The physical meaning of canonical quantization in terms of reference systems

The canonical approach to general relativity in terms of reference systems is discussed to show that Einstein's principles of equivalence and general relativity imply the physical insignificance of quantized general relativity. In particular it is demonstrated that even the (anholonomic) flat-space canonical formalism leads to physically uninterpretable results. This lack of quantum content of general relativity is reflected by Rosenfeld's uncertainty relations and can especially be removed by modifying general relativity in the spirit of classical Einstein-Cartan theory with teleparallelism.     

The quantization of geodesic deviation

There exists a two parameter action, the variation of which produces both the geodesic equation and the geodesic deviation equation. In this paper it is shown that this action can be quantized by the canonical method, resulting in equations which generalize the Klein-Gordon equation. The resulting equations might have applications, and also show that entirely unexpected systems can be quantized. The possible applications of quantized geodesic deviation are to i) the spreading wave packet in quantum theory, and ii) the one-particle-to-many-particle problem in second quantized quantum field theory.     

Gauge invariance based on the extrinsic geometry in the rigid string

The string model with the extrinsic curvature is studied which is a gauge invariant field theory with higher order derivatives. We present an equivalent action without any higher order derivatives which keeps the gauge invariance. We point out the difficulty caused by the second class constraints in Dirac's canonical method. Following a new method for dynamical systems with second class constraints, we construct an equivalent model which has no second class constrants but as a new gauge invariance. This gauge invariance guarantees the equivalence between the original model and the new one. We show that the model can be quantized in this formalism. We find the unitarity violation of the model.     

On the Physical Principles of Gravitation

As is well known, the general theory of relativity (GTR) proceeds from the so-called equivalence principle according to which the dynamic effects of gravitation are identified with the kinematic effects of accelerated motion. In this theory, gravitation is associated with the Riemannian structure of the pseudo-Euclidean space-time (described by the metric tensor and the Riemannian connectivity and the curvature related with this tensor) specified in the four-dimensional space-time continuum. In the present work, it is first demonstrated that on the level of elementary particles (within the framework of the theory of quantized fields), the equivalence principle is violated. It is established that elementary particles with different masses (for example, electron and proton) move in the external gravitational field with different accelerations. In this connection, a new approach to the problem of gravitational interactions is suggested based on deformations of a latent dynamic system conditionally called ether that underlies elementary particle theory [2].     

Faddeev-Jackiw Quantization and Its Application to the Linear σ Model for Disoriented Chiral Condensates

The equivalence between the Faddeev-Jackiw formalism and Dirac-Bergmann algorithm is proved. A two-dimensional constrained system and a charged vector field are quantized in the Faddeev-Jackiw formalism. This symplectic method is technically developed, without recourse to Hamiltonian or Lagrangian, to quantize systems whose equations of motion are known. Examples are given to show this role. For constructing quantum approaches to the disoriented chiral condensates, the linear σ model is quantized in the instant form, light-cone form and covariant form.     

A Second Quantized Approach to the Rabi Problem

In the present work, the Rabi Problem, involving the response of a spin 1/2 particle subjected to a magnetic field, is considered in a second quantized approach. In this concrete physical scenario, we show that the second quantization procedure can be applied directly in a non-covariant theory. The proposed development explicits not only the relation between the full quantum treatment of the problem and the semiclassical Rabi model, but also the connection of these approaches with the Jaynes-Cummings model. The consistency of the method is checked in the semiclassical limit. The treatment is then extended to the matter component of the Rabi problem so that the Schrödinger equation is directly quantized. Considering the spinorial field, the appearance of a negative energy sector implies a specific identification between Schrödinger’s and Maxwell’s theories. The generalized theory is consistent, strictly quantum and non-relativistic.     

On condensation of a one-dimensional nonideal Boson gas

We report the properties of a one-dimensional model which exhibits Bose-Einstein condensation. The problem of canonical and grand canonical ensemble equivalence is considered. A strong equivalence is shown to be connected with uniqueness of the limiting Gibbs states.     

Effects of capacitive coupling on the escape rate in intrinsic Josephson junction stacks

We formulate a macroscopic quantum theory that can describe the macroscopic quantum tunneling (MQT) in intrinsic Josephson junctions (IJJs). The capacitively coupled IJJ model is quantized in terms of the canonical quantization method. The multi-junction effect for the MQT to the first resistive branch is clarified. It is shown that the escape rate is greatly enhanced by the capacitive coupling between junctions.     

Phase transition theory of many-mode ordering and pulse formation in lasers

A novel theory for the ordering of many interacting modes in lasers is presented. By exactly solving a Fokker-Planck equation for the distribution of waveforms in the laser in steady state, equivalence of the system to a canonical ensemble is established, where the role of temperature is taken by amplifier noise. Passive mode locking is obtained as a phase transition of the first kind and threshold is calculated, employing mean field theory backed up by a numerical study. For zero noise, compliance with the existing noiseless theory is shown.     

Electron in a quantized plane-wave field and in the classical field of a longitudinal electric wave

The Dirac equation is solved for an electron moving in a quantized plane-wave field in the classical field of a longitudinal traveling electric wave propagating in one direction. Through a canonical transformation of the photon creation and annihilation operators the problem is reduced to a quasiparticle problem; the quasiparticle energy depends on the time and the coordinates.     

Consensus of second-order multi-agent dynamic systems with quantized data

The consensus problem of second-order multi-agent systems with quantized link is investigated in this Letter. Some conditions are derived for the quantized consensus of the second-order multi-agent systems by the stability theory. Moreover, a result characterizing the relationship between the eigenvalues of the Laplacians matrix and the quantized consensus is obtained. Examples are given to illustrate the theoretical analysis.     

