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PhyslibAlpha.ClassicalFieldTheory.Local.FirstVariation.Density

First variation density formulas

i. Overview

This module contains the pointwise and integral first-variation formulas before integration by parts: differentiation of the varied action density, dominated differentiation under the integral, and the corresponding packaged hypotheses.

ii. Key results

  • `ClassicalFieldTheory.Local.hasPointwiseLinearizedDensityFormula_of_contDiff`
  • `ClassicalFieldTheory.Local.hasActionVariationDerivativeUnderIntegral_of_contDiff_of_regular`

iii. Table of contents

  • A. Differentiation under the integral sign
  • B. Pointwise linearization

iv. References

- J. Cortés and A. Haupt, *Lecture Notes on Mathematical Methods of Classical Physics*, Chapter 5, Theorem 5.2.

A. Differentiation under the integral sign

B. Pointwise linearization

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definition

Differentiation of the action variation under the integral sign

Let LL be a local Lagrangian of order kk and f:RdRmf: \mathbb{R}^d \to \mathbb{R}^m be a field. The property `HasActionVariationDerivativeUnderIntegral` states that for any admissible variation η:RdRm\eta: \mathbb{R}^d \to \mathbb{R}^m where the varied action density xL(jk(f+sη)(x))x \mapsto L(j^k(f + s\eta)(x)) is integrable for all sRs \in \mathbb{R} (the `HasFiniteActionVariation` property), the derivative of the action S(s)S(s) with respect to the variation parameter ss at s=0s = 0 can be computed by differentiating under the integral sign. Mathematically, this is expressed as: ddss=0RdL(jk(f+sη)(x))dx=Rd(ddss=0L(jk(f+sη)(x)))dx \left. \frac{d}{ds} \right|_{s=0} \int_{\mathbb{R}^d} L(j^k(f + s\eta)(x)) \, dx = \int_{\mathbb{R}^d} \left( \left. \frac{d}{ds} \right|_{s=0} L(j^k(f + s\eta)(x)) \right) \, dx where jk(f+sη)(x)j^k(f + s\eta)(x) denotes the kk-jet of the varied field at point xx.

definition

Pointwise linearization property of the action density

For a Lagrangian L\mathcal{L} of order kk and a field f:RdRmf: \mathbb{R}^d \to \mathbb{R}^m, the property `HasPointwiseLinearizedDensityFormula` holds if for every admissible variation η:RdRm\eta: \mathbb{R}^d \to \mathbb{R}^m and every point xRdx \in \mathbb{R}^d, the derivative of the action density of the varied field fs=f+sηf_s = f + s\eta with respect to the parameter ss at s=0s=0 is equal to the first-variation density at xx. Mathematically, this is expressed as: ddss=0L(jk(f+sη)(x))=Ika=1mLuIa(jkf(x))Iηa(x)\left. \frac{d}{ds} \right|_{s=0} \mathcal{L}(j^k(f + s\eta)(x)) = \sum_{|I| \le k} \sum_{a=1}^m \frac{\partial \mathcal{L}}{\partial u^a_I}(j^k f(x)) \cdot \partial^I \eta^a(x) where jkf(x)j^k f(x) denotes the kk-jet of the field ff at xx, and LuIa\frac{\partial \mathcal{L}}{\partial u^a_I} is the partial derivative of the Lagrangian with respect to the coordinate corresponding to the II-th derivative of the aa-th component of the field.

theorem

Differentiability of Action Variation under the Integral Sign via Local Pointwise Domination

