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arxiv: 2606.30630 · v1 · pith:BEUVKLVYnew · submitted 2026-06-29 · ✦ hep-th · gr-qc· math-ph· math.MP

Poisson bracket and L_infty algebras

Vin\'icius Bernardes , Theodore Erler , Atakan Hilmi F{\i}rat , Igor Khavkine This is my paper

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classification ✦ hep-th gr-qcmath-phmath.MP
keywords Poisson bracketL∞ algebrasLagrangian field theoryPeierls formulasymplectic structurehomological algebrap-adic string theory
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The Poisson bracket in L∞ algebra descriptions of Lagrangian field theories equals the Peierls formula when the proposed symplectic structure is used.

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The paper establishes that the Poisson bracket of fields in a Lagrangian theory, when formulated via L∞ algebras, follows from the recently proposed symplectic structure through the standard Peierls construction. This identification holds in the algebraic setting and extends to cases with extra structure such as p-adic string theory. The authors also recast the inverse relation between the bracket and the symplectic form as a statement in homological algebra.

Core claim

In the L∞ algebra formulation of a Lagrangian field theory, the proposed symplectic structure implies that the associated Poisson bracket is computed through the Peierls formula. This holds even in cases like p-adic string theory with additional complications, and the inverse relation between Poisson bracket and symplectic structure admits an elegant homological algebra interpretation.

What carries the argument

The symplectic structure on the L∞ algebra, which makes the Poisson bracket obtainable via the Peierls formula.

Load-bearing premise

The recently proposed symplectic structure on the L∞ algebra is the correct one for the given Lagrangian field theory and the Peierls formula applies directly in this algebraic setting.

What would settle it

Explicit computation of the Poisson bracket for a simple scalar field theory using both the L∞ symplectic structure and the classical Peierls formula, checking whether the two expressions agree.

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Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2606.30630 by Atakan Hilmi F{\i}rat, Igor Khavkine, Theodore Erler, Vin\'icius Bernardes.

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Figure 3.1. Figure 3.1: The retarded propagator ∆R Φ creates a solution which vanishes in the distant past, while the advanced propagator ∆A Φ creates a solution which vanishes in the distant future, in response to a force fΦ. which is annihilated by QΦ on account of (3.2) QΦ∆ causal Φ = 0 . (3.6) The causal propagator is not an inverse for QΦ, but the terminology is standard. The causal propagator is cyclic on account of (3.4)… view at source ↗
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Figure 4.1. Figure 4.1: Advanced and retarded propagators for the nonrelativistic particle. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p014_4_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 4.2. Figure 4.2: The blue dots represent the poles of the propagator in [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p017_4_2.png] view at source ↗
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We describe the Poisson bracket of a Lagrangian field theory expressed in the framework of $L_\infty$ algebras. We show that the recently proposed symplectic structure implies that the associated Poisson bracket can be computed through the Peierls formula. We consider Poisson brackets in $p$-adic string theory, where interesting complications arise. In addition we give an elegant interpretation of the inverse relation between the Poisson bracket and symplectic structure in the language of homological algebra, extending some ideas in the mathematical physics literature.

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Summary. The manuscript describes the Poisson bracket of a Lagrangian field theory within the L_∞-algebra framework. It shows that a recently proposed symplectic structure on the L_∞ algebra implies that the associated Poisson bracket can be obtained via the Peierls formula. The authors examine the construction in p-adic string theory, where complications arise, and provide a homological-algebra interpretation of the inverse relation between the Poisson bracket and the symplectic structure, extending prior ideas in the mathematical-physics literature.

Significance. If the central implication holds, the work supplies a concrete link between L_∞ structures and the classical Poisson bracket of Lagrangian field theory, which may prove useful for symmetry analysis and deformation quantization in theories with higher brackets. The explicit appeal to the Peierls formula and the homological-algebra reading of the inverse relation are strengths that connect the algebraic setting to standard field-theory tools. The p-adic example is handled with appropriate caution, illustrating both applicability and limitations without overclaiming generality.

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  1. [Abstract] Abstract: the phrase 'interesting complications arise' in the p-adic case is left unspecified; a single sentence indicating the nature of the difficulty (e.g., convergence or locality issues) would improve readability without lengthening the abstract.
  2. The homological-algebra interpretation of the inverse relation is presented as extending existing literature, but the precise prior references and the exact extension (e.g., which functor or resolution is newly employed) are not cross-referenced in the visible text; adding one or two explicit citations would strengthen the claim.

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We thank the referee for their positive summary and significance assessment of the manuscript, as well as the recommendation for minor revision. No major comments were raised in the report.

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No significant circularity; derivation self-contained

full rationale

The paper's central claim is that a given symplectic structure on an L_infty algebra implies the Poisson bracket is recoverable via the Peierls formula. No equations, fitted parameters, or self-citations are exhibited in the provided material that reduce the implication to a definition or prior input by construction. The p-adic example is presented as an application with noted complications rather than a load-bearing step. Absent any quoted reduction of the form 'Eq. X equals input Y by construction' or a uniqueness theorem imported solely via self-citation, the derivation chain remains independent of its own outputs.

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