Abstract
A theory of non-unitary-invertible and also unitary canonical transformations is formulated in the context of Weyl's phase space representations. It is shown in the phase space that all quantum canonical transformations without an explicit ℏ dependence are also classical mechanical and vice versa. Contrary to some earlier results, it is also shown that the quantum generators and their classical counterparts are identical in this ℏ-independent universal class.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 501-506 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics |
Volume | 360 |
Issue number | 4-5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 8 Jan 2007 |
Externally published | Yes |
Funding
The author T.H. is thankful to C. Zachos (High Energy Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory) for stimulating discussions. This work was supported in part by TÜBİTAK (Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey), Bilkent University and the US Department of Energy, Division of High Energy Physics, under contract W-31-109-Eng-38.
Funders | Funder number |
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Division of High Energy Physics | W-31-109-Eng-38 |
TÜBİTAK | |
U.S. Department of Energy | |
Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştirma Kurumu | |
Bilkent Üniversitesi |