scholarly journals Covariant momentum map thermodynamics for parametrized field theories

2020 ◽  
pp. 2150018
Author(s):  
Goffredo Chirco ◽  
Marco Laudato ◽  
Fabio Maria Mele
Keyword(s):  
Phase Space ◽  
Gibbs State ◽  
Gravitational Interaction ◽  
Thermodynamic Description ◽  
Theoretical Physics ◽  
Field Theories ◽  
Covariant Formulation ◽  
Extended Phase ◽  
Momentum Map ◽  
Space Formulation

A general-covariant statistical framework capable of describing classical fluctuations of the gravitational field is a thorny open problem in theoretical physics, yet ultimately necessary to understand the nature of the gravitational interaction, and a key to quantum gravity. Inspired by Souriau’s symplectic generalization of the Maxwell–Boltzmann–Gibbs equilibrium in Lie group thermodynamics, we investigate a space–time-covariant formulation of statistical mechanics for parametrized first-order field theories, as a simplified model sharing essential general covariant features with canonical general relativity. Starting from a covariant multi-symplectic phase space formulation, we define a general-covariant notion of Gibbs state in terms of the covariant momentum map associated with the lifted action of the diffeomorphisms group on the extended phase space. We show how such a covariant notion of equilibrium encodes the whole information about symmetry, gauge and dynamics carried by the theory, associated with a canonical spacetime foliation, where the covariant choice of a reference frame reflects in a Lie algebra-valued notion of local temperature. We investigate how physical equilibrium, hence time evolution, emerges from such a state and the role of the gauge symmetry in the thermodynamic description.

scholarly journals Reality of the Wigner Functions and Quantization

2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sadollah Nasiri ◽  
Samira Bahrami
Keyword(s):  
Phase Space ◽  
Quantum Statistical Mechanics ◽  
Direct Consequence ◽  
Extended Phase Space ◽  
Extended Phase ◽  
Reality Condition ◽  
Energy Quantization ◽  
Extended Action ◽  
Space Formulation ◽  
Quantum Statistical

Here we use the extended phase space formulation of quantum statistical mechanics proposed in an earlier work to define an extended lagrangian for Wigner's functions (WFs). The extended action defined by this lagrangian is a function of ordinary phase space variables. The reality condition of WFs is employed to quantize the extended action. The energy quantization is obtained as a direct consequence of the quantized action. The technique is applied to find the energy states of harmonic oscillator, particle in the box, and hydrogen atom as the illustrative examples.

The extended phase space formulation of the Vinti problem

1977 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 441-458 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. T. Alfriend ◽  
R. Dasenbrock ◽  
H. Pickard ◽  
A. Deprit
Keyword(s):  
Phase Space ◽  
Extended Phase Space ◽  
Extended Phase ◽  
Space Formulation

The extended phase space formulation of the Vinti problem

1976 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. ALFRIEND ◽  
R. DASENBROCK ◽  
H. PICKARD ◽  
A. DEPRIT
Keyword(s):  
Phase Space ◽  
Extended Phase Space ◽  
Extended Phase ◽  
Space Formulation

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.

Autonomous Geometrical Mechanics

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Mann
Keyword(s):  
Phase Space ◽  
Contact Structure ◽  
Invariant Tori ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Contact Structures ◽  
Natural Setting ◽  
Adiabatic Invariance ◽  
Jet Bundle ◽  
Integrability Theorem ◽  
Extended Phase

This chapter examines the structure of the phase space of an integrable system as being constructed from invariant tori using the Arnold–Liouville integrability theorem, and periodic flow and ergodic flow are investigated using action-angle theory. Time-dependent mechanics is formulated by extending the symplectic structure to a contact structure in an extended phase space before it is shown that mechanics has a natural setting on a jet bundle. The chapter then describes phase space of integrable systems and how tori behave when time-dependent dynamics occurs. Adiabatic invariance is discussed, as well as slow and fast Hamiltonian systems, the Hannay angle and counter adiabatic terms. In addition, the chapter discusses foliation, resonant tori, non-resonant tori, contact structures, Pfaffian forms, jet manifolds and Stokes’s theorem.

Explicit symplectic-like integration with corrected map for inseparable Hamiltonian

2020 ◽  
Vol 501 (1) ◽  
pp. 1511-1519
Author(s):  
Junjie Luo ◽  
Weipeng Lin ◽  
Lili Yang
Keyword(s):  
Phase Space ◽  
Space Structure ◽  
Eighth Order ◽  
Time Step ◽  
Extended Phase ◽  
Energy Error ◽  
Phase Space Structure ◽  
Compact Binary ◽  
Three Body

ABSTRACT Symplectic algorithms are widely used for long-term integration of astrophysical problems. However, this technique can only be easily constructed for separable Hamiltonian, as preserving the phase-space structure. Recently, for inseparable Hamiltonian, the fourth-order extended phase-space explicit symplectic-like methods have been developed by using the Yoshida’s triple product with a mid-point map, where the algorithm is more effective, stable and also more accurate, compared with the sequent permutations of momenta and position coordinates, especially for some chaotic case. However, it has been found that, for the cases such as with chaotic orbits of spinning compact binary or circular restricted three-body system, it may cause secular drift in energy error and even more the computation break down. To solve this problem, we have made further improvement on the mid-point map with a momentum-scaling correction, which turns out to behave more stably in long-term evolution and have smaller energy error than previous methods. In particular, it could obtain a comparable phase-space distance as computing from the eighth-order Runge–Kutta method with the same time-step.

scholarly journals Geometric particle-in-cell methods for the Vlasov–Maxwell equations with spin effects

2021 ◽  
Vol 87 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolas Crouseilles ◽  
Paul-Antoine Hervieux ◽  
Yingzhe Li ◽  
Giovanni Manfredi ◽  
Yajuan Sun
Keyword(s):  
Phase Space ◽  
Maxwell Equations ◽  
Stimulated Raman Scattering ◽  
Extended Phase ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Particle In Cell ◽  
Spin Effects ◽  
Dimensional Phase Space ◽  
Spin Polarized ◽  
Underdense Plasma

We propose a numerical scheme to solve the semiclassical Vlasov–Maxwell equations for electrons with spin. The electron gas is described by a distribution function $f(t,{\boldsymbol x},{{{\boldsymbol p}}}, {\boldsymbol s})$ that evolves in an extended 9-dimensional phase space $({\boldsymbol x},{{{\boldsymbol p}}}, {\boldsymbol s})$ , where $\boldsymbol s$ represents the spin vector. Using suitable approximations and symmetries, the extended phase space can be reduced to five dimensions: $(x,{{p_x}}, {\boldsymbol s})$ . It can be shown that the spin Vlasov–Maxwell equations enjoy a Hamiltonian structure that motivates the use of the recently developed geometric particle-in-cell (PIC) methods. Here, the geometric PIC approach is generalized to the case of electrons with spin. Total energy conservation is very well satisfied, with a relative error below $0.05\,\%$ . As a relevant example, we study the stimulated Raman scattering of an electromagnetic wave interacting with an underdense plasma, where the electrons are partially or fully spin polarized. It is shown that the Raman instability is very effective in destroying the electron polarization.

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