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When discussing consequences of symmetries of dynamical systems based on Noether's first theorem, most standard textbooks on classical or quantum mechanics present a conclusion stating that a global continuous Lie symmetry implies the…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2021-10-04 Daddy Balondo Iyela , Jan Govaerts

Symmetries have proven useful in machine learning models, improving generalisation and overall performance. At the same time, recent advancements in learning dynamical systems rely on modelling the underlying Hamiltonian to guarantee the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-10-11 Tycho F. A. van der Ouderaa , Mark van der Wilk , Pim de Haan

This paper is devoted to the study of mechanical systems subjected to external forces in the framework of symplectic geometry. We obtain a Noether's theorem for Lagrangian systems with external forces, among other results regarding…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2022-04-14 Manuel de León , Manuel Lainz , Asier López-Gordón

The main purpose of the paper is to demonstrate that condition of invariance with respect to the Legendre transformations allows effectively isolate the class of integrable difference equations on the triangular lattice, which can be…

solv-int · Physics 2014-08-27 V. E. Adler

In this paper, the theory of smooth action-dependent Lagrangian mechanics (also known as contact Lagrangians) is extended to a non-smooth context appropriate for collision problems. In particular, we develop a Herglotz variational principle…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-07-01 Asier López-Gordón , Leonardo Colombo , Manuel de León

The Lagrange-Poincare equations of classical mechanics are cast into a field theoretic context together with their associated constrained variational principle. An integrability/reconstruction condition is established that relates solutions…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2011-08-25 David C. P. Ellis , Francois Gay-Balmaz , Darryl D. Holm , Tudor S. Ratiu

The universal principle obtained by Emmy Noether in 1918, asserts that the invariance of a variational problem with respect to a one-parameter family of symmetry transformations implies the existence of a conserved quantity along the…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2023-06-06 Delfim F. M. Torres

Symmetries are defined in histories-based generalized quantum mechanics paying special attention to the class of history theories admitting quasitemporal structure (a generalization of the concept of `temporal sequences' of `events' using…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Tulsi Dass , Yogesh N. Joglekar

There is a review of the main mathematical properties of system described by singular Lagrangians and requiring Dirac-Bergmann theory of constraints at the Hamiltonian level. The following aspects are discussed: i) the connection of the…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2018-11-14 Luca Lusanna

Symmetries are defined in histories-based theories paying special attention to the class of history theories admitting quasitemporal structure (a generalization of the concept of `temporal sequences' of `events' using partial semigroups)…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-10-31 Tulsi Dass , Y. N. Joglekar

A canonical Hamiltonian is found for a reduced version of the Jackiw-Pi model for bilayer graphene. From the corresponding Lagrangian, the Noether point symmetries and conserved quantities are determined. The Noether symmetry group is the…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2023-08-16 Fernando Haas

Motivated by the study of physical models associated with General Relativity, we review some finite-dimensional, geometric and covariant formulations that allow us to characterize in a simple manner the symmetries for classical field theory…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-07-07 Jasel Berra-Montiel , Alberto Molgado , Angel Rodríguez-López

A general theorem on conservation laws for arbitrary difference equations is proved. The theorem is based on an introduction of an adjoint system related with a given difference system, and it does not require the existence of a difference…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2019-07-08 Linyu Peng

Backgrounds are pervasive in almost every application of general relativity. Here we consider the Lagrangian formulation of general relativity for large perturbations with respect to a curved background spacetime. We show that Noether's…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 A. N. Petrov , J. Katz

We develop a unified geometric framework for dissipative mechanical systems based on uniform $q$-contact manifolds, which provide an extended phase space equipped with multiple contact $1$-forms. Within this setting, we construct both…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2026-04-09 Melvin Leok , Cristina Sardón , Xuefeng Zhao

Linear and angular momenta of a soliton in a ferromagnet are commonly derived through the application of Noether's theorem. We show that these quantities exhibit unphysical behavior: they depend on the choice of a gauge potential in the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-10-12 Oleg Tchernyshyov

We derive both Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics as gauge theories of Newtonian mechanics. Systematic development of the distinct symmetries of dynamics and measurement suggest that gauge theory may be motivated as a reconciliation of…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-03-19 James T. Wheeler

In this paper we show how the well-know local symmetries of Lagrangeans systems, and in particular the diffeomorphism invariance, emerge in the Hamiltonian formulation. We show that only the constraints which are linear in the momenta…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2010-11-01 V. Mukhanov , A. Wipf

Liquid structure carries deep imprints of an inherent thermal invariance against a spatial transformation of the underlying classical many-body Hamiltonian. At first order in the transformation field the Noether theorem yields the local…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2024-02-28 Florian Sammüller , Sophie Hermann , Daniel de las Heras , Matthias Schmidt

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…

Classical Physics · Physics 2015-11-06 Z. K. Silagadze