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Poisson brackets with divergence terms in field theories: two examples

solv-int 2008-02-03 v1 Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems

Abstract

In field theories one often works with the functionals which are integrals of some densities. These densities are defined up to divergence terms (boundary terms). A Poisson bracket of two functionals is also a functional, i.e., an integral of a density. Suppose the divergence term in the density of the Poisson bracket be fixed so that it becomes a bilinear form of densities of two functionals. Then the left-hand side of the Jacobi identity written in terms of densities is not necessarily zero but a divergence of a trilinear form. The question is: what can be said about this trilinear form, what kind of a higher Jacobi identity (involving four fields) it enjoys? Two examples whose origin is the theory of integrable systems are given.

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@article{arxiv.solv-int/9703001,
  title  = {Poisson brackets with divergence terms in field theories: two examples},
  author = {L. A. Dickey},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:solv-int/9703001},
  year   = {2008}
}

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