1996/08/31 by Ian Anderson, I. M. Anderson, C. G. Torre +1 · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics #gr-qc #hep-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevlett.77.4109
published as Phys.Rev.Lett. 77 (1996) 4109-4113 · 13 pages, AMS-TeX, amsppt.sty, revised to give a better exposition (we hope), and to correct some typesetting errors
arxiv created 1996/10/14 · openalex publication_date 1996/11/11 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
A new, general, field theoretic approach to the derivation of asymptotic conservation laws is presented. In this approach asymptotic conservation laws are constructed directly from the field equations according to a universal prescription which does not rely upon the existence of Noether identities or any Lagrangian or Hamiltonian formalisms. The resulting general expressions of the conservation laws enjoy important invariance properties and synthesize all known asymptotic conservation laws, such as the Arnowitt-Deser-Misner energy in general relativity.