On Higher Derivatives as Constraints in Field Theory: a Geometric Perspective
Differential Geometry
2012-03-29 v2 Mathematical Physics
math.MP
Abstract
We formalize geometrically the idea that the (de Donder) Hamiltonian formulation of a higher derivative Lagrangian field theory can be constructed understanding the latter as a first derivative theory subjected to constraints.
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@article{arxiv.1009.6054,
title = {On Higher Derivatives as Constraints in Field Theory: a Geometric Perspective},
author = {L. Vitagliano},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1009.6054},
year = {2012}
}
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