Projective representations of the inhomogeneous Hamilton group: noninertial symmetry in quantum mechanics (Q664777)

Symmetries in quantum mechanics are realized by the projective representations of the Lie group as physical states are defined only up to a phase. It is well known that these representations are equivalent to the unitary representations of the central extension of the group. The parametrization of the inertial states of special relativistic mechanics as the projective representations of the inhomogeneous Lorentz group is an example. In the paper under review authors focus on the nonrelativistic case in which the symmetry group reduces to the inhomogeneous Hamilton group that is a local noninertial symmetry of the Hamilton equations. They use the Mackey theorems [\textit{G.W. Mackey}, The theory of unitary group representations. Chicago Lectures in Mathematics. Chicago - London: The University of Chicago Press. (1976; Zbl 0344.22002)] for the general case of a nonabelian normal subgroup to parametrize the projective representations of the inhomogeneous Hamilton groups. The paper contains four appendices to cover main materials on projective representations. It has a discussion section at the end to summarize the results of the paper.