The Hamilton-Jacobi characteristic equations for topological invariants: Pontryagin and Euler classes
Mathematical Physics
2020-08-26 v1 math.MP
Abstract
By using the Hamilton-Jacobi [HJ] framework the topological theories associated with Euler and Pontryagin classes are analyzed. We report the construction of a fundamental differential where the characteristic equations and the symmetries of the theory are identified. Moreover, we work in both theories with the same phase space variables and we show that in spite of Pontryagin and Euler classes share the same equations of motion their symmetries are different. In addition, we report all HJ Hamiltonians and we compare our results with other formulations reported in the literature.
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@article{arxiv.1911.08422,
title = {The Hamilton-Jacobi characteristic equations for topological invariants: Pontryagin and Euler classes},
author = {Alberto Escalante and Aldair-Pantoja},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1911.08422},
year = {2020}
}