A variational setting for an indefinite Lagrangian with an affine Noether charge
arXiv:2206.09650 · doi:10.1007/s00526-022-02379-1
Abstract
We introduce a variational setting for the action functional of an autonomous and indefinite Lagrangian on a finite dimensional manifold. Our basic assumption is the existence of an infinitesimal symmetry whose Noether charge is the sum of a one-form and a function. Our setting includes different types of Lorentz-Finsler Lagrangians admitting a timelike Killing vector field.
arXiv comment42 pages, AMSLaTeX. v2: some small mistakes corrected in Examples 3.4,3.6, 3.9 and at the end of the proof of Prop. A1
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