Relativistic Elastomechanics is a Gauge--Type Theory
High Energy Physics - Theory
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
A new approach to relativistic elasticity theory is proposed. In this approach the theory becomes a gauge--type theory, with the diffeomorphisms of the material space playing the role of gauge transformations. The dynamics of the elastic material is expressed in terms of three independent, hyperbolic, second order partial differential equations imposed on three (independent) gauge potentials. The relationship with the Carter-Quintana approach is discussed.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-th/9411212,
title = {Relativistic Elastomechanics is a Gauge--Type Theory},
author = {Jerzy Kijowski},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9411212},
year = {2007}
}
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12 pages,TeX