Hamiltonian Field Theory in the Radiating Regime [electronic resource] / by Piotr T. Chruściel, Jacek Jezierski, Jerzy Kijowski.

By: Chruściel, Piotr T [author.]Contributor(s): Jezierski, Jacek [author.] | Kijowski, Jerzy [author.] | SpringerLink (Online service)Material type: TextTextSeries: Lecture Notes in Physics Monographs ; 70Publisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2002Description: VI, 174 p. online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783540456049Subject(s): Physics | Mathematical physics | Relativity (Physics) | Physics | Relativity and Cosmology | Mathematical Methods in PhysicsAdditional physical formats: Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification: 523.1 LOC classification: QB980-991Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Preliminaries -- Hamiltonian flows for geometric field theories -- Radiating scalar fields -- The energy of the gravitational field -- Hamiltonians associated with the BMS group.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: The purpose of this monograph is to show that, in the radiation regime, there exists a Hamiltonian description of the dynamics of a massless scalar field, as well as of the dynamics of the gravitational field. The authors construct such a framework extending the previous work of Kijowski and Tulczyjew. They start by reviewing some elementary facts concerning Hamiltonian dynamical systems and then describe the geometric Hamiltonian framework, adequate for both the usual asymptotically-flat-at-spatial-infinity regime and for the radiation regime. The text then gives a detailed description of the application of the new formalism to the case of the massless scalar field. Finally, the formalism is applied to the case of Einstein gravity. The Hamiltonian role of the Trautman--Bondi mass is exhibited. A Hamiltonian definition of angular momentum at null infinity is derived and analysed.
Item type: E-BOOKS
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Current library Home library Call number Materials specified URL Status Date due Barcode
IMSc Library
IMSc Library
Link to resource Available EBK2475

Preliminaries -- Hamiltonian flows for geometric field theories -- Radiating scalar fields -- The energy of the gravitational field -- Hamiltonians associated with the BMS group.

The purpose of this monograph is to show that, in the radiation regime, there exists a Hamiltonian description of the dynamics of a massless scalar field, as well as of the dynamics of the gravitational field. The authors construct such a framework extending the previous work of Kijowski and Tulczyjew. They start by reviewing some elementary facts concerning Hamiltonian dynamical systems and then describe the geometric Hamiltonian framework, adequate for both the usual asymptotically-flat-at-spatial-infinity regime and for the radiation regime. The text then gives a detailed description of the application of the new formalism to the case of the massless scalar field. Finally, the formalism is applied to the case of Einstein gravity. The Hamiltonian role of the Trautman--Bondi mass is exhibited. A Hamiltonian definition of angular momentum at null infinity is derived and analysed.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.
The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai, India

Powered by Koha