Gauge transformations for higher-order lagrangians
High Energy Physics - Theory
2018-11-07 v1 Mathematical Physics
math.MP
Abstract
Noether's symmetry transformations for higher-order lagrangians are studied. A characterization of these transformations is presented, which is useful to find gauge transformations for higher-order singular lagrangians. The case of second-order lagrangians is studied in detail. Some examples that illustrate our results are given; in particular, for the lagrangian of a relativistic particle with curvature, lagrangian gauge transformations are obtained, though there are no hamiltonian gauge generators for them.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-th/9509094,
title = {Gauge transformations for higher-order lagrangians},
author = {Xavier Gracia and Josep M. Pons},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9509094},
year = {2018}
}
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22 pages, LaTeX