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We propose a phase-space path integral formulation of noncommutative quantum mechanics, and prove its equivalence to the operatorial formulation. As an illustration, the partition function of a noncommutative two-dimensional harmonic…

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We derive a collisionless kinetic theory for an ensemble of molecules undergoing nonholonomic rolling dynamics. We demonstrate that the existence of nonholonomic constraints leads to problems in generalizing the standard methods of…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2013-02-26 Darryl D. Holm , Vakhtang Putkaradze , Cesare Tronci

We show how to construct path integrals for quantum mechanical systems where the space of configurations is a general non-compact symmetric space. Associated with this path integral is a perturbation theory which respects the global…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-06-26 Noah Linden , Malcolm Perry

Ambiguities arising in different approaches (canonical, quasiclassical, path integration) to quantization are discussed by an example of the mechanics of a point-like particle in the Riemannian space (the geodesic dynamics). A way to select…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 E. A. Tagirov

Recent investigations show that the statistical mechanics of a finite number of particles in ideal harmonic systems predicts different results for the same physical properties, depending on the ensemble under consideration. Path integral…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-10-31 L. F. Lemmens , F. Brosens , J. T. Devreese

In this work we revisit the problem of equilibration in isolated many-body interacting quantum systems. We pay particular attention to quantum chaotic Hamiltonians, and rather than focusing on the properties of the asymptotic states and how…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2022-11-09 Manuel H Muñoz-Arias

As an alternative but unified and more fundamental description for quantum physics, Feynman path integrals generalize the classical action principle to a probabilistic perspective, under which the physical observables' estimation translates…

High Energy Physics - Lattice · Physics 2023-03-03 Shile Chen , Oleh Savchuk , Shiqi Zheng , Baoyi Chen , Horst Stoecker , Lingxiao Wang , Kai Zhou

In this paper we present a new derivation of the $H$-theorem and the corresponding collisional equilibrium velocity distributions, within the framework of Tsallis' nonextensive thermostatistics. Unlike previous works, in our derivation we…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-10 Fernando M. Ramos , Reinaldo R. Rosa , Luis A. W. Bambace

We study a pathwise integral with respect to paths of finite quadratic variation, defined as the limit of non-anticipative Riemann sums for gradient-type integrands. We show that the integral satisfies a pathwise isometry property,…

Probability · Mathematics 2018-03-28 Anna Ananova , Rama Cont

Based on the d'Alembert-Lagrange-Poincar\'{e} variational principle, we formulate general equations of motion for mechanical systems subject to nonlinear nonholonomic constraints, that do not involve Lagrangian undetermined multipliers. We…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-09-29 Naseer Ahmed , Muhammad Usman

The Feynman path integral for the generalized harmonic oscillator is reviewed, and it is shown that the path integral can be used to find a complete set of wave functions for the oscillator. Harmonic oscillators with different…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Dae-Yup Song

The electron motion along a chain is described by a continuum version of the Su-Schrieffer-Heeger Hamiltonian in which phonon fields and electronic coordinates are mapped onto the time scale. The path integral formalism allows us to derive…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-11-10 Marco Zoli

A universal and rigorous ensemble framework for nonequilibrium system remains lacking. Here, we provide a concise framework for the generalized ensemble theory of nonequilibrium discrete systems using matrix-based approach. By introducing…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2025-12-08 Shaohua Guan

In this paper, the Higgs-like approach is used to analyze the quantum dynamics of a harmonic oscillator constrained on a circle. We obtain the Hamiltonian of this system as a function of the Cartesian coordinate of the tangent line through…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-07-27 Ali Mahdifar , Ehsan Amooghorban

We use a novel parameterization of the flowing Hamiltonian to show that the flow equations based on continuous unitary transformations, as proposed by Wegner, can be implemented through a nonlinear partial differential equation involving…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2015-06-24 J. N. Kriel , A. Y. Morozov , F. G. Scholtz

Lagrangian multiform theory is a variational framework for integrable systems. In this article we introduce a new formulation which is based on symplectic geometry and which treats position, momentum and time coordinates of a…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2025-04-01 Vincent Caudrelier , Derek Harland

We describe some general results that constrain the dynamical fluctuations that can occur in non-equilibrium steady states, with a focus on molecular dynamics. That is, we consider Hamiltonian systems, coupled to external heat baths, and…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2017-11-22 Robert L. Jack , Marcus Kaiser , Johannes Zimmer

The stochastization of the Jacobi second equality of classical mechanics, by Gaussian white noises for the Lagrangian of a particle in an arbitrary field is considered. The quantum mechanical Hamilton operator similar to that in Euclidian…

Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems · Physics 2007-05-23 M. Tchoffo , A. A. Belinson

We look at the equilibrium of a Brownian particle in an inhomogeneous space following the alternative approach proposed in ref.[1]. We consider a coordinate dependent damping that makes the stochastic dynamics the one with multiplicative…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2014-10-07 Avik Biswas , A. Bhattacharyay

This paper proposes a simple mathematical model of non-stationary and non-linear stochastic dynamics, which approximates a (globally) non-stationary and non-linear stochastic process by its locally (or \emph{"piecewise"}) stationary…