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Invariance of the Noether charge

Classical Physics 2015-11-06 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

Surprisingly, an interesting property of the Noether charge that it is by itself invariant under the corresponding symmetry transformation is never discussed in quantum field theory or classical mechanics textbooks we have checked. This property is also almost never mentioned in articles devoted to Noether's theorem. Nevertheless, to prove this property in the context of Lagrangian formalism is not quite trivial and the proof, outlined in this article, can constitute an useful and interesting exercise for students.

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@article{arxiv.1507.05009,
  title  = {Invariance of the Noether charge},
  author = {Z. K. Silagadze},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1507.05009},
  year   = {2015}
}

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revtex4, 11 pages, published version, some text and references added

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