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arxiv: 1803.10194 · v2 · pith:XBEPWQN3new · submitted 2018-03-27 · ✦ hep-th

Asymptotic symmetries of electromagnetism at spatial infinity

classification ✦ hep-th
keywords asymptoticinfinitysymmetriesboundarychargesgeneratorshamiltonianspatial
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We analyse the asymptotic symmetries of Maxwell theory at spatial infinity through the Hamiltonian formalism. Precise, consistent boundary conditions are explicitly given and shown to be invariant under asymptotic angle-dependent $u(1)$-gauge transformations. These symmetries generically have non-vanishing charges. The algebra of the canonical generators of this infinite-dimensional symmetry with the Poincar\'e charges is computed. The treatment requires the addition of surface degrees of freedom at infinity and a modification of the standard symplectic form by surface terms. We extend the general formulation of well-defined generators and Hamiltonian vector fields to encompass such boundary modifications of the symplectic structure. Our study covers magnetic monopoles.

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