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This paper summarizes the core definitions and results regarding the chain differential for functions in locally convex topological vector spaces. In addition, it provides a few elementary calculus rules of practical interest, notably for…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2015-06-30 Daniel E. Clark , Jeremie Houssineau , Emmanuel D. Delande

We develope a difference calculus analogous to the differential geometry by translating the forms and exterior derivatives to similar expressions with difference operators, and apply the results to fields theory on the lattice [Ref. 1]. Our…

High Energy Physics - Lattice · Physics 2007-05-23 M. Lorente

We show that any second order linear ordinary diffrential equation with constant coefficients (including the damped and undumped harmonic oscillator equation) admits an exact discretization, i.e., there exists a difference equation whose…

Popular Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Jan L. Cieslinski , Boguslaw Ratkiewicz

We define a noncommutative differential calculus constructed from the inner derivation, then several relevant examples are showed. It is of interest to note that for certain $C^*$-algebra, this calculus is closely related to the classical…

Operator Algebras · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Bo Zhao

Differential complexes such as the de Rham complex have recently come to play an important role in the design and analysis of numerical methods for partial differential equations. The design of stable discretizations of systems of partial…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-10-20 Douglas N. Arnold

Human languages employ constructions that tacitly assume specific properties of the limited range of phenomena they evolved to describe. These assumed properties are true features of that limited context, but may not be general or precise…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2008-11-26 James B. Hartle

Most physics theories are deterministic, with the notable exception of quantum mechanics which, however, comes plagued by the so-called measurement problem. This state of affairs might well be due to the inability of standard mathematics to…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2021-11-04 Nicolas Gisin

This is an overview of higher structural constructions in physics. The main motivations of our current attempt are as follows: (i) to provide a brief introduction to derived algebraic geometry, (ii) to understand how derived objects…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2023-07-14 Kadri İlker Berktav

We construct a calculus structure on the Lie conformal algebra cochain complex. By restricting to degree one chains, we recover the structure of a g-complex introduced in [DSK]. A special case of this construction is the variational…

Rings and Algebras · Mathematics 2015-12-18 Alberto De Sole , Pedram Hekmati , Victor Kac

It is shown how to extend the formal variational calculus in order to incorporate integrals of divergences into it. Such a generalization permits to study nontrivial boundary problems in field theory on the base of canonical formalism.

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 Vladimir O. Soloviev

We develop in this paper a new framework for discrete calculus of variations when the actions have densities involving an arbitrary discretization operator. We deduce the discrete Euler-Lagrange equations for piecewise continuous critical…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2011-06-28 Philippe Ryckelynck , Laurent Smoch

Secondary Calculus is a formal replacement for differential calculus on the space of solutions of a system of possibly non-linear partial differential equations and it is essentially due to Alexandre M. Vinogradov and his collaborators.…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2023-01-06 Fabrizio Pugliese , Giovanni Sparano , Luca Vitagliano

Liouvillian systems were initially introduced within the framework of differential algebra. They can be seen as a natural extension of differential flat systems. Many physical non flat systems seem to be Liouvillian. We present in this…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2010-10-20 Abdelkader Chelouah

A generalization of exterior calculus is considered by allowing the partial derivatives in the exterior derivative to assume fractional orders. That is, a fractional exterior derivative is defined. This is found to generate new vector…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 Kathleen Cotrill-Shepherd , Mark Naber

These notes contain a survey of some aspects of the theory of graded differential algebras and of noncommutative differential calculi as well as of some applications connected with physics. They also give a description of several new…

Quantum Algebra · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Michel Dubois-Violette

Discrete mathematics, the study of finite structures, is one of the fastest growing areas in mathematics and optimization. Discrete fractional calculus (DFC) theory that is an important subject of the fractional calculus includes the…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2018-03-15 Okkes Ozturk

We review recent developments in differential topology with special concern for their possible significance to physical theories, especially general relativity. In particular we are concerned here with the discovery of the existence of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-10-22 Carl H. Brans , Duane Randall

In order for language models to aid physics research, they must first encode representations of mathematical and natural language discourse which lead to coherent explanations, with correct ordering and relevance of statements. We present a…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2023-06-05 Jordan Meadows , Zili Zhou , Andre Freitas

We propose the difference discrete variational principle in discrete mechanics and symplectic algorithm with variable step-length of time in finite duration based upon a noncommutative differential calculus established in this paper. This…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2018-01-17 Xu-Dong Luo , Han-Ying Guo , Yu-Qi Li , Ke Wu

In a previous paper ([1]), we associated a holonomy groupoid and a C*-algebra to any singular foliation (M,F). Using these, we construct the associated pseudodifferential calculus. This calculus gives meaning to a Laplace operator of any…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2009-10-09 Iakovos Androulidakis , Georges Skandalis