Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Theory
Scientific paper
2000-12-21
J.Phys.A34:4227-4240,2001
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
revtex, 8 pages
Scientific paper
10.1088/0305-4470/34/19/318
Doplicher, Fredenhagen, and Roberts (1994, 1995) proposed a simple model of a particle in quantum spacetime. We give a new formulation of the model and propose some small changes and additions which improve the physical interpretation. In particular, we show that the internal degrees of freedom e and m of the particle represent external forces acting on the particle. To obtain this result we follow a constructive approach. The model is formulated as a covariance system. It has projective representations in which not only the spacetime coordinates but also the conjugated momenta are two-by-two noncommuting. These momenta are of the form P_mu-(b/c)A_mu, where b is the charge of the particle. The electric and magnetic fields obtained from the vector potential A_mu coincide with the variables e and m postulated by DFR. Similarly, the spacetime position operators are of the form Q_mu-(al^2/hbar c) Omega_mu where a is a generalized charge, l a fundamental length, and with vector potentials Omega_mu which are in some sense dual w.r.t. the A_mu.
Kuna Maciej
Naudts Jan
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