure constants of Affine Kac-Moody groups and then apply a group manifold quantization procedure which permits construction of physical representations by using only canonical structures on the group. As an intermediate step we get an explicit expression for two-cocycles on Loop Groups. The programme is applied to the AffineSU(2) group.
On a relation between massive Yang-Mills theories and dual string models
1983
The relations between mass terms in Yang-Mills theories, projective representations of the group of gauge transformations, boundary conditions on vector potentials and Schwinger terms in local charge algebra commutation relations are discussed. The commutation relations (with Schwinger terms) are similar to the current algebra commutation relations of the SU(N) extended dual string model.
Hajłasz–Sobolev imbedding and extension
2011
Abstract The author establishes some geometric criteria for a Hajlasz–Sobolev M ˙ ball s , p -extension (resp. M ˙ ball s , p -imbedding) domain of R n with n ⩾ 2 , s ∈ ( 0 , 1 ] and p ∈ [ n / s , ∞ ] (resp. p ∈ ( n / s , ∞ ] ). In particular, the author proves that a bounded finitely connected planar domain Ω is a weak α -cigar domain with α ∈ ( 0 , 1 ) if and only if F ˙ p , ∞ s ( R 2 ) | Ω = M ˙ ball s , p ( Ω ) for some/all s ∈ [ α , 1 ) and p = ( 2 − α ) / ( s − α ) , where F ˙ p , ∞ s ( R 2 ) | Ω denotes the restriction of the Triebel–Lizorkin space F ˙ p , ∞ s ( R 2 ) on Ω .
On critical behaviour in systems of Hamiltonian partial differential equations
2013
Abstract We study the critical behaviour of solutions to weakly dispersive Hamiltonian systems considered as perturbations of elliptic and hyperbolic systems of hydrodynamic type with two components. We argue that near the critical point of gradient catastrophe of the dispersionless system, the solutions to a suitable initial value problem for the perturbed equations are approximately described by particular solutions to the Painlevé-I (P $$_I$$ I ) equation or its fourth-order analogue P $$_I^2$$ I 2 . As concrete examples, we discuss nonlinear Schrödinger equations in the semiclassical limit. A numerical study of these cases provides strong evidence in support of the conjecture.