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Finsler Geometries from Topological Electromagnetism

High Energy Physics - Theory 2020-07-15 v1 Classical Physics

Abstract

We analyse the Finsler geometries of the kinematic space of spinless and spinning electrically charged particles in an external Ra\~{n}ada field. We consider the most general actions that are invariant under the Lorentz, electromagnetic gauge and reparametrization transformations. The Finsler geometries form a set parametrized by the gauge fields in each case. We give a simple method to calculate the fundamental objects of the Finsler geometry of the kinematic space of a particle in a generic electromagnetic field. Then we apply this method to calculate the geodesic equations of the spinless and spinning particles. Also, we show that the electromagnetic duality in the Ra\~{n}ada background induces a simple dual map in the set of Finsler geometries. The duality map has a simple interpretation in terms of an electrically charged particle that interacts with the electromagnetic potential and a magnetically charged particle that interacts with the dual magnetoelectric potential. We exemplify the action of the duality map by calculating the dual geodesic equation.

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@article{arxiv.2006.03865,
  title  = {Finsler Geometries from Topological Electromagnetism},
  author = {Adina V. Crişan and Ion V. Vancea},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2006.03865},
  year   = {2020}
}

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24 pages

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