Single-valued Hamiltonian via Legendre-Fenchel transformation and time translation symmetry

DOI10.1016/J.NUCLPHYSB.2014.05.017zbMATH Open1323.70076arXiv1310.3769OpenAlexW2036452537MaRDI QIDQ748675FDOQ748675

Huan-Hang Chi, Hong-Jian He

Publication date: 29 October 2015

Published in: Nuclear Physics B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Under conventional Legendre transformation, systems with a non-convex Lagrangian will result in a multi-valued Hamiltonian as a function of conjugate momentum. This causes problems such as non-unitary time evolution of quantum state and non-determined motion of classical particles, and is physically unacceptable. In this work, we propose a new construction of single-valued Hamiltonian by applying Legendre-Fenchel transformation, which is a mathematically rigorous generalization of conventional Legendre transformation, valid for non-convex Lagrangian systems, but not yet widely known to the physics community. With the new single-valued Hamiltonian, we study spontaneous breaking of time translation symmetry and derive its vacuum state. Applications to theories of cosmology and gravitation are discussed.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1310.3769

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Lagrange's equations (70H03) Hamilton's equations (70H05) Lagrangian formalism and Hamiltonian formalism in mechanics of particles and systems (70S05) Closed and approximate solutions to the Schrödinger, Dirac, Klein-Gordon and other equations of quantum mechanics (81Q05) Symmetry breaking in quantum theory (81R40) Axiomatic quantum field theory; operator algebras (81T05) Relativistic cosmology (83F05) Special integral transforms (Legendre, Hilbert, etc.) (44A15)

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