In Quantum Hydro-Dynamics the following problem is relevant: let (ρ,Λ)∈H1(Rd)×L2(Rd,Rd) be a finite energy hydrodynamics state, i.e. Λ=0 when ρ=0 and \begin{equation*} E = \int_{\R^d} \frac{1}{2} \big| \nabla \sqrt{\rho} \big|^2 + \frac{1}{2} \Lambda^2 \mathcal L^d < \infty. \end{equation*} The question is under which conditions there exists a wave function ψ∈H1(Rd,\C) such that \begin{equation*} \sqrt{\rho} = |\psi|, \quad J = \sqrt{\rho} \Lambda = \Im \big( \bar \psi \nabla \psi). \end{equation*} The second equation gives for ψ=ρw smooth, ∣w∣=1, that iΛ=ρwˉ∇w. Interpreting ρLd as a measure in the metric space Rd, this question can be stated in generality as follows: given metric measure space (X,d,μ) and a cotangent vector field v∈L2(T∗X), is there a function w∈H1(μ,S1) such that \begin{equation*} dw = i w v. \end{equation*} %dw = i w v?Weshowthatundersomeassumptionsonthemetricmeasurespace(X,d,\mu)(conditionswhichareverifiedonRiemannmanifoldswiththemeasure\mu = \rho \mathrm{Vol}ormoregenerallyonnon−branchingMCP(K,N)),weshowthatthenecessaryandsufficientconditionsfortheexistenceofw is that (in the case of differentiable manifold) \begin{equation*} \int v(\gamma(t)) \cdot \dot \gamma (t) dt \in 2\pi \Z \end{equation*} for \pi−a.e.\gamma,where\piisatestplansupportedonclosedcurves.Thisconditiongeneralizestheconditionsthatthevorticityisquantized.Wealsogivearepresentationofeverypossiblesolution.Inparticular,wededucethatthewavefunction\psi = \sqrt{\rho} wisinW^{1,2}(X)whenever\sqrt{\rho} \in W^{1,2}(X)$.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2110.04628,
title = {Exact integrability conditions for cotangent vector fields},
author = {Stefano Bianchini},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2110.04628},
year = {2021}
}