Published May 15, 2007 | Version v1
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Deformed special relativity and deformed symmetries in a canonical framework

  • 1. Physics Department, Uluberia College, Uluberia, Howrah 711315 (India)
  • 2. Physics and Applied Mathematics Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, 203 B. T. Road, Calcutta 700108 (India)

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In this paper we have studied the nature of kinematical and dynamical laws in κ-Minkowski spacetime from a new perspective: the canonical phase space approach. We discuss a particular form of κ-Minkowski phase space algebra that yields the κ-extended finite Lorentz transformations derived in [D. Kimberly, J. Magueijo, and J. Medeiros, Phys. Rev. D 70, 084007 (2004).]. This is a particular form of a deformed special relativity model that admits a modified energy-momentum dispersion law as well as noncommutative κ-Minkowski phase space. We show that this system can be completely mapped to a set of phase space variables that obey canonical (and not κ-Minkowski) phase space algebra and special relativity Lorentz transformation (and not κ-extended Lorentz transformation). The complete set of deformed symmetry generators are constructed that obeys an unmodified closed algebra but induce deformations in the symmetry transformations of the physical κ-Minkowski phase space variables. Furthermore, we demonstrate the usefulness and simplicity of this approach through a number of phenomenological applications both in classical and quantum mechanics. We also construct a Lagrangian for the κ-particle

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Journal Title
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
Journal Volume
75
Journal Issue
10
Journal Page Range
p. 105021-105021.11
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDAQ

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