Let LL be a Lagrangian of order kk, f:Space dRmf: \text{Space } d \to \mathbb{R}^m be a field, and η\eta be an admissible variation. Suppose there exists a radius ε>0\varepsilon > 0, a family of functions F:R×Space dRF': \mathbb{R} \times \text{Space } d \to \mathbb{R}, and a dominating integrable function B:Space dRB: \text{Space } d \to \mathbb{R} such that the following conditions hold: 1. For ss in a neighborhood of 00, the action density of the varied field xL(jk(f+sη)(x))x \mapsto \mathcal{L}(j^k(f + s\eta)(x)) is almost everywhere strongly measurable. 2. The action density of the original field xL(jkf(x))x \mapsto \mathcal{L}(j^k f(x)) is integrable over Space d\text{Space } d. 3. The function xF(0,x)x \mapsto F'(0, x) is almost everywhere strongly measurable. 4. For almost every xSpace dx \in \text{Space } d, and for all ss in the ball B(0,ε)B(0, \varepsilon), the norm of the derivative density satisfies F(s,x)B(x)|F'(s, x)| \le B(x). 5. For almost every xSpace dx \in \text{Space } d, and for all sB(0,ε)s \in B(0, \varepsilon), the derivative of the action density with respect to the variation parameter, ddrL(jk(f+rη)(x))r=s\frac{d}{dr} \mathcal{L}(j^k(f + r\eta)(x)) \big|_{r=s}, exists and equals F(s,x)F'(s, x). Then the action variation function sS(L,f+sη)=Space dL(jk(f+sη)(x))dxs \mapsto S(L, f + s\eta) = \int_{\text{Space } d} \mathcal{L}(j^k(f + s\eta)(x)) \, dx is differentiable at s=0s=0, and its derivative is given by the integral of the pointwise derivative: ddss=0S(L,f+sη)=Space dF(0,x)dx. \left. \frac{d}{ds} \right|_{s=0} S(L, f + s\eta) = \int_{\text{Space } d} F'(0, x) \, dx.

definition

Dominated variation derivative property for L\mathcal{L} near s=0s = 0

For a Lagrangian L\mathcal{L} of order kk, a field configuration f:Space(d)Rmf: \text{Space}(d) \to \mathbb{R}^m, and an admissible variation η\eta, the property `HasDominatedVariationDerivativeNear` holds if there exists a radius ϵ>0\epsilon > 0 and an integrable function B:Space(d)RB: \text{Space}(d) \to \mathbb{R} such that: 1. The first-variation density of ff along η\eta, given by δL(f,η)(x)=Ika=1mLuIa(jkf(x))Iηa(x),\delta \mathcal{L}(f, \eta)(x) = \sum_{|I| \le k} \sum_{a=1}^m \frac{\partial \mathcal{L}}{\partial u^a_I}(j^k f(x)) \cdot \partial^I \eta^a(x), is almost everywhere strongly measurable. 2. For almost every xSpace(d)x \in \text{Space}(d) and for all ss in the interval (ϵ,ϵ)(-\epsilon, \epsilon), the norm of the first-variation density of the varied field fs=f+sηf_s = f + s\eta is bounded by B(x)B(x): δL(f+sη,η)(x)B(x).\|\delta \mathcal{L}(f + s\eta, \eta)(x)\| \le B(x). This condition provides the analytic domination required to differentiate the action integral with respect to the variation parameter ss at s=0s=0.

theorem

Continuity of Lagrangian Coordinate Derivatives Implies Dominated Variation Derivative near s=0s=0

Let L\mathcal{L} be a Lagrangian of order kk, f:Space dRmf: \text{Space } d \to \mathbb{R}^m be a field configuration, and η\eta be an admissible variation. Suppose that for every multi-index II with Ik|I| \le k and every field component a{1,,m}a \in \{1, \dots, m\}, the map (s,x)LuIa(jk(f+sη)(x))(s, x) \mapsto \frac{\partial \mathcal{L}}{\partial u^a_I}(j^k (f + s\eta)(x)) is continuous on R×Space d\mathbb{R} \times \text{Space } d. Then L\mathcal{L} satisfies the dominated variation derivative property near s=0s = 0 for ff along η\eta. Specifically, there exists an ϵ>0\epsilon > 0 and an integrable majorant B:Space dRB: \text{Space } d \to \mathbb{R} such that for all s(ϵ,ϵ)s \in (-\epsilon, \epsilon), the first-variation density is bounded as δL(f+sη,η)(x)B(x)\|\delta \mathcal{L}(f + s\eta, \eta)(x)\| \le B(x) for almost every xx.

