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Unimodular Transformations and Canonical Forms for Singular Systems
The relationship between the unimodular matrices relating coprime and column reduced matrix fraction descriptions (MFD) of a nonproper transfer function, and the restricted system equivalence (r.s.e.) transformations relating the corresponding generalised state space realisations is considered. It is shown that the r.s.e and unimodular transformations can be directly obtained from each other by inspection. The r.s.e. transformations leading to the canonical form are derived from the unimodular transformations leading to the echelon canonical form of the composite matrix of the MFD of the system
Cosmological Constant and Noncommutative Spacetime
We show that the cosmological constant appears as a Lagrange multiplier if
nature is described by a canonical noncommutative spacetime. It is thus an
arbitrary parameter unrelated to the action and thus to vacuum fluctuations.
The noncommutative algebra restricts general coordinate transformations to
four-volume preserving noncommutative coordinate transformations. The
noncommutative gravitational action is thus an unimodular noncommutative
gravity. We show that spacetime noncommutativity provides a very natural
justification to an unimodular gravity solution to the cosmological problem. We
obtain the right order of magnitude for the critical energy density of the
universe if we assume that the scale for spacetime noncommutativity is the
Planck scale.Comment: 7 page
Symmetries and reversing symmetries of toral automorphisms
Toral automorphisms, represented by unimodular integer matrices, are
investigated with respect to their symmetries and reversing symmetries. We
characterize the symmetry groups of GL(n,Z) matrices with simple spectrum
through their connection with unit groups in orders of algebraic number fields.
For the question of reversibility, we derive necessary conditions in terms of
the characteristic polynomial and the polynomial invariants. We also briefly
discuss extensions to (reversing) symmetries within affine transformations, to
PGL(n,Z) matrices, and to the more general setting of integer matrices beyond
the unimodular ones.Comment: 34 page
Noncommutative General Relativity
We define a theory of noncommutative general relativity for canonical
noncommutative spaces. We find a subclass of general coordinate transformations
acting on canonical noncommutative spacetimes to be volume-preserving
transformations. Local Lorentz invariance is treated as a gauge theory with the
spin connection field taken in the so(3,1) enveloping algebra. The resulting
theory appears to be a noncommutative extension of the unimodular theory of
gravitation. We compute the leading order noncommutative correction to the
action and derive the noncommutative correction to the equations of motion of
the weak gravitation field.Comment: v2: 10 pages, Discussion on noncommutative coordinate transformations
has been changed. Corresponding changes have been made throughout the pape
A Canonical Form for Positive Definite Matrices
We exhibit an explicit, deterministic algorithm for finding a canonical form
for a positive definite matrix under unimodular integral transformations. We
use characteristic sets of short vectors and partition-backtracking graph
software. The algorithm runs in a number of arithmetic operations that is
exponential in the dimension , but it is practical and more efficient than
canonical forms based on Minkowski reduction
No Conformal Anomaly in Unimodular Gravity
The conformal invariance of unimodular gravity survives quantum corrections,
even in the presence of conformal matter. Unimodular gravity can actually be
understood as a certain truncation of the full Einstein-Hilbert theory, where
in the Einstein frame the metric tensor enjoys unit determinant. Our result is
compatible with the idea that the corresponding restriction in the functional
integral is consistent as well.Comment: 20 pages; misprints correcte
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