Relativistic particle dynamics—Lagrangian proof of the no-interaction theorem.

Marmo, G and Mukunda, N and Sudarshan, ECG (1984) Relativistic particle dynamics—Lagrangian proof of the no-interaction theorem. In: Physical Review D :Particles and Fields, 30 (10). pp. 2110-2116.

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Abstract

An economical proof is given, in the Lagrangian framework, of the no-interaction theorem of relativistic particle mechanics. It is based on the assumption that there is a Lagrangian, which if singular is allowed to lead at most to primary first-class constraints. The proof works with Lagrange rather than Poisson brackets, leading to considerable simplifications compared to other proofs.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Physical Review D :Particles and Fields
Publisher:	American Physical Society
Additional Information:	The copyright of this article belongs to American Physical Society.
Department/Centre:	Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Centre for Theoretical Studies (Ceased to exist at the end of 2003)
Date Deposited:	23 Jul 2004
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 04:13
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/980

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