On noncommutative minisuperspace and the Friedmann equations

In this Letter we present a noncommutative version of scalar field cosmology. We find the noncommutative Friedmann equations as well as the noncommutative Klein–Gordon equation, interestingly the noncommutative contributions are only present up to second order in the noncommutative parameter. Finally we conclude that if we want a noncommutative minisuperspace with a constant noncommutative parameter as viable phenomenological model, the noncommutative parameter has to be very small.     

Introduction to M(atrix) theory and noncommutative geometry

Noncommutative geometry is based on an idea that an associative algebra can be regarded as “an algebra of functions on a noncommutative space”. The major contribution to noncommutative geometry was made by A. Connes, who, in particular, analyzed Yang–Mills theories on noncommutative spaces, using important notions that were introduced in his papers (connection, Chern character, etc). It was found recently that Yang–Mills theories on noncommutative spaces appear naturally in string/M-theory; the notions and results of noncommutative geometry were applied very successfully to the problems of physics.

In this paper we give a mostly self-contained review of some aspects of M(atrix) theory, of Connes’ noncommutative geometry and of applications of noncommutative geometry to M(atrix) theory. The topics include introduction to BFSS and IKKT matrix models, compactifications on noncommutative tori, a review of basic notions of noncommutative geometry with a detailed discussion of noncommutative tori, Morita equivalence and -duality, an elementary discussion of noncommutative orbifolds, noncommutative solitons and instantons. The review is primarily intended for physicists who would like to learn some basic techniques of noncommutative geometry and how they can be applied in string theory and to mathematicians who would like to learn about some new problems arising in theoretical physics.

The second part of the review (Sections 10–12) devoted to solitons and instantons on noncommutative Euclidean space is almost independent of the first part.     

Star product geometries

We consider noncommutative geometries obtained from a triangular Drinfeld twist. This allows us to construct and study a wide class of noncommutative manifolds and their deformed Lie algebras of infinitesimal diffeomorphisms. Principles of symmetry can be implemented in this way. Two examples are considered: (a) the general covariance in noncommutative spacetime, which leads to a noncommutative theory of gravity, and b) symplectomorphims of the algebra of observables associated with noncommutative configuration spaces, which leads to a geometric formulation of quantization on noncommutative spacetime (i.e., we establish a noncommutative correspondence principle from ⋆-Poisson brackets to ⋆-commutators).     

Noncommutative space from dynamical noncommutative geometries

We present noncommutative topology as a basis for noncommutative geometry phrased completely in terms of partially ordered sets with operations. In this note we introduce a noncommutative space-time starting from a dynamical system of noncommutative topologies based on the notion of temporal points. At every moment a commutative topological space is constructed and it is shown to approximate the noncommutative space in sheaf theoretical terms; this so called moment space should be the space where observed phenomena should be described, the commutative shadow of the noncommutative space is to be thought of as the usual space-time.     

2+1 Dimensional Noncommutative Dirac Oscillator and (Anti)-Jaynes-Cummings Models

We study Dirac oscillator in 2+1 dimensional noncommutative space. The model is solved exactly and the relationship with Jaynes-Cummings (JC) or anti-Jaynes-Cummings (AJC) models are investigated. We find that for a positive noncommutative parameter, there is an exact map from the 2+1 dimensional noncommutative Dirac oscillator to AJC model. However, for a negative noncommutative parameter, the noncommutative planar Dirac oscillator contains both AJC and JC terms simultaneously. Our investigation may afford a new way to study relativistic quantum mechanics models in noncommutative space by means of quantum optics method, and vice verse.     

Noncommutative quantum mechanics from noncommutative quantum field theory

We derive noncommutative multiparticle quantum mechanics from noncommutative quantum field theory in the nonrelativistic limit. Particles of opposite charges are found to have opposite noncommutativity. As a result, there is no noncommutative correction to the hydrogen atom spectrum at the tree level. We also comment on the obstacles to take noncommutative phenomenology seriously and propose a way to construct noncommutative SU(5) grand unified theory.     

Are vortex numbers preserved?

We study noncommutative vortex solutions that minimize the action functional of the Abelian Higgs model in 2-dimensional noncommutative Euclidean space. We first consider vortex solutions which are deformed from solutions defined on commutative Euclidean space to the noncommutative one. We construct solutions whose vortex numbers are unchanged under the noncommutative deformation. Another class of noncommutative vortex solutions via a Fock space representation is also studied.     

非对易相空间中各向同性谐振子的能级分裂

非对易空间的效应是出现在弦尺度下的一种物理效应. 本文介绍了量子力学非对易空间的代数关系; 讨论了非对易相空间中服从玻色-爱因斯坦统计的粒子的连续性条件, 最后给出了非对易相平面和非对易相空间中的线性谐振子的能级分裂.     

Bi-Hamiltonian structure of the extended noncommutative Toda hierarchy

The noncommutative Toda hierarchy is studied with the help of Moyal deformation by a reduction on the non-commutative two dimensional Toda hierarchy. Further we generalize the noncommutative Toda hierarchy to the extended noncommutative Toda hierarchy. To survey on its integrability, we construct the bi-Hamiltonian structure and noncommutative conserved densities of the extended noncommutative Toda hierarchy by means of the R-matrix formalism. This extended noncommutative Toda hierarchy can be reduced to the extended multicomponent Toda hierarchy, extended Z_N?-Toda hierarchy, extended Toda hierarchy respectively by reductions on Lie algebras.     

