 Uniform field shift (source code)

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= Uniform field shift

The transformation $\psi\mapsto\psi+b$ leaves both derivatives unchanged, so the <Lagrangian density> and <action> are invariant. For infinitesimal unit field variation, the <Noether current for a first-derivative scalar field> is the <shift current of an elastic rod>,
$$
j_1^0=A\rho\dot\psi=\Pi,\qquad j_1^z=-AK\psi',\qquad
\boxed{Q_1=\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}\Pi\,dz}.
$$
Its divergence vanishes by the <equation of motion>. The charge is the total longitudinal mechanical <momentum> to this order in the displacement field.

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