Published March 1, 2011
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Noninertial symmetry group with invariant Minkowski line element consistent with Heisenberg quantum commutation relations
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Description
The maximal symmetry of a quantum system with Heisenberg commutation relations is given by the projective representations of the automorphism group of the Weyl-Heisenberg algebra. The automorphism group is the central extension of the inhomogeneous symplectic group with a conformal scaling that acts on extended phase space. We determine the subgroup that also leaves invariant a degenerate Minkowski orthogonal line element. This defines noninertial relativistic symmetry transformations that have the expected classical limit as c → ∞.
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Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/284/1/012045Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Physics. Conference Series (Online)
- Journal Volume
- 284
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- [8 p.]
- ISSN
- 1742-6596
Conference
- Title
- 28. international colloquium on group-theoretical methods in physics
- Dates
- 26-30 Jul 2010
- Place
- Newcastle upon Tyne (United Kingdom)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 43044541
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- COMMUTATION RELATIONS; HEISENBERG MODEL; MINKOWSKI SPACE; PHASE SPACE; RELATIVISTIC RANGE; SCALING; SP GROUPS; SYMMETRY; TRANSFORMATIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- CRYSTAL MODELS; ENERGY RANGE; LIE GROUPS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; SPACE; SYMMETRY GROUPS