scholarly journals The Hamiltonian dynamics of Hořava gravity

2020 ◽  
Vol 80 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Deniz O. Devecioğlu ◽  
Mu-In Park
Keyword(s):  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Hamiltonian Dynamics ◽  
Hamiltonian Formulation ◽  
Hamiltonian Constraint ◽  
Dirac Bracket ◽  
Constraint Analysis ◽  
Horava Gravity ◽  
Dynamical Consistency ◽  
Dynamical Degrees ◽  
Additional Phase

Abstract We consider the Hamiltonian formulation of Hořava gravity in arbitrary dimensions, which has been proposed as a renormalizable gravity model for quantum gravity without the ghost problem. We study the full constraint analysis of the non-projectable Hořava gravity whose potential, $$\mathcal{V}(R)$$V(R), is an arbitrary function of the (intrinsic) Ricci scalar R but without the extension terms which depend on the proper acceleration $$a_i$$ai. We find that there exist generally three distinct cases of this theory, A, B, and C, depending on (i) whether the Hamiltonian constraint generates new (second-class) constraints or just fixes the associated Lagrange multipliers, or (ii) whether the IR Lorentz-deformation parameter $${\lambda }$$λ is at the conformal point or not. It is found that, for Cases A and C, the dynamical degrees of freedom are the same as in general relativity, while, for Case B, there is one additional phase-space degree of freedom, representing an extra (odd) scalar graviton mode. This would achieve the dynamical consistency of a restricted model at the fully non-linear level and be a positive result in resolving the long-standing debates about the extra graviton modes of the Hořava gravity. Several exact solutions are also studied as some explicit examples of the new constraints. The structure of the newly obtained, “extended” constraint algebra seems to be generic to Hořava gravity and its general proof would be a challenging problem. Some other challenging problems, which include the path integral quantization and the Dirac bracket quantization are discussed also.

Shape Dynamics and the Linking Theory

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Flavio Mercati
Keyword(s):  
Phase Space ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Line Element ◽  
Hamiltonian Formulation ◽  
Operational Definition ◽  
Extended Phase Space ◽  
Extended Phase ◽  
Problem Of Time ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Matter Fields

This chapter explains in detail the current Hamiltonian formulation of SD, and the concept of Linking Theory of which (GR) and SD are two complementary gauge-fixings. The physical degrees of freedom of SD are identified, the simple way in which it solves the problem of time and the problem of observables in quantum gravity are explained, and the solution to the problem of constructing a spacetime slab from a solution of SD (and the related definition of physical rods and clocks) is described. Furthermore, the canonical way of coupling matter to SD is introduced, together with the operational definition of four-dimensional line element as an effective background for matter fields. The chapter concludes with two ‘structural’ results obtained in the attempt of finding a construction principle for SD: the concept of ‘symmetry doubling’, related to the BRST formulation of the theory, and the idea of ‘conformogeometrodynamics regained’, that is, to derive the theory as the unique one in the extended phase space of GR that realizes the symmetry doubling idea.

scholarly journals Quasi-Lie Brackets and the Breaking of Time-Translation Symmetry for Quantum Systems Embedded in Classical Baths

Symmetry ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 518 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Sergi ◽  
Gabriel Hanna ◽  
Roberto Grimaudo ◽  
Antonino Messina
Keyword(s):  
Constant Temperature ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Open Quantum Systems ◽  
Hamiltonian Dynamics ◽  
Quantum Systems ◽  
Classical Dynamics ◽  
Open Quantum ◽  
Time Translation ◽  
Translation Symmetry ◽  
Lie Brackets

