Pseudoclassical system with gauge and time-reparametrization invariance

Mauricio Valenzuela*

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Abstract

We present a pseudoclassical mechanics model which exhibits gauge symmetry and time-reparametrization invariance. As such, first- and second-class constraints restrict the phase space, and the Hamiltonian weakly vanishes. We show that the Dirac conjecture does not hold - the secondary first-class constraint is not a symmetry generator - and only the gauge fixing condition associated with the primary first-class constraint is needed to remove the gauge ambiguities. The gauge fixed theory is equivalent to the Fermi harmonic oscillator extended by a boundary term. We quantize in the deformation quantization and in the Schrödinger representation approaches and observe that the boundary term prepares the system in the state of positive energy.

Original languageEnglish
Article number085004
JournalPhysical Review D
Volume107
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
We warmly thank discussions with Per Sundell, Francesco Toppan and, in particular, Jorge Zanelli. This work was partially funded by Grant No. FONDECYT 1220862.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 authors. Published by the American Physical Society.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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