English

Explicit partial and functional differential equations for beables or observables

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2018-12-07 v2

Abstract

We provide explicit partial differential equations - in finite cases - and functional differential equations - in field-theoretic cases - which determine observables or beables in the senses of Kucha\v{r} and of Dirac. These cover a wide range of relational mechanics models as well as Electromagnetism, Yang--Mills Theory and General Relativity. We give an underlying reason why pure-configuration Kucha\v{r} observables are already well-known: various types of shape, E-fields, B-fields, loops and 3-geometries. The partial differential equations or functional differential equations for pure-momentum observables are also posed, as are those for observables which have a mixture of configuration and momentum functional dependence.

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@article{arxiv.1505.03551,
  title  = {Explicit partial and functional differential equations for beables or observables},
  author = {Edward Anderson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1505.03551},
  year   = {2018}
}

Comments

9 pages including 4 figures: minor presentational upgrades and further references added

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