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    Free motion on the Poisson SU(n) group

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    SL(N,C) is the phase space of the Poisson SU(N). We calculate explicitly the symplectic structure of SL(N,C), define an analogue of the Hamiltonian of the free motion on SU(N) and solve the corresponding equations of motion. Velocity is related to the momentum by a non-linear Legendre transformation.Comment: LaTeX, 10 page

    Extended phase space for a spinning particle

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    Extended phase space of an elementary (relativistic) system is introduced in the spirit of the Souriau's definition of the `space of motions' for such system. Our formulation is generally applicable to any homogeneous space-time (e.g. de Sitter) and also to Poisson actions. Calculations concerning the Minkowski case for non-zero spin particles show an intriguing alternative: we should either accept two-dimensional trajectories or (Poisson) noncommuting space-time coordinates.Comment: 12 pages, late

    Phase spaces related to standard classical rr-matrices

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    Fundamental representations of real simple Poisson Lie groups are Poisson actions with a suitable choice of the Poisson structure on the underlying (real) vector space. We study these (mostly quadratic) Poisson structures and corresponding phase spaces (symplectic groupoids).Comment: 20 pages, LaTeX, no figure
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