Published September 25, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

k-symplectic formalism on Lie algebroids

  • 1. Instituto de Ciencias Matematicas (CSIC-UAM-UC3M-UCM) C/Serrano 123, 28006 Madrid (Spain)
  • 2. Departamento de XeometrIa e TopoloxIa, Facultade de Matematicas, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15782-Santiago de Compostela (Spain)

Description

In this paper we introduce a geometric description of Lagrangian and Hamiltonian classical field theories on Lie algebroids in the framework of k-symplectic geometry. We discuss the relation between the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian descriptions through a convenient notion of Legendre transformation. The theory is a natural generalization of the standard one; in addition, other interesting examples are studied, in particular, systems with symmetry and Poisson-sigma models.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1751-8113/42/38/385209

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/1751-8113/42/38/385209;
PII
S1751-8113(09)17547-9;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. A, Mathematical and Theoretical (Online)
Journal Volume
42
Journal Issue
38
Journal Page Range
[31 p.]
ISSN
1751-8121

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41054385
Subject category
S97: MATHEMATICAL METHODS AND COMPUTING;
Descriptors DEI
ALGEBRA; GEOMETRY; HAMILTONIANS; LAGRANGIAN FUNCTION; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SIGMA MODEL; SYMMETRY; TRANSFORMATIONS
Descriptors DEC
BOSON-EXCHANGE MODELS; FIELD THEORIES; FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; MATHEMATICS; PARTICLE MODELS; PERIPHERAL MODELS; QUANTUM OPERATORS