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Relativistic particle dynamics: Lagrangian proof of the no-interaction theorem

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5170895
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.
Research Organization:
Texas Univ., Austin (USA). Center for Particle Theory
DOE Contract Number:
AS05-76ER03992
OSTI ID:
5170895
Report Number(s):
DOE/ER/03992-538; ON: DE84009147
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English