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Secondary Calculus and the Covariant Phase Space

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The covariant phase space of a Lagrangian field theory is the solution space of the associated Euler-Lagrange equations. It is, in principle, a nice environment for covariant quantization of a Lagrangian field theory. Indeed, it is manifestly covariant and possesses a canonical (functional) "presymplectic structure" w (as first noticed by Zuckerman in 1986) whose degeneracy (functional) distribution is naturally interpreted as the Lie algebra of gauge transformations. We propose a fully rigorous approach to the covariant phase space in the framework of secondary calculus. In particular we describe the degeneracy distribution of w. As a byproduct we rederive the existence of a Lie bracket among gauge invariant functions on the covariant phase space.

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Poisson bracket and $L_\infty$ algebras

hep-th · 2026-06-29 · unverdicted · novelty 6.0

The Poisson bracket in L_infty formulation of field theory is computed via the Peierls formula from the symplectic structure, illustrated in p-adic string theory with a homological algebra interpretation of the inverse relation.

Conserved charges and $L_\infty$ algebras

hep-th · 2026-06-24 · unverdicted · novelty 6.0

A formula for conserved charges expressed solely via L_infinity algebra data for arbitrary Lagrangian theories, shown to recover the Brown-York surface charge in GR.

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  • Poisson bracket and $L_\infty$ algebras hep-th · 2026-06-29 · unverdicted · none · ref 23 · internal anchor

    The Poisson bracket in L_infty formulation of field theory is computed via the Peierls formula from the symplectic structure, illustrated in p-adic string theory with a homological algebra interpretation of the inverse relation.

  • Conserved charges and $L_\infty$ algebras hep-th · 2026-06-24 · unverdicted · none · ref 40 · internal anchor

    A formula for conserved charges expressed solely via L_infinity algebra data for arbitrary Lagrangian theories, shown to recover the Brown-York surface charge in GR.