Level dynamics and the ten-fold way (Q950273)

The authors investigate the parameter dynamics of eigenvalues of Hamiltonians (`level dynamics'). Unlike previous results, where the equations were interpreted as describing dynamics of fictitious gas of interacting particles, here the classes of Hamiltonians relevant to condensed matter and particle physics, are under consideration. This requires considering systems on a symmetric space. For this case the authors: (1) identify the appropriate reduced manifold, on which the motion takes place; (2) identify the correct Poisson structure ensuring the Hamiltonian character of the reduced dynamics; (3) determine the canonical measure on the reduced space; (4) calculate the resulting eigenvalue density.