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Two phases of the noncommutative quantum mechanics

High Energy Physics - Theory 2011-05-05 v4 Quantum Physics

Abstract

We consider quantum mechanics on the noncommutative plane in the presence of magnetic field BB. We show, that the model has two essentially different phases separated by the point Bθ=c2/eB\theta=c\hbar^2/e, where θ\theta is a parameter of noncommutativity. In this point the system reduces to exactly-solvable one-dimensional system. When κ=1eBθ/c2<0\kappa=1-eB\theta/c\hbar^2<0 there is a finite number of states corresponding to the given value of the angular momentum. In another phase, i.e. when κ>0\kappa>0 the number of states is infinite. The perturbative spectrum near the critical point κ=0\kappa=0 is computed.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0106138,
  title  = {Two phases of the noncommutative quantum mechanics},
  author = {Stefano Bellucci and Armen Nersessian and Corneliu Sochichiu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0106138},
  year   = {2011}
}

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4 pages, presentation still improved, mistakes corrected, new sections added