theorem

The derivative of the varied action density at s=0s=0 equals the first-variation density

Let L\mathcal{L} be a local Lagrangian of order kk, f:RdRmf: \mathbb{R}^d \to \mathbb{R}^m be a smooth field configuration (CC^\infty), and η:RdRm\eta: \mathbb{R}^d \to \mathbb{R}^m be an admissible variation. For any point xRdx \in \mathbb{R}^d, the derivative with respect to the scalar parameter ss of the action density of the varied field f+sηf + s\eta at s=0s = 0 is given by the first-variation density: ddss=0L(jk(f+sη)(x))=Ika=1mLuIa(jkf(x))Iηa(x)\left. \frac{d}{ds} \right|_{s=0} \mathcal{L}(j^k(f + s\eta)(x)) = \sum_{|I| \le k} \sum_{a=1}^m \frac{\partial \mathcal{L}}{\partial u^a_I}(j^k f(x)) \cdot \partial^I \eta^a(x) where jkf(x)j^k f(x) denotes the kk-jet of the field ff at xx, II ranges over multi-indices with Ik|I| \le k, and aa ranges over the field components.

theorem

Derivative of Action Density for Varied Field equals First-Variation Density

Let L\mathcal{L} be a Lagrangian of order kk and f:RdRmf: \mathbb{R}^d \to \mathbb{R}^m be a smooth (CC^\infty) field. For any admissible variation η:RdRm\eta: \mathbb{R}^d \to \mathbb{R}^m, any point xRdx \in \mathbb{R}^d, and any scalar sRs \in \mathbb{R}, the derivative of the action density of the varied field f+rηf + r\eta with respect to rr at r=sr = s is given by the first-variation density: ddrL(jk(f+rη)(x))r=s=Ika=1mLuIa(jk(f+sη)(x))Iηa(x)\frac{d}{dr} \mathcal{L}(j^k(f + r\eta)(x)) \Big|_{r=s} = \sum_{|I| \le k} \sum_{a=1}^m \frac{\partial \mathcal{L}}{\partial u^a_I}(j^k(f + s\eta)(x)) \cdot \partial^I \eta^a(x) where jk(f+sη)(x)j^k(f + s\eta)(x) denotes the kk-jet of the varied field f+sηf + s\eta at xx, and Iηa(x)\partial^I \eta^a(x) is the II-th partial derivative of the aa-th component of the variation η\eta at xx.

theorem

Smooth Fields satisfy the Pointwise Linearized Density Formula

Let L\mathcal{L} be a Lagrangian of order kk and f:RdRmf: \mathbb{R}^d \to \mathbb{R}^m be a smooth (CC^\infty) field configuration. Then the pointwise linearized density formula holds for ff. That is, for every admissible variation η:RdRm\eta: \mathbb{R}^d \to \mathbb{R}^m and every point xRdx \in \mathbb{R}^d, the derivative of the action density of the varied field f+sηf + s\eta with respect to the parameter ss at s=0s=0 is given by ddss=0L(jk(f+sη)(x))=Ika=1mLuIa(jkf(x))Iηa(x)\left. \frac{d}{ds} \right|_{s=0} \mathcal{L}(j^k(f + s\eta)(x)) = \sum_{|I| \le k} \sum_{a=1}^m \frac{\partial \mathcal{L}}{\partial u^a_I}(j^k f(x)) \cdot \partial^I \eta^a(x) where jkf(x)j^k f(x) denotes the kk-jet of the field ff at xx, and LuIa\frac{\partial \mathcal{L}}{\partial u^a_I} is the partial derivative of the Lagrangian with respect to the coordinate corresponding to the II-th derivative of the aa-th component of the field.

