Kinematic variables in noncommutative phase space and parameters of noncommutativity

We consider a space with noncommutativity of coordinates and noncommutativity of momenta. It is shown that coordinates in noncommutative phase space depend on mass therefore they can not be considered as kinematic variables. Also, noncommutative momenta are not proportional to a mass as it has to be. We find conditions on the parameters of noncommutativity on which these problems are solved. It is important that on the same conditions the weak equivalence principle is not violated, the properties of kinetic energy are recovered, and the motion of the center-of-mass of composite system and relative motion are independent in noncommutative phase space

Harmonic oscillator chain in noncommutative phase space with rotational symmetry

We consider a quantum space with rotationally invariant noncommutative algebra of coordinates and momenta. The algebra contains tensors of noncommutativity constructed involving additional coordinates and momenta. In the rotationally invariant noncommutative phase space harmonic oscillator chain is studied. We obtain that noncommutativity affects on the frequencies of the system. In the case of a chain of particles with harmonic oscillator interaction we conclude that because of momentum noncommutativity the spectrum of the center-of-mass of the system is discrete and corresponds to the spectrum of harmonic oscillator

Features of description of composite system's motion in twist-deformed space-time

Composite system made of $N$ particles is considered in twist-deformed space-time. It is shown that in the space the motion of the center-of-mass of the system depends on the relative motion. Influence of deformation on the motion of the center-of-mass of composite system is less than on the motion of individual particles and depends on the system's composition. We conclude that if we consider commutation relations for coordinates of a particle to be proportional inversely to its mass, the commutation relations for coordinates of composite system do not depend on its composition and are proportional inversely to system's total mass, besides the motion of the center-of-mass is independent of the relative motion. In addition we find that inverse proportionality of parameters of noncommutativity to mass is important for considering coordinates in twist-deformed space as kinematic variables and for preserving of the weak equivalence principle

System of interacting harmonic oscillators in rotationally invariant noncommutative phase space

Rotationally invariant space with noncommutativity of coordinates and noncommutativity of momenta of canonical type is considered. A system of $N$ interacting harmonic oscillators in uniform filed and a system of $N$ particles with harmonic oscillator interaction are studied. We analyze effect of noncommutativity on the energy levels of these systems. It is found that influence of coordinates noncommutativity on the energy levels of the systems increases with increasing of the number of particles. The spectrum of $N$ free particles in uniform field in rotationally-invariant noncommutative phase space is also analyzed. It is shown that the spectrum corresponds to the spectrum of a system of $N$ harmonic oscillators with frequency determined by the parameter of momentum noncommutativity

Composite system in noncommutative space and the equivalence principle

The motion of a composite system made of N particles is examined in a space with a canonical noncommutative algebra of coordinates. It is found that the coordinates of the center-of-mass position satisfy noncommutative algebra with effective parameter. Therefore, the upper bound of the parameter of noncommutativity is re-examined. We conclude that the weak equivalence principle is violated in the case of a non-uniform gravitational field and propose the condition for the recovery of this principle in noncommutative space. Furthermore, the same condition is derived from the independence of kinetic energy on the composition.Comment: 12 page

Parameters of noncommutativity in Lie-algebraic noncommutative space

We find condition on the parameters of noncommutativity on which a list of important results can be obtained in a space with Lie-algebraic noncommutativity. Namely, we show that the weak equivalence principle is recovered in the space, the Poisson brackets for coordinates and momenta of the center-of-mass of a composite system do not depend on its composition and reproduce relations of noncommutative algebra for coordinates and momenta of individual particles if parameters of noncommutativity corresponding to a particle are proportional inversely to its mass. In addition in particular case of Lie-algebraic noncommutativity (space coordinates commute to time) on this condition the motion of the center-of-mass is independent of the relative motion and problem of motion of the center-of-mass and problem corresponding to the internal motion can be studied separately

Effect of coordinate noncommutativity on the mass of a particle in a uniform field and the equivalence principle

We consider the motion of a particle in a uniform field in noncommutative space which is rotationally invariant. On the basis of exact calculations it is shown that there is an effect of coordinate noncommutativity on the mass of a particle. A particular case of motion of a particle in a uniform gravitational field is considered and the equivalence principle is studied. We propose the way to solve the problem of violation of the equivalence principle in the rotationally invariant noncommutative space

Effect of noncommutativity on the spectrum of free particle and harmonic oscillator in rotationally invariant noncommutative phase space

We consider rotationally invariant noncommutative algebra with tensors of noncommutativity constructed with the help of additional coordinates and momenta. The algebra is equivalent to well known noncommutative algebra of canonical type. In the noncommutative phase space with rotational symmetry influence of noncommutativity on the spectrum of free particle and spectrum of harmonic oscillator is studied up to the second order in the parameters of noncommutativity. We find that because of momentum noncommutativity the spectrum of free particle is discrete and corresponds to the spectrum of harmonic oscillator in the ordinary space (space with commutative coordinates and commutative momenta). We obtain the spectrum of the harmonic oscillator in the rotationally invariant noncommutative phase space and conclude that noncommutativity of coordinates affects on its mass. The frequency of the oscillator is affected by the coordinate noncommutativity and the momentum noncommutativity. On the basis of the results, the eigenvalues of squared length operator are found and restrictions on the value of length in noncommutative phase space with rotational symmetry are analyzed

Composite system in rotationally invariant noncommutative phase space

Composite system is studied in noncommutative phase space with preserved rotational symmetry. We find conditions on the parameters of noncommutativity on which commutation relations for coordinates and momenta of the center-of-mass of composite system reproduce noncommutative algebra for coordinates and momenta of individual particles. Also, on the conditions the coordinates and the momenta of the center-of-mass satisfy noncommutative algebra with effective parameters of noncommutativity which depend on the total mass of the system and do not depend on its composition. Besides, it is shown that on these conditions the coordinates in noncommutative space do not depend on mass and can be considered as kinematic variables, the momenta are proportional to mass as it has to be. A two-particle system with Coulomb interaction is studied and the corrections to the energy levels of the system are found in rotationally invariant noncommutative phase space. On the basis of this result the effect of noncommutativity on the spectrum of exotic atoms is analyzed

Hydrogen atom in rotationally invariant noncommutative space

We consider the noncommutative algebra which is rotationally invariant. The hydrogen atom is studied in a rotationally invariant noncommutative space. We find the corrections to the energy levels of the hydrogen atom up to the second order in the parameter of noncommutativity. The upper bound of the parameter of noncommutativity is estimated on the basis of the experimental results for 1s-2s transition frequency