Extended phase space for a spinning particle

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

Free motion on the Poisson SU(n) group

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

Poisson structures on the Poincare group

An introduction to inhomogeneous Poisson groups is given. Poisson inhomogeneous $O(p,q)$ are shown to be coboundary, the generalized classical Yang-Baxter equation having only one-dimensional right hand side. Normal forms of the classical $r$-matrices for the Poincar\'{e} group (inhomogeneous $O(1,3)$) are calculated.Comment: 29 pages, LaTe

A characterization of coboundary Poisson Lie groups and Hopf algebras

We show that a Poisson Lie group $(G,\pi)$ is coboundary if and only if the natural action of $G\times G$ on $M=G$ is a Poisson action for an appropriate Poisson structure on $M$ (the structure turns out to be the well known $\pi _+$). We analyze the same condition in the context of Hopf algebras. Quantum analogue of the $\pi_+$ structure on SU(N) is described in terms of generators and relations as an example.Comment: 6 pages, PlainTeX, 2 (minor) typos corrected, to appear in Proceedings of QG&QS, Banach Center in Warsaw, Nov. 199