Quantizing Dirac and Nambu Brackets
High Energy Physics - Theory
2009-10-02 v1
Abstract
We relate classical and quantum Dirac and Nambu brackets. At the classical level, we use the relations between the two brackets to gain some insight into the Jacobi identity for Dirac brackets, among other things. At the quantum level, we suggest that the Nambu bracket is the preferred method for introducing constraints, although at the expense of some unorthodox behavior, which we describe in detail.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-th/0303088,
title = {Quantizing Dirac and Nambu Brackets},
author = {Thomas Curtright and Cosmas Zachos},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0303088},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
Talk given by the first author at the Coral Gables Conference, 14 December 2002, Fort Lauderdale, Florida