Hamiltonian description and quantization of dissipative systems

Dissipative systems are described by a Hamiltonian, combined with a “dynamical matrix” which generalizes the simplectic form of the equations of motion. Criteria for dissipation are given and the examples of a particle with friction and of the Lotka-Volterra model are presented. Quantization is first introduced by translating generalized Poisson brackets into commutators and anticommutators. Then a generalized Schrödinger equation expressed by a dynamical matrix is constructed and discussed.     

Incomplete Dirac reduction of constrained Hamiltonian systems

First-class constraints constitute a potential obstacle to the computation of a Poisson bracket in Dirac’s theory of constrained Hamiltonian systems. Using the pseudoinverse instead of the inverse of the matrix defined by the Poisson brackets between the constraints, we show that a Dirac–Poisson bracket can be constructed, even if it corresponds to an incomplete reduction of the original Hamiltonian system. The uniqueness of Dirac brackets is discussed. The relevance of this procedure for infinite dimensional Hamiltonian systems is exemplified.     

The Hamiltonian description of incompressible fluid ellipsoids

We construct the noncanonical Poisson bracket associated with the phase space of first order moments of the velocity field and quadratic moments of the density of a fluid with a free-boundary, constrained by the condition of incompressibility. Two methods are used to obtain the bracket, both based on Dirac’s procedure for incorporating constraints. First, the Poisson bracket of moments of the unconstrained Euler equations is used to construct a Dirac bracket, with Casimir invariants corresponding to volume preservation and incompressibility. Second, the Dirac procedure is applied directly to the continuum, noncanonical Poisson bracket that describes the compressible Euler equations, and the moment reduction is applied to this bracket. When the Hamiltonian can be expressed exactly in terms of these moments, a closure is achieved and the resulting finite-dimensional Hamiltonian system provides exact solutions of Euler’s equations. This is shown to be the case for the classical, incompressible Riemann ellipsoids, which have velocities that vary linearly with position and have constant density within an ellipsoidal boundary. The incompressible, noncanonical Poisson bracket differs from its counterpart for the compressible case in that it is not of Lie-Poisson form.     

双流体等离子体模型的动力学可容变分

动力学可容变分方法是一种广义哈密顿系统中的李扰动变换方法,能自动保证卡西米尔函数在相应阶数上的守恒性质.通过动力学可容方法得到了双流体在欧拉描述中的一组约束变分,而后利用这组变分对双流体哈密顿量取极值得到了平衡方程.     

Cherenkov interaction of vortices with a free surface

The interaction of vortex filaments in an ideal incompressible fluid with the free surface of the latter is investigated in the canonical formalism. A Hamiltonian formulation of the equations of motion is given in terms of both canonical and noncanonical Poisson brackets. The relationship between these two approaches is analyzed. The Lagrangian of the system and the Poisson brackets are obtained in terms of vortex lines, making it possible to study the dynamics of thin vortex filaments with allowance for finite thickness of the filaments. For two-dimensional flows exact equations of motion describing the interaction of point vortices and surface waves are derived by transformation to conformal variables. Asymptotic steady-state solutions are found for a vortex moving at a velocity lower than the minimum phase velocity of surface waves. It is found that discrete coupled states of surface waves above a vortex are possible by virtue of the inhomogeneous Doppler effect. At velocities higher than the minimum phase velocity the buoyant rise of a vortex as a result of Cherenkov radiation is described in the semiclassical limit. The instability of a vortex filament against three-dimensional kink perturbations due to interaction with the “image” vortex is demonstrated. Zh. éksp. Teor. Fiz. 115, 894–919 (March 1999)     

Reduction theory for symmetry breaking with applications to nematic systems

We formulate Euler–Poincaré and Lagrange–Poincaré equations for systems with broken symmetry. We specialize the general theory to present explicit equations of motion for nematic systems, ranging from single nematic molecules to biaxial liquid crystals. The geometric construction applies to order parameter spaces consisting of either unsigned unit vectors (directors) or symmetric matrices (alignment tensors). On the Hamiltonian side, we provide the corresponding Poisson brackets in both Lie–Poisson and Hamilton–Poincaré formulations. The explicit form of the helicity invariant for uniaxial nematics is also presented, together with a whole class of invariant quantities (Casimirs) for two-dimensional incompressible flows.     

Conservative quantities and their algebra in the self-dual gravity

A general covariant conservation law of energy-momentum in complex general relativity is obtained by way of general displacement transformation in terms of Ashtekar's new variables. The energy is exactly the adm Hamiltonian on the constraint surface on condition that an appropriate time function is chosen. The energy-momentum is gauge covariant and commutes with all the constraints whence they are physical observables. Furthermore, the Poisson brackets of the momentum and the internalSU(2) charges form a 3-Poincaré algebra.     

Variational principles for thermostatted systems

A generalized Lagrangian formalism is proposed for dealing with interacting many body systems subject to time reversible friction forces. The corresponding generalized Hamiltonian and Poissonian formalisms are presented. Explicit connection is made between the new Poisson brackets obtained and the 2-forms of conformally symplectic systems recently investigated. Applications to Nose-Hoover and isokinetic dynamics are treated in detail. (c) 1998 American Institute of Physics.     