BFV Quantization of the Minimal Chiral Schwinger Model

Both the gauge-invariant and the gaugenoninvariant versions of the minimal chiral Schwinger model are quantized by using the BFV formalism for the two cases of the regularization'parameter a > 1 and a = 1. The equivalence of these two versions of the model is then established in a gauge-independent manner.     

Large Deviation Principles and Complete Equivalence and Nonequivalence Results for Pure and Mixed Ensembles

We consider a general class of statistical mechanical models of coherent structures in turbulence, which includes models of two-dimensional fluid motion, quasi-geostrophic flows, and dispersive waves. First, large deviation principles are proved for the canonical ensemble and the microcanonical ensemble. For each ensemble the set of equilibrium macrostates is defined as the set on which the corresponding rate function attains its minimum of 0. We then present complete equivalence and nonequivalence results at the level of equilibrium macrostates for the two ensembles. Microcanonical equilibrium macrostates are characterized as the solutions of a certain constrained minimization problem, while canonical equilibrium macrostates are characterized as the solutions of an unconstrained minimization problem in which the constraint in the first problem is replaced by a Lagrange multiplier. The analysis of equivalence and nonequivalence of ensembles reduces to the following question in global optimization. What are the relationships between the set of solutions of the constrained minimization problem that characterizes microcanonical equilibrium macrostates and the set of solutions of the unconstrained minimization problem that characterizes canonical equilibrium macrostates? In general terms, our main result is that a necessary and sufficient condition for equivalence of ensembles to hold at the level of equilibrium macrostates is that it holds at the level of thermodynamic functions, which is the case if and only if the microcanonical entropy is concave. The necessity of this condition is new and has the following striking formulation. If the microcanonical entropy is not concave at some value of its argument, then the ensembles are nonequivalent in the sense that the corresponding set of microcanonical equilibrium macrostates is disjoint from any set of canonical equilibrium macrostates. We point out a number of models of physical interest in which nonconcave microcanonical entropies arise. We also introduce a new class of ensembles called mixed ensembles, obtained by treating a subset of the dynamical invariants canonically and the complementary set microcanonically. Such ensembles arise naturally in applications where there are several independent dynamical invariants, including models of dispersive waves for the nonlinear Schrödinger equation. Complete equivalence and nonequivalence results are presented at the level of equilibrium macrostates for the pure canonical, the pure microcanonical, and the mixed ensembles.     

First quantization of mass and charge

The proper time is introduced as a parameter into the wave functions of relativistic quantum theory by first quantization of the mass. The classical limit is shown to be given by a recently developed canonical formulation of classical relativistic mechanics. The adjoint spinor is redefined with the help of a sign operator to remove a discrepancy between the classical and quantum actions in the behavior under time inversion. This results in positive energy densities for the Dirac theory. The inclusion of this sign operator into the definition of the probability current then removes negative probabilities from the theory. A five-dimensional formulation with first quantized charge is given.     

The equivalence of ensembles for lattice systems: Some examples and a counterexample

We describe the problem of the equivalence of ensembles at the level of states for classical lattice systems. We discuss circumstances where the vanishing of the specific information gain of a sequence of microcanonical measures with respect to a sequence of grand canonical measures implies the equivalence of ensembles. We give a simple derivation of a criterion for the vanishing of the specific information gain in terms of thermodynamic functions. The proof uses ideas from the theory of large deviations but is self-contained. We show how the criterion works in a simple model of a paramagnet and in the Ising model of a ferromagnet in any dimension but fails in the case of the Curie-Weiss mean-field model.     

Quantum Symmetries in the Maxwell–Chern–Simons Theory Coupled to Scalar Fields

The Maxwell-Chern-Simons gauge theory coupled to a complex scalar field is quantized in the Becchi-Rouet-Stora-Tyutin (BRST) path integral formalism. On the basis of the symmetries of a constrained canonical (Hamiltonian) system, we get the quantal conserved angular momentum of the system under the global symmetry transformation. It is shown that fractional spin also appears at the quantum level. The canonical Ward identities for this system are derived under local gauge transformation.     

The symmetries in the Maxwell－Chern－Simons theory coupled to matter fields

The Maxwell－Chern－Simons gauge theory coupled to a complex scalar field is quantized in the Becchi－Rouet－Stora－Tyutin path integral formalism. Based on the symmetries of a constrained canonical (Hamiltonian) system, we obtain the quantal conserved angular momentum of the system under the global symmetry transformation. It is shown that fractional spin also appears at the quantum level. The canonical Ward identities for this system are derived under local gauge transformation.     

Thermodynamics with generalized ensembles: The class of dual orthodes

We address the problem of the foundation of generalized ensembles in statistical physics. The approach is based on Boltzmann's concept of orthodes. These are the statistical ensembles that satisfy the heat theorem, according to which the heat exchanged divided by the temperature is an exact differential. This approach can be seen as a mechanical approach alternative to the well established information-theoretic one based on the maximization of generalized information entropy. Our starting point are the Tsallis escort ensembles which have been previously proved to be orthodes, and have been proved to interpolate between canonical and microcanonical ensembles. Here we shall see that the Tsallis escort ensembles belong to a wider class of orthodes that include the most diverse types of ensembles. All such ensembles admit both a microcanonical-like parametrization (via the energy), and a canonical-like one (via the parameter β). For this reason we name them “dual”. One central result used to build the theory is a generalized equipartition theorem. The theory is illustrated with a few examples and the equivalence of all the dual orthodes is discussed.     

Koszul duality

This paper tries to describe a natural framework for the canonical equivalence between derived categories of graded modules over symmetric and exterior algebra, which has been established by J.N. Bernstein, I.M. Gelfand and S.I. Gelfand.