Published September 13, 1976
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Classical and quantum mechanics of free relativistic membranes
Description
Motivated by the theory of relativistic strings, the theory of a two-dimensional relativistic membrane whose action is proportional to the three-dimensional area it traces out in space-time is investigated both in Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formalisms. The quantum theory is developed using Dirac's method for constrained systems and the question of gauge choices is considered in some detail. (Auth.)
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Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Physics B
- Journal Volume
- 112
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Series
- Nucl. Phys., B.
- Journal Page Range
- 150-176
- ISSN
- 0550-3213
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- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- Netherlands
- INIS RN
- 7276986
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMMUTATION RELATIONS; EIGENSTATES; EIGENVALUES; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; HAMILTONIANS; KLEIN-GORDON EQUATION; LAGRANGIAN FUNCTION; MATRICES; METRICS; PHASE SPACE; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SPACE-TIME; STRING MODELS
- Descriptors DEC
- DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; EQUATIONS; EXTENDED PARTICLE MODEL; FIELD EQUATIONS; FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; MECHANICS; PARTICLE MODELS; QUANTUM OPERATORS; SPACE
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