Title of article
Topological spectrum of mechanical systems
Author/Authors
NETTEL، JOSE A. نويسنده , , Francisco and Quevedo، نويسنده , , Hernando and Rodrيguez، نويسنده , , Moicés، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2009
Pages
11
From page
355
To page
365
Abstract
We consider the method of topological quantization for conservative systems with a finite number of degrees of freedom. Maupertuisʹ formalism for classical mechanics provides an appropriate scenario which permits us to adapt the method of topological quantization, originally formulated for gravitational field configurations. We show that any conservative system in classical mechanics can be associated with a principal fiber bundle. As an application of topological quantization we derive expressions for the topological spectra of some simple mechanical systems and show that they reproduce the discrete behaviour of the corresponding canonical spectra.
Keywords
topological quantization , Classical mechanics
Journal title
Reports on Mathematical Physics
Serial Year
2009
Journal title
Reports on Mathematical Physics
Record number
1585927
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