Published June 28, 2007 | Version v1
Journal article

Acceleration-extended Galilean symmetries with central charges and their dynamical realizations

  • 1. Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Wroclaw, pl. Maxa Borna 9, 50-205 Wroclaw (Poland)
  • 2. An der Krebskuhle 21, D-33619 Bielefeld (Germany)
  • 3. Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Durham, Durham DH1 3LE (United Kingdom)

Description

We add to Galilean symmetries the transformations describing constant accelerations. The corresponding extended Galilean algebra allows, in any dimension D=d+1, the introduction of one central charge c while in D=2+1 we can have three such charges: c,θ and θ'. We present nonrelativistic classical mechanics models, with higher order time derivatives and show that they give dynamical realizations of our algebras. The presence of central charge c requires the acceleration square Lagrangian term. We show that the general Lagrangian with three central charges can be reinterpreted as describing an exotic planar particle coupled to a dynamical electric and a constant magnetic field

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physletb.2007.04.058;
arXiv
arXiv:hep-th/0702179v2;
PII
S0370-2693(07)00524-2;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. Section B
Journal Volume
650
Journal Issue
2-3
Journal Page Range
p. 203-207
ISSN
0370-2693
CODEN
PYLBAJ

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
39030382
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
ACCELERATION; ALGEBRA; CLASSICAL MECHANICS; LAGRANGIAN FUNCTION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; SYMMETRY; TRANSFORMATIONS
Descriptors DEC
FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICS; MECHANICS

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Copyright
Copyright (c) 2007 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.