Noncommutative AKNS Equation Hierarchy and Its Integrable Couplings with Kronecker Product

We present a noncommutative version of the Ablowitz-Kaup-Newell-Segur （AKNS） equation hierarchy, which possesses the zero curvature representation. Furthermore, we derive the noncommutative AKNS equation from the noncommutative （anti-）self-dual Yang-Mills equation by reduction, which is an evidence for the noncommutative Ward conjecture. Finally, the integrable coupling system of the noncommutative AKNS equation hierarchy is constructed by using the Kronecker product.     

The Klein-Gordon and the Dirac Oscillators in a Noncommutative Space

We study the Dirac and the Klein-Gordon oscillators in a noncommutative space. It is shown that the Klein-Gordon oscillator in a noncommutative space has a similar behaviour to the dynamics of a particle in a commutative space and in a constant magnetic field. The Dirac oscillator in a noncommutative space has a similar equation to the equation of motion for a relativistic fermion in a commutative space and in a magnetic field, however a new exotic term appears, which implies that a charged fermion in a noncommutative space has an electric dipole moment.     

A New Type of Seiberg-Witten Map and Its Application

Deformation quantization is a powerful tool to deal with systems in noncommutative space to get their energy spectra and corresponding Wigner functions, especially for the case of both coordinates and momenta being noncommutative. In order to simplify solutions of the relevant *-genvalue equation, we introduce a new kind of Seiberg-Witten-like map to change the variables of the noncommutative phase space into ones of a commutative phase space, and demonstrate its role via an example of two-dimensional oscillator with both kinetic and elastic couplings in the noncommutative phase space.     

Quantum Phase for an Electric Multipole Moment in Noncommutative Quantum Mechanics

We study the noncommutative nonrelativistic quantum dynamics of a neutral particle, which possesses an electric multipole moment, in the presence of an external magnetic field. First, by introducing a shift for the magnetic field we give the Schrödinger equations in the presence of an external magnetic field both on a noncommutative space and a noncommutative phase space, respectively. Then by solving the Schrödinger equations, we obtain quantum phases of the electric multipole moment both on a noncommutative space and a noncommutative phase space. We demonstrate that these phase are geometric and dispersive.     

Relativistic Oscillators in a Noncommutative Space and in a Magnetic Field

In this work, we study the relativistic oscillators in a noncommutative space and in a magnetic field. It is shown that the effect of the magnetic field may compete withthat of the noncommutative space and that is able to vanish the effect of the noncommutative space.     

Quantum phase for an electric quadrupole moment in noncommutative quantum mechanics

We study the noncoInmutative nonrelativistic quantum dynamics of a neutral particle, which possesses an electric qaudrupole moment, in the presence of an external magnetic field. First, by intro ducing a shift for the magnetic field, we give the Schrodinger equations in the presence of an external magnetic field both on a noncommutative space and a noncomlnutative phase space, respectively. Then by solving the SchrSdinger equations both on a noneommutative space and a noncommutative phase space, we obtain quantum phases of the electric quadrupole moment, respectively. Wc demonstrate that these phases are geometric and dispersive.     

Constraints in Noncommutative Chern-Simons Mechanics and Hall Effect

We study noncommutative Chern-Simons mechanics and noncommutative Hall effect by Dirac theory in this paper. The magnetic field is introduced by means of minimal coupling. We show that the constraint set will enlarge when a dimensionless parameter takes zero value. In order to illustrate our idea, we study two specific models. One is noncommutative Chern-Simons mechanics which describes a charged particle on a noncommutative plane interacting with a perpendicular uniform magnetic field. The other is a charged particle on a noncommutative plane with a background uniform electromagnetic field. We show that when the dimensionless parameter tends to zero, the particle will live in a lower dimensional space in both models. Noncommutative Chern-Simons mechanics will reduce to a harmonic oscillator and the classical equations of motion of a charged particle in the background of a uniform electromagnetic field are governed by classical Hall law when the dimensionless parameter tends to zero.     

Quantum electrodynamics with arbitrary charge on a noncommutative space

Using the Seiberg-Witten map, we obtain a quantum electrodynamics on a noncommutative space, which has arbitrary charge and keep the gauge invariance to at the leading order in theta. The one-loop divergence and Compton scattering are reinvestigated. The noncommutative effects are larger than those in ordinary noncommutative quantum electrodynamics.     

Gauge Theory on a Discrete Noncommutative Space

In this paper, we apply Connes' noncommutative geometry and the Seiberg—Witten map to a discrete noncommutative space consisting of n copies of a given noncommutative space R ^m . The explicit action functional of gauge fields on this discrete noncommutative space is obtained.     

'Wick Rotations': The Noncommutative Hyperboloids and Other Surfaces of Rotations

A 'Wick rotation' is applied to a noncommutative sphere to produce a noncommutative version of the hyperboloids. A harmonic basis of the associated algebra is given. A method of constructing noncommutative analogues of surfaces of rotation, examples of which include the paraboloid and the q-deformed sphere, is given. Also given are mappings between noncommutative surfaces, stereographic projections to the complex plane and unitary representations. A relationship with one-dimensional crystals is highlighted.     

Quantum Field Theory with a Minimal Length Induced from Noncommutative Space

From the inspection of noncommutative quantum mechanics, we obtain an approximate equivalent relation for the energy dependence of the Planck constant in the noncommutative space, which means a minimal length of the space. We find that this relation is reasonable and it can inherit the main properties of the noncommutative space. Based on this relation, we derive the modified Klein-Gordon equation and Dirac equation. We investigate the scalar field and φ4 model and then quantum electrodynamics in our theory, and derive the corresponding Feynman rules. These results may be considered as reasonable approximations to those of noncommutative quantum field theory. Our theory also shows a connection between the space with a minimal length and the noncommutative space.