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The technique of Hamiltonian flow equations is applied to the canonical Hamiltonian of quantum electrodynamics in the front form and 3+1 dimensions. The aim is to generate a bound state equation in a quantum field theory, particularly to…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 Elena L. Gubankova , Hans-Christian Pauli , Franz J. Wegner , Gabor Papp

We introduce a topological flux function to quantify the topology of magnetic braids: non-zero, line-tied magnetic fields whose field lines all connect between two boundaries. This scalar function is an ideal invariant defined on a…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2015-06-11 A. R. Yeates , G. Hornig

The Hamiltonian for a system of relativistic bodies interacting by their gravitational field is found in the post-Minkowskian approximation, including all terms linear in the gravitational constant. It is given in a surprisingly simple…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 Tomas Ledvinka , Gerhard Schaefer , Jiri Bicak

A convenient representation of the structure of the large-scale galactic magnetic field is required for the interpretation of polarization data in the sub-mm and radio ranges, in both the Milky Way and external galaxies. We develop a simple…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-03-14 Anvar Shukurov , Luiz Felippe S. Rodrigues , Paul J. Bushby , James Hollins , Jorg P. Rachen

Covariant (polysymplectic) Hamiltonian field theory is formulated as a particular Lagrangian theory on a polysymplectic phase space that enables one to quantize it in the framework of familiar quantum field theory.

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 G. Giachetta , L. Mangiarotti , G. Sardanashvily

The Hamiltonian and Lagrangian formalisms offer two perspectives on quantum field theory. This paper sets up a framework to compare these approaches for the supersymmetric sigma model. The goal is to use techniques from physics to construct…

Algebraic Topology · Mathematics 2017-02-22 Daniel Berwick-Evans

We consider the Hamiltonian constraint formulation of classical field theories, which treats spacetime and the space of fields symmetrically, and utilizes the concept of momentum multivector. The gauge field is introduced to compensate for…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2018-05-04 Vaclav Zatloukal

We study generalised quantum waveguides in the presence of moderate and strong external magnetic fields. Applying recent results on the adiabatic limit of the connection Laplacian we show how to construct and compute effective Hamiltonians…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2019-07-15 Stefan Haag , Jonas Lampart , Stefan Teufel

There is a review of the physical theories needing Dirac-Bergmann theory of constraints at the Hamiltonian level due to the existence of gauge symmetries. It contains: i) the treatment of systems of point particles in special relativity…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2017-02-27 Luca Lusanna

Most classical mechanical systems are based on dynamical variables whose values are real numbers. Energy conservation is then guaranteed if the dynamical equations are phrased in terms of a Hamiltonian function, which then leads to…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2013-12-05 Gerard 't Hooft

Recently, there has been an increasing interest in modelling and computation of physical systems with neural networks. Hamiltonian systems are an elegant and compact formalism in classical mechanics, where the dynamics is fully determined…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-06-28 Elena Celledoni , Andrea Leone , Davide Murari , Brynjulf Owren

The Hamiltonian formulation plays the essential role in constructing the framework of modern physics. In this paper, a new form of canonical equations of Hamilton with the complete symmetry is obtained, which are valid not only for the…

Classical Physics · Physics 2012-12-11 Guo Liang , Qi Guo

The magnetic field that supports tokamak and stellarator plasmas must be produced by coils well separated from the plasma. However the larger the separation, the more difficult it is to produce a given magnetic field in the plasma region,…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2016-03-08 Matt Landreman , Allen Boozer

The misalignment of field coils in tokamaks can lead to toroidal asymmetries in the magnetic field, which are known as intrinsic error fields. These error fields often lead to the formation of locked modes in the plasma, which limit the…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2015-10-29 A. Kirk , Yueqiang Liu , R. Martin , G. Cunningham , D. Howell , the MAST team

We present an alternative description of magnetic monopoles by lifting quantum mechanics from 3-dimensional space into a one with 2 complex dimensions. Magnetic monopoles are realized as a generalization of the considered states. Usual…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-10-17 Samuel Kováčik , Peter Prešnajder

The `directly Hamiltonian' field theory in the extended phase space is applied to gauge fields in curved spacetime background. These fields being differential 1-forms, have canonical momenta which are 2-forms. The Poincare-Cartan 4-forms…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2011-05-16 Pankaj Sharan

We describe the Hamiltonian structures, including the Poisson brackets and Hamiltonians, for free boundary problems for incompressible fluid flows with vorticity. The Hamiltonian structure is used to obtain variational principles for…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-12-04 Boris Kolev , David H. Sattinger

A didactic description of the thermodynamic properties of classical spin systems is given in terms of their quantum counterpart in the Hamiltonian limit. Emphasis is on the construction of the relevant Hamiltonian, and the calculation of…

Physics Education · Physics 2009-11-11 Bertrand Berche , Alexander Lopez

This article discusses and explains the Hamiltonian formulation for a class of simple gauge invariant mechanical systems consisting of point masses and idealized rods. The study of these models may be helpful to advanced undergraduate or…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-19 J. Fernando Barbero G. , Jorge Prieto , Eduardo J. S. Villaseñor

The dynamical system of a point particle constrained on a torus is quantized \`a la Dirac with two kinds of coordinate systems respectively; the Cartesian and toric coordinate systems. In the Cartesian coordinate system, it is difficult to…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-06-26 S. Ishikawa , T. Miyazaki , K. Yamamoto , M. Yamanobe