On momentum operators given by Killing vectors whose integral curves are geodesics

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2105.14345v4
• Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2022 19:58:07 GMT
• Title: On momentum operators given by Killing vectors whose integral curves are geodesics
• Authors: Thomas Sch\"urmann
• Abstract summary: Explicit representations of momentum operators and the associated Casimir element will be discussed for the 3-sphere $S3$. It is shown that the maximum resolution of the possible momenta is given by the de-Broglie wave length $lambda_R=pi R$, which is identical to the diameter of the manifold.
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• Abstract: We consider momentum operators on intrinsically curved manifolds. Given that the momentum operators are Killing vector fields whose integral curves are geodesics, it is shown that the corresponding manifold is either flat, or otherwise of compact type with positive constant sectional curvature and dimension equal to 1, 3 or 7. Explicit representations of momentum operators and the associated Casimir element will be discussed for the 3-sphere $S^3$. It will be verified that the structure constants of the underlying Lie algebra are proportional to $2\hbar/R$, where $R$ is the curvature radius of $S^3$. This results in a countable energy and momentum spectrum of freely moving particles in $S^3$. It is shown that the maximum resolution of the possible momenta is given by the de-Broglie wave length $\lambda_R=\pi R$, which is identical to the diameter of the manifold. The corresponding covariant position operators are defined in terms of geodesic normal coordinates and the associated commutator relations of position and momentum are established.

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