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When Poisson and Moyal Brackets are equal?

Mathematical Physics 2023-03-03 v2 math.MP

Abstract

In the phase space R2d\R^{2d}, let us denote {A,B}\{A,B\} the Poisson bracket of two smooth classical observables and {A,B}\{A, B\}_\circledast their Moyal bracket, defined as the Weyl symbol of i[A,B]i[ A, B], where A^ \hat A is the Weyl quantization of AA and [A^,B^]=A^B^B^A^[ \hat A, \hat B]= \hat A \hat B- \hat B \hat A (commutator). In this note we prove that if a smooth Hamiltonian HH on the phase space R2d\R^{2d}, with derivatives of moderate growth, satisfies {A,H}={A,H}\{A,H\}= \{A, H\}_\circledast for any smooth and bounded observable AA then HH must be a polynomial of degree at most 2. This is related with the Groenewold-van Hove Theorem \cite{Gotay, Groen, vHove} concerning quantization of polynomial observables.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2207.08798,
  title  = {When Poisson and Moyal Brackets are equal?},
  author = {Didier Robert},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2207.08798},
  year   = {2023}
}
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