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We give details and derivations for the Noether invariance theory that characterizes the spatial equilibrium structure of inhomogeneous classical many-body systems, as recently proposed and investigated for bulk systems [F. Samm\"uller…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2024-04-23 Sophie Hermann , Florian Sammüller , Matthias Schmidt

The problem of the electromagnetic energy-momentum tensor is among the oldest and the most controversial in macroscopic electrodynamics. In the center of the issue is a dispute about the Minkowski and the Abraham tensors for moving media.…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-08-15 Yuri N. Obukhov

We explore the recently introduced modified Gauss-Bonnet gravity [1], $f(\mathcal{G},T)$ pragmatic with $\mathcal{G}$, the Gauss-Bonnet term, and ${T}$, the trace of the energy-momentum tensor. Noether symmetry approach has been used to…

General Physics · Physics 2017-01-31 M. Farasat Shamir , Mushtaq Ahmad

We study various definitions of the gravitational field energy based on the usage of isometric embeddings in the Regge-Teitelboim approach. For the embedding theory we consider the coordinate translations on the surface as well as the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-10-10 D. A. Grad , R. V. Ilin , S. A. Paston , A. A. Sheykin

Internal global symmetries exist for the free non-relativistic Schr\"{o}dinger particle, whose associated Noether charges--the space integrals of the wavefunction and the wavefunction multiplied by the spatial coordinate--are exhibited.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 Harvey R. Brown , Peter Holland

Noether's theorem and the invariances of the Willmore functional are used to derive conservation laws that are satisfied by the critical points of the Willmore energy subject to generic constraints. We recover in particular previous results…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2014-09-25 Yann Bernard

Motivated by a special consideration in quantum measurement, we present a new improved energy-momentum tensor. The new tensor differs from the traditional canonical and symmetric ones, and can be derived as Nother current from a Lagrangian…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-03-06 Tao Lei , Zi-Wei Chen , Zhen-Lai Wang , Xiang-Song Chen*

The search for Noether point symmetries for non-relativistic charged particle motion is reduced to the solution for a set of two coupled, linear partial differential equations for the electromagnetic field. These equations are completely…

Classical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 F. Haas

We study the properties of the energy-momentum tensor in non-commutative gauge theories by coupling them to a weak external gravitational field. In particular, we show that the stress tensor of such a theory coincides exactly with that…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 Ashok Das , J. Frenkel

In the present work, we formulate a generalization of the Noether Theorem for action-dependent Lagrangian functions. The Noether's theorem is one of the most important theorems for physics. It is well known that all conservation laws,…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2019-06-17 M. J. Lazo , J. Paiva , G. S. F. Frederico

Noether's theorem has gained outstanding importance in theoretical particle physics, because it leads to basic conservation laws, such as the conservation of momentum and of angular momentum. Closely related to this theorem, but unnoticed…

General Physics · Physics 2017-10-13 Walter Smilga

We perform a detailed study of the modified gravity $f(R)$ models in the light of the basic geometrical symmetries, namely Lie and Noether point symmetries, which serve to illustrate the phenomenological viability of the modified gravity…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-03 A. Paliathanasis , M. Tsamparlis , S. Basilakos

The recent detections of gravitational waves by the advanced LIGO and Virgo detectors open up new tests of modified gravity theories in the strong-field and dynamical, extreme gravity regime. Such tests rely sensitively on the phase…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-03-14 Alexander Saffer , Nicolas Yunes , Kent Yagi

Noether theorem establishes an interesting connection between symmetries of the action integral and conservation laws of a dynamical system. The aim of the present work is to classify the damped harmonic oscillator problem with respect to…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2022-05-24 M. Umar Farooq , M. Safdar

We sketch the main features of the Noether Symmetry Approach, a method to reduce and solve dynamics of physical systems by selecting Noether symmetries, which correspond to conserved quantities. Specifically, we take into account the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-08-24 Francesco Bajardi , Salvatore Capozziello , Tiziana Di Salvo , Francesca Spinnato

Noether's Theorem is familiar to most physicists due its fundamental role in linking the existence of conservation laws to the underlying symmetries of a physical system. Typically the systems are described in the particle-based context of…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2022-05-04 Sophie Hermann , Matthias Schmidt

Noether's theorem connects symmetries to invariants in continuous systems, however its extension to discrete systems has remained elusive. Recognizing the lowest-order finite difference as the foundation of local continuity, a viable method…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-06-04 Samuel Richard Totorica

We examine the assumptions behind Noether's theorem connecting symmetries and conservation laws. To compare classical and quantum versions of this theorem, we take an algebraic approach. In both classical and quantum mechanics, observables…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2025-11-04 John C. Baez

Noether's first theorem does not establish a one-way explanatory arrow from symmetries to conservation laws, but such an arrow is widely assumed in discussions of the theorem in the physics and philosophy literature. It is argued here that…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2021-06-16 Harvey R. Brown

We study two different possibilities of constructing the energy-momentum tensors for non-commutative Abelian Proca field, by using (i) general Noether theorem and (ii) coupling to a weak external gravitational field. Both energy-momentum…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2014-04-01 F. Darabi , F. Naderi