Covariant Prolongation Structure of Konno-Asai-Kakuhata Equation

Based upon the covariant prolongation structures theory, we construct the sl(2,R)×R(ρ) prolongation structure for Konno-Asai-Kakuhata equation. By taking two and one-dimensional prolongation spaces, we obtain the inverse scattering equations given by Konno et al. and the corresponding Riccati equation. The Bäcklund transformations are also presented.     

Unified Field Theory From Enlarged Transformation Group. The Covariant Derivative for Conservative Coordinate Transformations and Local Frame Transformations

Pandres has developed a theory in which the geometrical structure of a real four-dimensional space-time is expressed by a real orthonormal tetrad, and the group of diffeomorphisms is replaced by a larger group called the conservation group. This paper extends the geometrical foundation for Pandres’ theory by developing an appropriate covariant derivative which is covariant under all local Lorentz (frame) transformations, including complex Lorentz transformations, as well as conservative transformations. After defining this extended covariant derivative, an appropriate Lagrangian and its resulting field equations are derived. As in Pandres’ theory, these field equations result in a stress-energy tensor that has terms which may automatically represent the electroweak field. Finally, the theory is extended to include 2-spinors and 4-spinors.     

Unified Field Theory from Enlarged Transformation Group. The Consistent Hamiltonian

A theory has been presented previously in which the geometrical structure of a real four-dimensional space time manifold is expressed by a real orthonormal tetrad, and the group of diffeomorphisms is replaced by a larger group. The group enlargement was accomplished by including those transformations to anholonomic coordinates under which conservation laws are covariant statements. Field equations have been obtained from a variational principle which is invariant under the larger group. These field equations imply the validity of the Einstein equations of general relativity with a stress-energy tensor that is just what one expects for the electroweak field and associated currents. In this paper, as a first step toward quantization, a consistent Hamiltonian for the theory is obtained. Some concluding remarks are given concerning the need for further development of the theory. These remarks include discussion of a possible method for extending the theory to include the strong interaction.     

Integrable Deformations of the (2+1)-Dimensional Heisenberg Ferromagnetic Model

Based on the covariant prolongation structure technique,we construct the integrable higher-order deformations of the (2+1)-dimensional Heisenberg ferromagnet model and obtain their su(2)×R(λ) prolongation structures.By associating these deformed multidimensional Heisenberg ferromagnet models with the moving space curve in Euclidean space and using the Hasimoto function,we derive their geometrical equivalent counterparts,i.e.,higher-order (2+1)-dimensional nonlinear Schrödinger equations.     

Matter Creation by Geometry in an Integrable Weyl-Dirac Theory

An integrable version of the Weyl-Dirac geometry is presented. This framework is a natural generalization of the Riemannian geometry, the latter being the basis of the classical general relativity theory. The integrable Weyl-Dirac theory is both coordinate covariant and gauge covariant (in the Weyl sense), and the field equations and conservation laws are derived from an action integral. In this framework matter creation by geometry is considered. It is found that a spatially confined, spherically symmetric formation made of pure geometric quantities is a massive entity. This may be treated either as a fundamental particle or as a cosmic body. In an F-R-W universe at the very beginning of the expansion phase the cosmic matter is created from an initial Planckian egg made of geometry, and during the following expansion geometric fields continue to stimulate the matter production.     

PROLONGATION STRUCTURES OF NONLINEAR SYSTEMS IN HIGHER DIMENSIONS

It is shown that the prolongation structure theory for nonlinear (evolution) equations with two independent variables can be generalized to the systems with many independent variables. By means of the nonlinear realization theory of gauge symmetries, the fundamental equations for prolongation structures and the requirements for the generalized Lax representations of the nonlinear systems in higher dimensions have been given. Based upon the invariances of the prvlongation structures or the generalized Lax representation under certain transformations, the general condition satisfied by the auto-Backlund transformations has been proposed and searching for a kind of auto-Backlund transformations has been transferred to solving the regular Riemann-Hilbert problem.     

Exact Solutions of Covariant Wave Equations with a Multipole Source Term on Curved Spacetimes

A formalism is presented for calculating exactsolutions of covariant inhomogeneous scalar and tensorwave equations whose source terms are arbitrary ordermultipoles on a curved background spacetime. The developed formalism is based on the theory ofthe higher-order fundamental solutions for wave equationwhich are the distributions that satisfy theinhomogeneous wave equation with the corresponding order covariant derivatives of the Dirac deltafunction on the right-hand side. Like the classicalGreen's function for a scalar wave equation, thehigher-order fundamental solutions contain a direct termwhich has support on the light cone as well as a tailterm which has support inside the light cone. Knowinghow to compute the fundamental solutions of arbitraryorder, one can find exact multipole solutions of wave equations on curved spacetimes. Wepresent complete recurrent algorithms for calculatingthe arbitrary-order fundamental solutions and the exactmultipole solutions in a form convenient for practical computations. As an example we apply thealgorithm to a massless scalar wave field on aparticular Robertson-Walker spacetime.     

Tetrad fields and metric tensor in the gauge theory of gravitation

The most relevant geometrical aspects of the gauge theory of gravitation are considered. A global definition of the tetrad fields is given and emphasis is placed on their role in defining an isomorphism between the tangent bundle of space-time and an appropriate vector bundle B associated to the gauge bundle. It is finally shown how to construct the fundamental geometrical objects on space-time, starting from B.     

