Energy, momentum and angular momentum in Poincare gauge theory
Creators
- 1. Kitasato Univ., Sagamihara, Kanagawa (Japan). Inst. of Physics
Description
In Poincare gauge theory we explore the relations between differential conservation laws and integral conserved quantities. In particular, we investigate in details spin angular-momentum complex for an isolated system whose boundary at infinity is Minkowskian, by the generator method mutatis mutandis. It is shown that two separately conserved quantities (spin and orbital angular momenta) integrated over whole space diverge, and that their sum, called the total angular momentum, has a convergent expression which is conserved and well-defined. Similar discussion is also made on energy and momentum of the system. We exhibit the asymptotic behavior of the translation and Lorentz gauge fields, and calculate relevant superpotentials explicitly. We briefly sketch the case of asymptotically ''non-flat'' spacetime. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Prog. Theor. Phys. (Kyoto)
- Journal Volume
- 73
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Series
- Prog. Theor. Phys. (Kyoto).
- Journal Page Range
- 54-74
- ISSN
- 0033-068X
- CODEN
- PTPKA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Japan
- Country of Input or Organization
- Japan
- INIS RN
- 17017844
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ANGULAR MOMENTUM; CONSERVATION LAWS; ENERGY; GAUGE INVARIANCE; GENERAL RELATIVITY THEORY; LINEAR MOMENTUM; LORENTZ TRANSFORMATIONS; METRICS; POINCARE GROUPS; SPACE-TIME; UNIFIED GAUGE MODELS
- Descriptors DEC
- FIELD THEORIES; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; LIE GROUPS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE MODELS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SYMMETRY GROUPS