Hamiltonian field theory in the radiating regime

by Piotr T. Chruściel

"The purpose of this monograph is to show that, in the radiation regime, there exists a Hamiltonian description of the dynamic of a massless scalar field, as well as of the dynamics of the gravitational field. The authors construct such a framework extending the previous work of Kijowski and Tulczyjew. They start by reviewing some elementary facts concerning Hamiltonian dynamical systems and then describe the geometrical Hamiltonian framework, adequate for both the usual asymptotically-flat-at-spatial-infinity regime and for the traditional regime. The text then gives a detailed description of the application of the new formalism to the case of the massless scalar field. Finally, the formalism is applied to the case of Einstein gravity. The Hamiltonian role of the Trautman-Bondi mass is exhibited. A Hamiltonian definition of angular momentum at null infinity is derived and analysed."--BOOK JACKET.