Lie{endash}Poisson deformation of the Poincar{acute e} algebra
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487 (United States)
We find a one-parameter family of quadratic Poisson structures on {bold R}{sup 4}{times}SL(2,{ital C}) which satisfies the properties: (a) that it reduces to the standard Poincar{acute e} algebra for a particular limiting value of the parameter (which we associate with the {open_quote}{open_quote}canonical limit{close_quote}{close_quote}), as well as, (b) that it is preserved under the Lie{endash}Poisson action of the Lorentz group (and the Lie{endash}Poisson transformations reduce to canonical ones in the canonical limit). As with the Poincar{acute e} algebra, our deformed Poincar{acute e} algebra has two Casimir functions which correspond to {open_quote}{open_quote}mass{close_quote}{close_quote} and {open_quote}{open_quote}spin.{close_quote}{close_quote} The constant mass and spin surfaces in {bold R}{sup 4}{times}SL(2,{ital C}) define symplectic leaves which we parametrize with space{endash}time coordinates, momenta, and spin. We thereby obtain realizations of the deformed Poincar{acute e} algebra for both spinning and spinless particles. The formalism can be applied for finding a one-parameter family of canonically inequivalent descriptions of the photon. {copyright} {ital 1996 American Institute of Physics.}
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG05-84ER40141
- OSTI ID:
- 279738
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Mathematical Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Mathematical Physics Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 37; ISSN JMAPAQ; ISSN 0022-2488
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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