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Branched Hamiltonians and Supersymmetry

Mathematical Physics 2017-03-07 v4 High Energy Physics - Theory math.MP

Abstract

Some examples of branched Hamiltonians are explored both classically and in the context of quantum mechanics, as recently advocated by Shapere and Wilczek. These are in fact cases of switchback potentials, albeit in momentum space, as previously analyzed for quasi-Hamiltonian chaotic dynamical systems in a classical setting, and as encountered in analogous renormalization group flows for quantum theories which exhibit RG cycles. A basic two-worlds model, with a pair of Hamiltonian branches related by supersymmetry, is considered in detail.

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@article{arxiv.1311.6147,
  title  = {Branched Hamiltonians and Supersymmetry},
  author = {Thomas L Curtright and Cosmas K Zachos},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1311.6147},
  year   = {2017}
}

Comments

Minor changes to conform to published version. PACS: 03.65.Ca, 03.65.Ta, 45.20.Jj