Conformal transformations in cosmology of modified gravity: the covariant approach perspective

The 1+3 covariant approach and the covariant gauge-invariant approach to perturbations are used to analyze in depth conformal transformations in cosmology. Such techniques allow us to obtain insights on the physical meaning of these transformations when applied to non-standard gravity. The results obtained lead to a number of general conclusions on the change of some key quantities describing any two conformally related cosmological models. For example, even if some of the geometrical properties of the cosmology are preserved (homogeneous and isotropic Universes are mapped into homogeneous and isotropic universes), it can happen that decelerating cosmologies can be mapped into accelerated ones. From the point of view of the cosmological perturbations it is shown how these fluctuation transform. We find that first-order vector and tensor perturbations equations are left unchanged in their structure by the conformal transformation, but this cannot be said of the scalar perturbations, which present differences in their evolutionary features. The results obtained are then explicitly interpreted and verified with the help of some clarifying examples based on f(R)-gravity cosmologies.     

SL(2,R) PRINCIPAL PROLONGATION STRUCTURES OF SOLITON EQUATIONS AND THEIR CONSERVATION LAWS

We present the concept of principal prolongation structure (PPS) and a covariant criterion of the completeness of conserva-tion currents for the PPS of class of nonlinear evolution equations (NEES).The SL(2,R) × R'(l) PPS for AKNS systems is constructed, a new set of infinite number of polynomial conservation currents (PCCs) corresponding to the nonlinearity of SL (2,R) group manifold is given. These currents together with the usual PCCS of AKNS systems satisfy a covariant equation for the SL(2,R) × R'(l) PPS. This equation gives rise to a criterion of completeness of these currents. As an example,the sine-Gordon system is analysed.     

Geometrical approach to the reduction of gauge theories with spontaneously broken symmetry

The reduction of a theory with gauge group G to a theory which is gauge invariant with respect to a subgroup H of G is formulated in a geometrical language. It is assumed that among the physical fields considered as cross-sections of fibre bundles with structure group G there exists a section of the fibre bundle with fibre isomorphic to G/H — a Higgs field. The investigation of the broken gauge symmetry is based on the reduction theorem for structure groups of principal fibre bundles. The reduction of fields and their covariant derivatives is studied.     

Quantized Abelian Principal Connections on Lorentzian Manifolds

We construct a covariant functor from a category of Abelian principal bundles over globally hyperbolic spacetimes to a category of *-algebras that describes quantized principal connections. We work within an appropriate differential geometric setting by using the bundle of connections and we study the full gauge group, namely the group of vertical principal bundle automorphisms. Properties of our functor are investigated in detail and, similar to earlier works, it is found that due to topological obstructions the locality property of locally covariant quantum field theory is violated. Furthermore, we prove that, for Abelian structure groups containing a nontrivial compact factor, the gauge invariant Borchers-Uhlmann algebra of the vector dual of the bundle of connections is not separating on gauge equivalence classes of principal connections. We introduce a topological generalization of the concept of locally covariant quantum fields. As examples, we construct for the category of principal U(1)-bundles two natural transformations from singular homology functors to the quantum field theory functor that can be interpreted as the Chern class and the electric charge. In this case we also prove that the electric charges can be consistently set to zero, which yields another quantum field theory functor that satisfies all axioms of locally covariant quantum field theory.     

ON THE PROLONGATION STRUCTURE OF ERNST EQUATION

An SL(2R) ×R¹(l) prolongation structure of Ernst equation with a real parameter l and the corresponding Riccati equation as well as a pair of linear equations which are in principle equivalent to the inverse scattering problem due to Belinsky and Zakharov are obtained by solving the fundamental equation for the prolongation structure. A necessary condition which should be satisfied by the Bäcklund transformations is pfesented in terms of prolongation structure. And it is indicated that in the, case of Ernst equation the Harrison transformation, Neugebauer transformations and other available Bäcklund transformations as well as Belinsky-Zakharov's Riemann transformation, i.e., the homogeneous Hilbertproblem (HHP), would be covered by this condition.     

PROLONGATION STRUCTURE APPROACH TO THE GROUP-THEORETICAL TECHNIQUE FOR GENERATING STATIONARY AXISYMMETRIC SPACE-TIMES

The group-theoreti cal technique for generating stationary axisymmetric gravitational fields is approached by means of the prolongation structure theory for soliton systems. An sp(2)xc(t) structure is obtained via solving the fundamental equation for prolongation structures and the F-equation for Kinnersley-Chitre's generating function is naturally introduced as an inverse scattering equation. A homogeneous Hilbert problem(HRP) associated with the Geroch group K and a corresponding linear singular integral equation are derived based upon a general condition satisfied by the auto-Bäcklund transformations in the sense of prolongation structure theory.     

Determination of covariant Schwinger terms in anomalous gauge theories

A functional integral method is used to determine equal time commutators between the covariant currents and the covariant Gauss-law operators in theories which are affected by an anomaly. By using a differential geometrical setup we show how the derivation of consistent- and covariant Schwinger terms can be understood on an equal footing. We find a modified consistency condition for the covariant anomaly. As a by-product the Bardeen-Zumino functional, which relates consistent and covariant anomalies, can be interpreted as connection on a certain line bundle over the space of all gauge potentials. Finally the convariant commutator anomalies are calculated for the two- and four dimensional case.     

Workshop 2: Cosmic Microwave Background, Lensing and Large-scale Structure

Papers presented in the second workshop are briefly reviewed. The 1+3 covariant approach to microwave background anisotropies and structure formation was well represented. Other topics included gravitational lensing and caustics, alternative approaches to galactic observations, conserved quantities in perturbation theory and primordial black holes.