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A note on the implementation of Poincar\'e symmetry in noncommutative field theory

High Energy Physics - Theory 2011-01-04 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We argue that Poincar\'e symmetry can be implemented in NCFT if we allow the parameter of noncommutitive deformation θμν\theta^{\mu\nu} to change as a two-tensor under the corresponding space-time symmetry. The implementation is consistent with the definition of θμν\theta^{\mu\nu} in terms of space-time coordinates and with the Moyal star product. Inspired from the standard definition of a variational symmetry we found a universal way to correct the implementation of the Poincar\'e symmetry by a term proportional to the variation of θμν\theta^{\mu\nu} in such a way that the new transformation define a symmetry of the theory. Finally we present as an example the case of NCYM theory and comment about the obstructions to implement generalized space-time symmetries in NCFT like conformal or diffeomorphism transformations.

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@article{arxiv.1005.3269,
  title  = {A note on the implementation of Poincar\'e symmetry in noncommutative field theory},
  author = {Ignacio Cortese and J. Antonio García},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1005.3269},
  year   = {2011}
}

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22 pages.