A "Geometrodynamical Analog to Electric Charge" (or "p-charge") is defined (as in the earlier paper by Unruh, [Gen. Rel. and Grav., 2, (1971), pp 27-33 ] to be the period on a p-cycle (p = 1, 2, or 3) of a p-form which is constructed out of only the Riemann tensor or its derivatives. A previously-unpublished proof by Unruh is briefly summarized which proves that no non-zero p-charges can exist on a completely unrestricted metric field. The metric field is then constrained to obey Einstein's equations for empty space, and sets of linearly-independent, purely-gravitational p-forms are analyzed to determine if p-charges can be defined under these conditions. A scheme is developed, based on the spin-tensor representation of the gravitational field, to generate complete sets of such p-forms, arid calculate their derivatives, with a symbolic-manipulation computer program. It is shown that no gravitational p-forms that are linear combinations of less than five Riemann tensors and less than nine derivatives will result in p-charges. / Science, Faculty of / Physics and Astronomy, Department of / Graduate

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Tez (Yüksek Lisans) - Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi, Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Matematik Anabilim Dalı, 2009. / Kaynakça var.

The purpose of this study was to see how the fundamental properties of hyperbolic geometry applies in physics.

In this paper we will study the 1p spaces. We will begin with definitions and different examples of 1p spaces. In particular, we will prove Holder's and Minkowski's inequalities for 1p sequence.

Orientadores: Carlos Eduardo Durán Fernandez, Márcio Antônio de Faria Rosa / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Matemática, Estatística e Computação Cientifica / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-16T14:48:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ManoOtero_Diego_M.pdf: 1221591 bytes, checksum: 33ae6e3b671523a9602f3398e14d4fb7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010 / Resumo: A motivação inicial deste trabalho foi tentar relacionar os conceitos de geometria de Finsler com situações físicas que temos uma certa dependência de direções no nosso espaço. Apresentamos o conceito do cálculo variacional em variedades e sua relação com as geodésicas. Estudamos também o operador laplaciano ?? para espaços de Minkowski, que generaliza o caso Euclideano, e mais especificamente o problema...Observação: O resumo, na íntegra poderá ser visualizado no texto completo da tese digital / Abstract: The initial motivation of this study was to try to relate the concepts of Finsler geometry with physical situations where we have a certain dependence on the directions of our space. We introduce the concept of variational calculus on manifolds and their relationship with the geodesics. We also studied the Laplacian operator ?? in Minkowski space, which generalizes the Euclidean case, and more specifically the problem ...Note: The complete abstract is available with the full electronic digital thesis or dissertations. / Mestrado / Geometria / Mestre em Matemática

Orientador: Edmundo Capelas de Oliveira / Dissertação (mestrado profissional) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Matemática, Estatística e Computação Científica / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-16T18:34:10Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Oliveira_HeronSilva_M.pdf: 1078106 bytes, checksum: 9eb6e7bdc70150b5e616010bdfc9ab58 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010 / Resumo: Efetuamos um levantamento histórico concernente ao cálculo integral e diferencial de ordem arbitrária, também conhecido como cálculo de ordem fracionária ou ainda cálculo fracionário, com o intuito de justificar sua importância, nos dias de hoje, a partir de uma audaciosa e profética frase proferida por Leibniz. A partir das várias definições para derivada de ordem arbitrária, em particular, as definições de Riemann, Liouville, Riemann-Liouville, Grünwald-Letnikov, Weyl e Caputo, elucidamos e justificamos a importância de cada uma delas, nas aplicações, quando associadas ao estudo de uma equação diferencial parcial de ordem arbitrária. Justificamos que, para problemas modelados pelas assim chamadas equações diferenciais de ordem arbitrária, o enfoque conforme proposto por Caputo parece ser o mais conveniente / Abstract: We propose a hystorical review associated with the integral and differential calculus of arbitrary order, known as calculus of fractional order or also fractional calculus with the objective to justify its importance nowadays as of an audacious and profetic phrasis said by Leibniz. By means of several definitions associated with the derivative of fractional order, specifically, the definitions of Riemann, Liouville, Riemann-Liouville, Grünwald-Letnikov,Weyl and Caputo, we discuss and justify the importance of each one, in the applications, when associated with the study to the so-called differential equations of arbitrary order. We also justify that the derivative as proposed by Caputo is the most convenient in problems modelled by a fractional differential equation / Mestrado / Mestre em Matemática