Abstract
For symmetric classical field theories on principal bundles there are two methods of symmetry reduction: covariant and dynamic. Assume that the classical field theory is given by a symmetric covariant Lagrangian density defined on the first jet bundle of a principal bundle. It is shown that covariant and dynamic reduction lead to equivalent equations of motion. This is achieved by constructing a new Lagrangian defined on an infinite dimensional space which turns out to be gauge group invariant.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1125-1160 |
| Number of pages | 36 |
| Journal | Annales de l'Institut Fourier |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Affine euler-poincaré
- Covariant euler-poincaré
- Covariant reduction
- Dynamic reduction
- Equation
- Lagrangian
- Principal bundle field theory