theorem

Dominated Differentiation of the Action Integral for Smooth Fields

Let LL be a Lagrangian of order kk and f:RdRmf: \mathbb{R}^d \to \mathbb{R}^m be a smooth (CC^\infty) field configuration. Suppose that for every admissible variation η:RdRm\eta: \mathbb{R}^d \to \mathbb{R}^m, if the varied action density xL(jk(f+sη)(x))x \mapsto L(j^k(f + s\eta)(x)) is integrable for all sRs \in \mathbb{R}, then the first-variation density satisfies a domination condition near s=0s=0. Specifically, there exists a neighborhood (ϵ,ϵ)(-\epsilon, \epsilon) and an integrable function B:RdRB: \mathbb{R}^d \to \mathbb{R} such that for almost every xx and all s(ϵ,ϵ)s \in (-\epsilon, \epsilon), the norm of the first-variation density of the varied field is bounded by B(x)B(x). Under these conditions, the derivative of the action with respect to the variation parameter ss at s=0s=0 can be computed by differentiating under the integral sign: ddss=0RdL(jk(f+sη)(x))dx=Rd(ddss=0L(jk(f+sη)(x)))dx. \left. \frac{d}{ds} \right|_{s=0} \int_{\mathbb{R}^d} L(j^k(f + s\eta)(x)) \, dx = \int_{\mathbb{R}^d} \left( \left. \frac{d}{ds} \right|_{s=0} L(j^k(f + s\eta)(x)) \right) \, dx.

theorem

Differentiation Under the Integral for Action Variation via Continuous Lagrangian Coordinate Derivatives

Let L\mathcal{L} be a Lagrangian of order kk and f:RdRmf: \mathbb{R}^d \to \mathbb{R}^m be a smooth (CC^\infty) field configuration. Suppose that for every admissible variation η:RdRm\eta: \mathbb{R}^d \to \mathbb{R}^m, every multi-index II with Ik|I| \le k, and every component a{1,,m}a \in \{1, \dots, m\}, the map (s,x)LuIa(jk(f+sη)(x))(s, x) \mapsto \frac{\partial \mathcal{L}}{\partial u^a_I}(j^k(f + s\eta)(x)) is continuous on R×Rd\mathbb{R} \times \mathbb{R}^d, where jk(f+sη)(x)j^k(f + s\eta)(x) denotes the kk-jet of the varied field f+sηf + s\eta at the point xx. Then, the derivative of the action with respect to the variation parameter ss at s=0s=0 can be computed by differentiating under the integral sign: ddss=0RdL(jk(f+sη)(x))dx=Rd(ddss=0L(jk(f+sη)(x)))dx.\left. \frac{d}{ds} \right|_{s=0} \int_{\mathbb{R}^d} \mathcal{L}(j^k(f + s\eta)(x)) \, dx = \int_{\mathbb{R}^d} \left( \left. \frac{d}{ds} \right|_{s=0} \mathcal{L}(j^k(f + s\eta)(x)) \right) \, dx.

theorem

Differentiation of the Action Variation Under the Integral for Smooth Fields and Regular Lagrangians

Let LL be a local Lagrangian of order kk and f:RdRmf: \mathbb{R}^d \to \mathbb{R}^m be a smooth (CC^\infty) field. Suppose that for every admissible variation η:RdRm\eta: \mathbb{R}^d \to \mathbb{R}^m, the coordinate derivatives of the Lagrangian are continuous along the family of varied fields fs=f+sηf_s = f + s\eta. Specifically, for every multi-index II with Ik|I| \le k and every field component index a{0,,m1}a \in \{0, \dots, m-1\}, the mapping (s,x)LuIa(jk(f+sη)(x))(s, x) \mapsto \frac{\partial L}{\partial u^a_I}(j^k(f + s\eta)(x)) is continuous as a function from R×Rd\mathbb{R} \times \mathbb{R}^d to R\mathbb{R}, where jkj^k denotes the kk-jet of the field. Then, the derivative of the action with respect to the variation parameter ss at s=0s=0 can be computed by differentiating under the integral sign: ddss=0RdL(jk(f+sη)(x))dx=Rd(ddss=0L(jk(f+sη)(x)))dx. \left. \frac{d}{ds} \right|_{s=0} \int_{\mathbb{R}^d} L(j^k(f + s\eta)(x)) \, dx = \int_{\mathbb{R}^d} \left( \left. \frac{d}{ds} \right|_{s=0} L(j^k(f + s\eta)(x)) \right) \, dx.