Many open quantum systems encountered in both natural and synthetic situations are embedded in classical-like baths. Often, the bath degrees of freedom may be represented in terms of canonically conjugate coordinates, but in some cases they may require a non-canonical or non-Hamiltonian representation. Herein, we review an approach to the dynamics and statistical mechanics of quantum subsystems embedded in either non-canonical or non-Hamiltonian classical-like baths which is based on operator-valued quasi-probability functions. These functions typically evolve through the action of quasi-Lie brackets and their associated Quantum-Classical Liouville Equations, or through quasi-Lie brackets augmented by dissipative terms. Quasi-Lie brackets possess the unique feature that, while conserving the energy (which the Noether theorem links to time-translation symmetry), they violate the time-translation symmetry of their algebra. This fact can be heuristically understood in terms of the dynamics of the open quantum subsystem. We then describe an example in which a quantum subsystem is embedded in a bath of classical spins, which are described by non-canonical coordinates. In this case, it has been shown that an off-diagonal open-bath geometric phase enters into the propagation of the quantum-classical dynamics. Next, we discuss how non-Hamiltonian dynamics may be employed to generate the constant-temperature evolution of phase space degrees of freedom coupled to the quantum subsystem. Constant-temperature dynamics may be generated by either a classical Langevin stochastic process or a Nosé–Hoover deterministic thermostat. These two approaches are not equivalent but have different advantages and drawbacks. In all cases, the calculation of the operator-valued quasi-probability function allows one to compute time-dependent statistical averages of observables. This may be accomplished in practice using a hybrid Molecular Dynamics/Monte Carlo algorithms, which we outline herein.

scholarly journals Hidden Nambu mechanics II: Quantum/semiclassical dynamics

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Atsushi Horikoshi
Keyword(s):  
Time Evolution ◽  
Quantum Dynamics ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Hamiltonian Dynamics ◽  
Extended Phase ◽  
Nambu Mechanics ◽  
Mechanical Structure ◽  
Wave Packet Dynamics ◽  
Semiclassical Dynamics ◽  
Metastable Potential

Abstract Nambu mechanics is a generalized Hamiltonian dynamics characterized by an extended phase space and multiple Hamiltonians. In a previous paper [Prog. Theor. Exp. Phys. 2013, 073A01 (2013)] we revealed that the Nambu mechanical structure is hidden in Hamiltonian dynamics, that is, the classical time evolution of variables including redundant degrees of freedom can be formulated as Nambu mechanics. In the present paper we show that the Nambu mechanical structure is also hidden in some quantum or semiclassical dynamics, that is, in some cases the quantum or semiclassical time evolution of expectation values of quantum mechanical operators, including composite operators, can be formulated as Nambu mechanics. We present a procedure to find hidden Nambu structures in quantum/semiclassical systems of one degree of freedom, and give two examples: the exact quantum dynamics of a harmonic oscillator, and semiclassical wave packet dynamics. Our formalism can be extended to many-degrees-of-freedom systems; however, there is a serious difficulty in this case due to interactions between degrees of freedom. To illustrate our formalism we present two sets of numerical results on semiclassical dynamics: from a one-dimensional metastable potential model and a simplified Henon–Heiles model of two interacting oscillators.

scholarly journals Geometry of Hamiltonian Dynamics with Conformal Eisenhart Metric

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linyu Peng ◽  
Huafei Sun ◽  
Xiao Sun
Keyword(s):  
Hamiltonian System ◽  
Geometric Structure ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Numerical Solutions ◽  
Hamiltonian Dynamics ◽  
Jacobi Field ◽  
Linear Hamiltonian System ◽  
Conformal Metric ◽  
Jacobi Equations ◽  
Special Case

We characterize the geometry of the Hamiltonian dynamics with a conformal metric. After investigating the Eisenhart metric, we study the corresponding conformal metric and obtain the geometric structure of the classical Hamiltonian dynamics. Furthermore, the equations for the conformal geodesics, for the Jacobi field along the geodesics, and the equations for a certain flow constrained in a family of conformal equivalent nondegenerate metrics are obtained. At last the conformal curvatures, the geodesic equations, the Jacobi equations, and the equations for the flow of the famous models, anNdegrees of freedom linear Hamiltonian system and the Hénon-Heiles model are given, and in a special case, numerical solutions of the conformal geodesics, the generalized momenta, and the Jacobi field along the geodesics of the Hénon-Heiles model are obtained. And the numerical results for the Hénon-Heiles model show us the instability of the associated geodesic spreads.

