From quantum hydrodynamics to Koopman wavefunctions. I

DOI10.1007/978-3-030-80209-7_34zbMATH Open1485.76088arXiv2104.13185OpenAlexW3183187000MaRDI QIDQ2117863FDOQ2117863

François Gay-Balmaz, Cesare Tronci

Publication date: 22 March 2022

Abstract: Based on Koopman's theory of classical wavefunctions in phase space, we present the Koopman-van Hove (KvH) formulation of classical mechanics as well as some of its properties. In particular, we show how the associated classical Liouville density arises as a momentum map associated to the unitary action of strict contact transformations on classical wavefunctions. Upon applying the Madelung transform from quantum hydrodynamics in the new context, we show how the Koopman wavefunction picture is insufficient to reproduce arbitrary classical distributions. However, this problem is entirely overcome by resorting to von Neumann operators. Indeed, we show that the latter also allow for singular $delta-$like profiles of the Liouville density, thereby reproducing point particles in phase space.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2104.13185

zbMATH Keywords

Hamiltonian dynamicsmomentum mapprequantizationMadelung transformKoopman phase space wavefunctionLiouville density

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantum hydrodynamics and relativistic hydrodynamics (76Y05) Hamiltonian and Lagrangian mechanics (70H99)

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• Hydrodynamic interpretation of generic squeezed coherent states: a kinetic theory
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• Koopman wavefunctions and classical states in hybrid quantum-classical dynamics

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