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Tensor operators in noncommutative quantum mechanics.

Ricardo Amorim1

  • 1Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Caixa Postal 68528, 21945-970 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. amorim@if.ufrj.br

Physical Review Letters
|September 4, 2008
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This study explores promoting noncommutativity operators in Hilbert space, introducing their canonical momentum. This leads to a consistent algebra enabling rotationally invariant theories with novel dynamics for noncommutativity.

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Area of Science:

  • Theoretical Physics
  • Quantum Mechanics
  • Mathematical Physics

Background:

  • Noncommutativity is a key concept in quantum mechanics and quantum field theory.
  • Exploring the operator nature of noncommutativity is crucial for developing new theoretical frameworks.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the consequences of treating noncommutativity theta(ij) as an operator in Hilbert space.
  • To introduce the canonical conjugate momentum for the noncommutativity operator.
  • To construct dynamically invariant theories under rotation group actions.

Main Methods:

  • Promoting the noncommutativity object theta(ij) to an operator in Hilbert space.
  • Introducing its canonical conjugate momentum.
  • Developing a consistent algebra with an enlarged set of canonical operators.

Main Results:

  • A consistent algebra was obtained involving the enlarged set of canonical operators.
  • The framework allows for the construction of theories dynamically invariant under the rotation group.
  • New features arise from giving dynamics to the noncommutativity operator sector.

Conclusions:

  • The promotion of noncommutativity to an operator in Hilbert space provides a consistent algebraic framework.
  • This framework facilitates the development of novel, rotationally invariant theories.
  • The introduction of dynamics to the noncommutativity sector opens avenues for new physical phenomena.