scholarly journals SOLUTION TO 2+1 GRAVITY IN DREIBEIN FORMALISM

1994 ◽  
Vol 03 (01) ◽  
pp. 131-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
W.G. UNRUH
Keyword(s):  
General Relativity ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Closed Timelike Curves ◽  
Original Theory ◽  
Arbitrary Genus ◽  
Genus 2 ◽  
Genus Two ◽  
Dynamical Degrees

This paper outlines the reduction of the dreibein formalism of 2+1 General Relativity to the dynamical degrees of freedom for a genus 2 (and by extension for an arbitrary genus) two space. The resulting dynamical variables of the reduced theory are global holonomies and are constants of the motion of the original theory. The relation to geometry and closed timelike curves is briefly described.

scholarly journals NOTE ON NON-METRIC GRAVITY

2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (22) ◽  
pp. 1643-1649 ◽  
Author(s):  
INGEMAR BENGTSSON
Keyword(s):  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Hamiltonian Formulation ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Alternative Gravity Theories ◽  
Gravity Theories ◽  
Alternative Gravity

We discuss a class of alternative gravity theories that are specific to four dimensions, do not introduce new degrees of freedom, and come with a physical motivation. In particular we sketch their Hamiltonian formulation and their relation with some earlier constructions.

Generalized Hamiltonian dynamics

1958 ◽  
Vol 246 (1246) ◽  
pp. 326-332 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Hamiltonian Dynamics ◽  
Hamiltonian Formalism ◽  
Direct Solution ◽  
Independent Functions

The author’s procedure for passing from the Lagrangian to the Hamiltonian when the momenta are not independent functions of the velocities is put into a simpler and more practical form, the main results being obtained by a direct solution of the equations provided by the consistency requirements. It is shown how, under certain conditions, one can eliminate some of the degrees of freedom and so make a substantial simplification in the Hamiltonian formalism.

SECOND-ORDER LAGRANGIAN DYNAMICS IN THE PHASE-SPACE: SOME EXAMPLES

2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (10) ◽  
pp. 1250062
Author(s):  
CONSTANTIN BIZDADEA ◽  
MARIA-MAGDALENA BÂRCAN ◽  
MIHAELA TINCA MIAUTĂ ◽  
SOLANGE-ODILE SALIU
Keyword(s):  
Phase Space ◽  
Scalar Field ◽  
Finite Number ◽  
Configuration Space ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Hamiltonian Formulation ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Lagrangian Formulation ◽  
Field Theories ◽  
Lagrangian Dynamics

By means of a class of nondegenerate models with a finite number of degrees of freedom, it is proved that given a Hamiltonian formulation of dynamics, there exists an equivalent second-order Lagrangian formulation whose configuration space coincides with the Hamiltonian phase-space. The above result is extended to scalar field theories in a Lorentz-covariant manner.

Dynamical Degrees of Freedom of DNA Sequences by Local and Global Short-Range Prediction

Fractals ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 05 (01) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
M. Ragosta ◽  
C. Serio ◽  
M. T. Lanfredi ◽  
M. Macchiato
Keyword(s):  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Nonlinear Process ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Chaotic Motions ◽  
Deterministic Systems ◽  
Predictive Skill ◽  
Low Dimensional ◽  
Dynamical Degrees ◽  
Insight Into

The dynamical properties of DNA sequence samples have been analyzed on the basis of a procedure able to distinguish chaos from randomness. The procedure relies on the concept of short-term (range) predictability of low-dimensional chaotic motions and can distinguish merely linear stochastic processes, e.g. fractional Brownian motion, from truly nonlinear deterministic systems. The method consists in obtaining forecasts on the basis of past events in the sequence. Two forecasting strategies are used. The local strategy views the sequence as the outcome of a nonlinear process, whereas the global approach considers the series as the outcome of a linear stochastic process. For both approaches, the predictive skill is computed and their inter-comparison allows us to get insight into and an understanding of the structure of DNA sequences. Nucleotidic sequences belonging to different taxonomic and functional groups have been analyzed. Different behaviors have been detected according to the existence of finite correlation dimension for specific groups of sequences.

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