Second order Hamiltonian formalism and constraints algebra for non-polynomial supergravities

The second order Hamiltonian formalism for a non-polynomial N = 1D = 10 supergravity coupled to super Yang-Mills theory is developed. This is done by starting from the first order canoncial covariant formalism on group manifold. The Hamiltonian, generator of time evolution, is found as a functional of the first class constraints of this coupled system. These contraints close the constraint algebra and they are the generators of all the Hamiltonian gauge symmetries.     

QCD on an Infinite Lattice

We construct a mathematically well–defined framework for the kinematics of Hamiltonian QCD on an infinite lattice in ${\mathbb{R}^3}$ , and it is done in a C*-algebraic context. This is based on the finite lattice model for Hamiltonian QCD developed by Kijowski, Rudolph e.a.. To extend this model to an infinite lattice, we need to take an infinite tensor product of nonunital C*-algebras, which is a nonstandard situation. We use a recent construction for such situations, developed by Grundling and Neeb. Once the field C*-algebra is constructed for the fermions and gauge bosons, we define local and global gauge transformations, and identify the Gauss law constraint. The full field algebra is the crossed product of the previous one with the local gauge transformations. The rest of the paper is concerned with enforcing the Gauss law constraint to obtain the C*-algebra of quantum observables. For this, we use the method of enforcing quantum constraints developed by Grundling and Hurst. In particular, the natural inductive limit structure of the field algebra is a central component of the analysis, and the constraint system defined by the Gauss law constraint is a system of local constraints in the sense of Grundling and Lledo. Using the techniques developed in that area, we solve the full constraint system by first solving the finite (local) systems and then combining the results appropriately. We do not consider dynamics.     

Algebraic quantization of systems with a gauge degeneracy

Systems with a gauge degeneracy are characterized either by supplementary conditions, or by a set of generators of gauge transformations, or by a set of constraints deriving from Dirac's canonical constraint method. These constraints can be expressed either as conditions on the field algebra , or on the states on . In aC*-algebra framework, we show that the state conditions give rise to a factor algebra of a subalgebra of the field algebra . This factor algebra, , is free of state conditions. In this formulation we show also that the algebraic conditions can be treated in the same way as the state conditions. The connection between states on and states on is investigated further within this framework, as is also the set of transformations which are compatible with the set of constraints. It is also shown that not every set of constraints can give rise to a nontrivial system. Finally as an example, the abstract theory is applied to the electromagnetic field, and this treatment can be generalized to all systems of bosons with linear constraints. The question of dynamics is not discussed.     

Boson realizations of quantum algebras and some physical spaces with quantum algebra symmetry

The generators ofq-boson algebra are expressed in terms of those of boson algebra, and the relations among the representations of a quantum algebra onq-Fock space, on Fock space, and on coherent state space are discussed in a general way. Two examples are also given to present concrete physical spaces with quantum algebra symmetry. Finally, a new homomorphic mapping from a Lie algebra to boson algebra is presented.This work is supported by the National Foundation of Natural Science of China.     

Measures on projections and physical states

It is shown that a finitely additive measure on the projections of a von Neumann algebra withoutI ₂ andII ₁ summands is the restriction of a state. A definition of a physical state is proposed, and it is shown that such a physical state on a simpleC*-algebra with unit is a state.     

Graded constraint algebras,OSP(1, 1|2) and superstring theory

Earlier, we have established that, for a constrained system with a first class bosonic constraint algebra, the standard BRST invariance generalizes to an OSP(1, 1|2) symmetry, with four nilpotent and anticommuting BRST-type operators. Here we generalize this to arbitrary constrained systems with a graded first class constraint algebra. Our approach is based on the Fradkin- Vilkovisky formalism and uses a relation between abelian and nonabelian constraint algebras. Subsidiary constraints and generalized structure constants play an important role in the construction. As an application, we construct the OSP(1, 1|2) generators for superstrings. Here the subsidiary constraints are identified with physically relevant operators used in the unitarity proof.     

Irreversible dynamics of infinite fermion systems

We investigate the irreversible dynamics of infinite systems as specified by completely positive, strongly continuous, one-parameter semigroups on a suitableC*-algebra. Having shown how to construct such a semigroup from a fairly general evolution equation we determine when the semigroup is spatial with respect to a given representation of the algebra. A special class of exactly soluble evolution equations on the CAR algebra is studied in detail in order to test conjectured extensions of the theory.     

Hamiltonian formalism of general bimetric gravity

We perform a Hamiltonian analysis of general bimetric gravity. We determine the four first class constraints that are generators of the diagonal diffeomorphism. We further analyze the remaining constraints and we present evidence that these constraints should be second class constraints in order to have a theory with the Hamiltonian constraint as the first class constraint.     

Clifford Algebras and the Dirac-Bohm Quantum Hamilton-Jacobi Equation

In this paper we show how the dynamics of the Schr?dinger, Pauli and Dirac particles can be described in a hierarchy of Clifford algebras, C_1,3, C_3,0{\mathcal{C}}_{1,3}, {\mathcal{C}}_{3,0}, and C_0,1{\mathcal{C}}_{0,1}. Information normally carried by the wave function is encoded in elements of a minimal left ideal, so that all the physical information appears within the algebra itself. The state of the quantum process can be completely characterised by algebraic invariants of the first and second kind. The latter enables us to show that the Bohm energy and momentum emerge from the energy-momentum tensor of standard quantum field theory. Our approach provides a new mathematical setting for quantum mechanics that enables us to obtain a complete relativistic version of the Bohm model for the Dirac particle, deriving expressions for the Bohm energy-momentum, the quantum potential and the relativistic time evolution of its spin for the first time.     

