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Extended Galilean symmetries of non-relativistic strings

High Energy Physics - Theory 2017-03-08 v2

Abstract

We consider two non-relativistic strings and their Galilean symmetries. These strings are obtained as the two possible non-relativistic (NR) limits of a relativistic string. One of them is non-vibrating and represents a continuum of non-relativistic massless particles, and the other one is a non-relativistic vibrating string. For both cases we write the generator of the most general point transformation and impose the condition of Noether symmetry. As a result we obtain two sets of non-relativistic Killing equations for the vector fields that generate the symmetry transformations. Solving these equations shows that NR strings exhibit two extended, infinite dimensional space-time symmetries which contain, as a subset, the Galilean symmetries. For each case, we compute the associated conserved charges and discuss the existence of non-central extensions.

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@article{arxiv.1611.00026,
  title  = {Extended Galilean symmetries of non-relativistic strings},
  author = {Carles Batlle and Joaquim Gomis and Daniel Not},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1611.00026},
  year   = {2017}
}

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