Continuous topological evolution
Mathematical Physics
2007-05-23 v1 Dynamical Systems
math.MP
Abstract
A non-statistical theory of continuous, but irreversible, evolution can be constructed in terms of the Cartan calculus. The fundamental postulate, for an evolutionary theory which admits irreversible processes, is that the topology of the initial state will be different from the topology of the final state. Several fundamental theorems of continuous evolution are established, yielding a set of global conservation laws for reversible or irreversible processes. As examples, a comparison of the evolution of Topological Torsion and Topological Action is made for hydrodynamic and electromagnetic systems. The relationship between the evolution of Topological Torsion and a thermodynamically irreversible process is established.
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@article{arxiv.math-ph/0101032,
title = {Continuous topological evolution},
author = {R. M. Kiehn},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math-ph/0101032},
year = {2007}
}
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