Geometric field theory and weak Euler-Lagrange equation for classical relativistic particle-field systems
Fan, Peifeng2,3; Qin, Hong1,4,5; Liu, Jian4; Xiang, Nong1,2; Yu, Zhi1,2
刊名FRONTIERS OF PHYSICS
2018-08-01
卷号13期号:4页码:12
关键词relativistic particle-field system different manifolds mass-shell constraint geometric weak Euler-Lagrange equation symmetry conservation laws
ISSN号2095-0462
DOI10.1007/s11467-018-0793-z
英文摘要

A manifestly covariant, or geometric, field theory of relativistic classical particle-field systems is developed. The connection between the space-time symmetry and energy-momentum conservation laws of the system is established geometrically without splitting the space and time coordinates; i.e., space-time is treated as one entity without choosing a coordinate system. To achieve this goal, we need to overcome two difficulties. The first difficulty arises from the fact that the particles and the field reside on different manifolds. As a result, the geometric Lagrangian density of the system is a function of the 4-potential of the electromagnetic fields and also a functional of the particles' world lines. The other difficulty associated with the geometric setting results from the mass-shell constraint. The standard Euler-Lagrange (EL) equation for a particle is generalized into the geometric EL equation when the mass-shell constraint is imposed. For the particle-field system, the geometric EL equation is further generalized into a weak geometric EL equation for particles. With the EL equation for the field and the geometric weak EL equation for particles, the symmetries and conservation laws can be established geometrically. A geometric expression for the particle energy-momentum tensor is derived for the first time, which recovers the non-geometric form in the literature for a chosen coordinate system.

资助项目National Magnetic Confinement Fusion Energy Research Project[2015GB111003] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[NSFC-11575185] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[11575186] ; National Magnetic Confinement Fusion Energy Research Project[2014GB124005] ; National Magnetic Confinement Fusion Energy Research Project[2013GB111002B] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[11305171] ; JSPS-NRF-NSFC[11261140328] ; Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences CAS[QYZDB-SSW-SYS004] ; Geo-Algorithmic Plasma Simulator (GAPS) Project
WOS关键词STATISTICAL-MECHANICS ; COVARIANT ; TRANSPORT ; PLASMA
WOS研究方向Physics
语种英语
出版者HIGHER EDUCATION PRESS
WOS记录号WOS:000433428500009
内容类型期刊论文
源URL[http://ir.hfcas.ac.cn:8080/handle/334002/37127]  
专题合肥物质科学研究院_中科院等离子体物理研究所
通讯作者Qin, Hong
作者单位1.Chinese Acad Sci, Ctr Magnet Fus Theory, Hefei 230031, Anhui, Peoples R China
2.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Plasma Phys, Hefei 230031, Anhui, Peoples R China
3.Univ Sci & Technol China, Sci Isl Branch, Grad Sch, Hefei 230031, Anhui, Peoples R China
4.Univ Sci & Technol China, Dept Modern Phys, Hefei 230026, Anhui, Peoples R China
5.Princeton Univ, Plasma Phys Lab, Princeton, NJ 08544 USA
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Fan, Peifeng,Qin, Hong,Liu, Jian,et al. Geometric field theory and weak Euler-Lagrange equation for classical relativistic particle-field systems[J]. FRONTIERS OF PHYSICS,2018,13(4):12.
APA Fan, Peifeng,Qin, Hong,Liu, Jian,Xiang, Nong,&Yu, Zhi.(2018).Geometric field theory and weak Euler-Lagrange equation for classical relativistic particle-field systems.FRONTIERS OF PHYSICS,13(4),12.
MLA Fan, Peifeng,et al."Geometric field theory and weak Euler-Lagrange equation for classical relativistic particle-field systems".FRONTIERS OF PHYSICS 13.4(2018):12.
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