Electric and Magnetic Monopoles from a Lorentz-Covariant Hamiltonian

In previous work we generalized the relation between the usual noncovariantHamiltonian and the Poisson brackets to a covariant Hamiltonian and new bracketsin the frame of Minkowski space. In the present paper we study the consequencesof this new algebraic structure on the Lorentz Lie algebra defined in terms ofthese brackets. We show how a monopole with a dual electric—magnetic chargeappears as a consequence of the conservation of the form of the standard Lorentzalgebra symmetry. The breakdown of this symmetry is also envisaged.     

Decomposition of almost-Poisson structure of generalised Chaplygin’s nonholonomic systems

This paper constructs an almost-Poisson structure for the non-self-adjoint dynamical systems, which can be decomposed into a sum of a Poisson bracket and the other almost-Poisson bracket. The necessary and sufficient condition for the decomposition of the almost-Poisson bracket to be two Poisson ones is obtained. As an application, the almost-Poisson structure for generalised Chaplygin's systems is discussed in the framework of the decomposition theory. It proves that the almost-Poisson bracket for the systems can be decomposed into the sum of a canonical Poisson bracket and another two noncanonical Poisson brackets in some special cases, which is useful for integrating the equations of motion.     

BRST analysis of general mechanical systems

We study the groups of local BRST cohomology associated to the general systems of ordinary differential equations, not necessarily Lagrangian or Hamiltonian. Starting with the involutive normal form of the equations, we explicitly compute certain cohomology groups having clear physical meaning. These include the groups of global symmetries, conservation laws and Lagrange structures. It is shown that the space of integrable Lagrange structures is naturally isomorphic to the space of weak Poisson brackets. The last fact allows one to establish a direct link between the path-integral quantization of general not necessarily variational dynamics by means of Lagrange structures and the deformation quantization of weak Poisson brackets.     

Generic fractal structure of finite parts of trajectories of piecewise smooth Hamiltonian systems

Piecewise smooth Hamiltonian systems with tangent discontinuity are studied. A new phenomenon is discovered, namely, the generic chaotic behavior of finite parts of trajectories. The approach is to consider the evolution of Poisson brackets for smooth parts of the initial Hamiltonian system. It turns out that, near second-order singular points lying on a discontinuity stratum of codimension two, the system of Poisson brackets is reduced to the Hamiltonian system of the Pontryagin Maximum Principle. The corresponding optimization problem is studied and the topological structure of its optimal trajectories is constructed (optimal synthesis). The synthesis contains countably many periodic solutions on the quotient space by the scale group and a Cantor-like set of nonwandering points (NW) having fractal Hausdorff dimension. The dynamics of the system is described by a topological Markov chain. The entropy is evaluated, together with bounds for the Hausdorff and box dimension of (NW).     

Hamiltonian Systems of Hydrodynamic Type in 2 + 1 Dimensions

We investigate multi-dimensional Hamiltonian systems associated with constant Poisson brackets of hydrodynamic type. A complete list of two- and three-component integrable Hamiltonians is obtained. All our examples possess dispersionless Lax pairs and an infinity of hydrodynamic reductions.     

Time-dependent realization of the infinite-dimensional hydrogen algebra

We use the Hamiltonian formalism to investigate the Katzin–Levine model of a time-dependent Kepler problem. This formalism enables us to define Lie products in terms of Poisson brackets and obtain a time-dependent realization of centerless twisted (or standard) Kac–Moody algebras of so(N+1). We also show that the classical solutions of the model are modulated conic sections and derive a generalized Kepler equation for the time dependence.     

Relativistic Equations of Motion from Poisson Brackets

The inverse problem of Poisson dynamics isreviewed as well as a derivation of the Maxwellequations from a postulated set of Poisson brackets. Theformalism is extended to the relativistic case bypostulating Poisson brackets, as in the nonrelativisticcase, and using the relativistic Hamiltonian. A systemof relativistic equations of motion is obtained, and itis indicated that a system of consistency conditions remains valid in this limit.     

Three-Poincare Algebra in Complex General Relativity

We obtain a general covariant conservation law of energy momentum in complex general relativity by general displacement transformation in terms of Ashtekar new variables. The energy is exactly the ADM Hamiltonian on the constraint surface on condition that an appropriate time function is chosen. The energy momentum is gauge-covariant and commutes with all the constraints whence they are physical observables. Furthermore, the Poisson brackets of the momentum and the internal SU(2) charges form a three-Poincare algebra.     

Hamiltonian-Dirac simulated annealing: Application to the calculation of vortex states

A simulated annealing method for calculating stationary states for models that describe continuous media is proposed. The method is based on the noncanonical Poisson bracket formulation of media, which is used to construct Dirac brackets with desired constraints, and symmetric brackets that cause relaxation with the desired constraints. The method is applied to two-dimensional vortex dynamics and a variety of numerical examples is given, including the calculation of monopole and dipole vortex states.     

Algebraic analysis of a model of two-dimensional gravity

An algebraic analysis of the Hamiltonian formulation of the model two-dimensional gravity is performed. The crucial fact is an exact coincidence of the Poisson brackets algebra of the secondary constraints of this Hamiltonian formulation with the SO(2,1)-algebra. The eigenvectors of the canonical Hamiltonian H _c are obtained and explicitly written in closed form.