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Quantum Equivalent Magnetic Fields that Are Not Classically Equivalent

Differential Geometry 2012-10-19 v1

Abstract

We construct pairs of compact K\"ahler-Einstein manifolds (Mi,gi,ωi)(M_i,g_i,\omega_i) (i=1,2)i=1,2) of complex dimension nn with the following properties: The canonical line bundle Li=nTMiL_i=\bigwedge^n T^*M_i has Chern class [ωi/2π][\omega_i/2\pi], and for each integer kk the tensor powers L1kL_1^{\otimes k} and L2kL_2^{\otimes k} are isospectral for the bundle Laplacian associated with the canonical connection, while M1M_1 and M2M_2 -- and hence TM1T^*M_1 and TM2T^*M_2 -- are not homeomorphic. In the context of geometric quantization, we interpret these examples as magnetic fields which are quantum equivalent but not classically equivalent. Moreover, we construct many examples of line bundles LL, pairs of potentials Q1Q_1, Q2Q_2 on the base manifold, and pairs of connections 1\nabla_1, 2\nabla_2 on LL such that for each integer kk the associated Schr\"odinger operators on LkL^{\otimes k} are isospectral.

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@article{arxiv.1009.0404,
  title  = {Quantum Equivalent Magnetic Fields that Are Not Classically Equivalent},
  author = {Carolyn Gordon and William D. Kirwin and Dorothee Schueth and David Webb},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1009.0404},
  year   = {2012}
}

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14 pages

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