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Hamilton relativity group for noninertial states in quantum mechanics



Physical states in quantum mechanics are rays in a Hilbert space. Projective representations of a relativity group transform between the quantum physical states that are in the admissible class. The physical observables of position, time, energy and momentum are the Hermitian representation of the generators of the algebra of the Weyl–Heisenberg group. We show that there is a consistency condition that requires the relativity group to be a subgroup of the group of automorphisms of the Weyl–Heisenberg algebra. This, together with the requirement of the invariance of classical time, results in the inhomogeneous Hamilton group. The Hamilton group is the relativity group for noninertial frames in classical Hamilton's mechanics. The projective representation of a group is equivalent to unitary representations of the central extension of the group. The central extension of the inhomogeneous Hamilton group and its corresponding Casimir invariants are computed. One of the Casimir invariants is a generalized spin that is invariant for noninertial states. It is the familiar inertial Galilean spin with additional terms that may be compared to noninertial experimental results.


PACS

03.65.Fd Algebraic methods

02.20.Sv Lie algebras of Lie groups

02.20.Uw Quantum groups

02.20.Rt Discrete subgroups of Lie groups

03.30.+p Special relativity

MSC

83A05 Special relativity

22E47 Representations of Lie and real algebraic groups: algebraic methods (Verma modules, etc.) (See also 17B10)

81R50 Quantum groups and related algebraic methods (See also 16W35, 17B37)

81R15 Operator algebra methods (See also 46Lxx, 81T05)

22E40 Discrete subgroups of Lie groups (See also 20Hxx, 32Nxx)

81R05 Finite-dimensional groups and algebras motivated by physics and their representations (See also 20C35, 22E70)

Subjects

Mathematical physics

Gravitation and cosmology

Quantum information and quantum mechanics

Dates

Issue 30 (1 August 2008)

Received 20 October 2007, in final form 21 December 2007

Published 15 July 2008



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