Geometrical Formulation of Relativistic Mechanics
Mathematical Physics
2018-04-04 v3 math.MP
Abstract
The relativistic Lagrangian in presence of potentials was formulated directly from the metric, with the classical Lagrangian shown embedded within it. Using it we formulated covariant equations of motion, a deformed Euler-Lagrange equation, and relativistic Hamiltonian mechanics. We also formulate a modified local Lorentz transformation, such that the metric at a point is invariant only under the transformation defined at that point, and derive the formulae for time-dilation, length contraction, and gravitational redshift. Then we compare our formulation under non-relativistic approximations to the conventional ad-hoc formulation, and we briefly analyze the relativistic Lienard oscillator and the spacetime it implies.
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@article{arxiv.1706.01921,
title = {Geometrical Formulation of Relativistic Mechanics},
author = {Sumanto Chanda and Partha Guha},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1706.01921},
year = {2018}
}
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24 pages