Constraint Algebra for Regge-Teitelboim Formulation of Gravity

We consider the formulation of the gravity theory first suggested by Regge and Teitelboim where the space-time is a four-dimensional surface in a flat ten-dimensional space. We investigate a canonical formalism for this theory following the approach suggested by Regge and Teitelboim. Under constructing the canonical formalism we impose additional constraints agreed with the equations of motion. We obtain the exact form of the first-class constraint algebra. We show that this algebra contains four constraints which form a subalgebra (the ideal), and if these constraints are fulfilled, the algebra becomes the constraint algebra of the Arnowitt-Deser-Misner formalism of Einstein’s gravity. The reasons for the existence of additional first-class constraints in the canonical formalism are discussed.     

Characterization of states of infinite boson systems

In a previous paper [11] it was shown that to each locally normal state of a boson system one can associate a point process that can be interpreted as the position distribution of the state. In the present paper the so-called conditional reduced density matrix of a normal or locally normal state is introduced. The whole state is determined completely by its position distribution and this function. There are given sufficient conditions on a point processQ and a functionk ensuring the existence of a state such thatQ is its position distribution andk its conditional reduced density matrix. Several examples will show that these conditions represent effective and useful criteria to construct locally normal states of boson systems. Especially, we will sketch an approach to equilibrium states of infinite boson systems. Further, we consider a class of operators on the Fock space representing certain combinations of position measurements and local measurements (observables related to bounded areas). The corresponding expectations can be expressed by the position distribution and the conditional reduced density matrix. This class serves as an important tool for the construction of states of (finite and infinite) boson systems. Especially, operators of second quantization, creation and annihilation operators are of this type. So, independently of the applications in the above context this class of operators may be of some interest.     

Global C*-Dynamics and Its KMS States of Weakly Inhomogeneous Bipolaronic Superconductors

We establish the limiting dynamics of a class of inhomogeneous bipolaronic models for superconductivity which incorporate deviations from the homogeneous models strong enough to require disjoint representations. The models are of the Hubbard type and the thermodynamics of their homogeneous part has been already elaborated by the authors. Now the dynamics of the systems is evaluated in terms of a generalized perturbation theory and leads to a C*-dynamical system over a classically extended algebra of observables. The classical part of the dynamical system, expressed by a set of 15 nonlinear differential equations, is observed to be independent from the perturbations. The KMS states of the C*-dynamical system are determined on the state space of the extended algebra of observables. The subsimplices of KMS states with unbroken symmetries are investigated and used to define the type of a phase. The KMS phase diagrams are worked out explicitly and compared with the thermodynamic phase structures obtained in the preceding works.     

Statistical mechanics of quantum spin systems

The thermodynamic limit of a quantum spin system is considered. It is demonstrated that for a large class of interactions and a wide range of the thermodynamic parameters the equilibrium state of the system is describable by an extremalZ ^v -invariant state (a single phase state) over aC* algebra of local observables. It is further shown that the equilibrium state may be obtained as the solution of a variational problem involving the mean entropy. These results extend results previously obtained for classical spin systems byGallavotti, Miracle-Sole andRuelle.     

Schwinger algebra for quaternionic quantum mechanics

It is shown that the measurement algebra of Schwinger, a characterization of the properties of Pauli measurements of the first and second kinds, forming the foundation of his formulation of quantum mechanics over the complex field, has a quaternionic generalization. In this quaternionic measurement algebra some of the notions of quaternionic quantum mechanics are clarified. The conditions imposed on the form of the corresponding quantum field theory are studied, and the quantum fields are constructed. It is shown that the resulting quantum fields coincide with the fermion or boson annihilation-creation operators obtained by Razon and Horwitz in the limit in which the number of particles in physical states N→∞.     

New formulation of Horava-Lifshitz quantum gravity as a master constraint theory

Both projectable and non-projectable versions of Horava-Lifshitz gravity face serious challenges. In the non-projectable version, the constraint algebra is seemingly inconsistent. The projectable version lacks a local Hamiltonian constraint, thus allowing for an extra scalar mode which can be problematic. A new formulation of non-projectable Horava-Lifshitz gravity, naturally realized as a representation of the master constraint algebra studied by loop quantum gravity researchers, is presented. This yields a consistent canonical theory with first class constraints. It captures the essence of Horava-Lifshitz gravity in retaining only spatial diffeomorphisms (instead of full space-time covariance) as the physically relevant non-trivial gauge symmetry; at the same time the local Hamiltonian constraint needed to eliminate the extra mode is equivalently enforced by the master constraint.     

Particle Weights and Their Disintegration II

The first article in this series presented a thorough discussion of particle weights and their characteristic properties. In this part a disintegration theory for particle weights is developed which yields pure components linked to irreducible representations and exhibiting features of improper energy-momentum eigenstates. This spatial disintegration relies on the separability of the Hilbert space as well as of the C*-algebra. Neither is present in the GNS-representation of a generic particle weight so that we use a restricted version of this concept on the basis of separable constructs. This procedure does not entail any loss of essential information insofar as under physically reasonable assumptions on the structure of phase space the resulting representations of the separable algebra are locally normal and can thus be continuously extended to the original quasi-local C*-algebra.     

Entropy and normal states

A generalized definition of entropy for any state on aC* algebra is given and studied. We prove that the entropy characterizes uniquely the normal states.