Higher Derivatives and Canonical Formalism

1995/03/26 by Shinji HAMAMOTO, S. Hamamoto, HAMAMOTO, Shinji
Computer Science · Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Algebra and Logic #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th) #History and Theory of Mathematics #hep-th

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.hep-th/9503177

7 pages, LaTex.

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Abstract

A canonical formalism for higher-derivative theories is presented on the basis of Dirac's method for constrained systems. It is shown that this formalism shares a path integral expression with Ostrogradski's canonical formalism.

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