Homological algebra of multivalued action functionals

被引:1
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作者
Aldrovandi, E [1 ]
机构
[1] Florida State Univ, Dept Math, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA
关键词
classical field theory; variational bicomplex; Deligne cohomology; multivalued functional;
D O I
10.1023/A:1015753418745
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We outline a cohomological treatment for multivalued (classical) action functionals. We point out that an application of Takens' theorem, after Zuckerman, Deligne and Freed, allows to conclude that multivalued functionals yield globally defined variational equations.
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页码:47 / 58
页数:12
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