Hamilton geometry: Phase space geometry from modified dispersion relations

Leonardo Barcaroli, Lukas K. Brunkhorst, Giulia Gubitosi, Niccoló Loret, and Christian Pfeifer
Phys. Rev. D 92, 084053 – Published 26 October 2015

Abstract

We describe the Hamilton geometry of the phase space of particles whose motion is characterized by general dispersion relations. In this framework spacetime and momentum space are naturally curved and intertwined, allowing for a simultaneous description of both spacetime curvature and nontrivial momentum space geometry. We consider as explicit examples two models for Planck-scale modified dispersion relations, inspired from the q–de Sitter and κ-Poincaré quantum groups. In the first case we find the expressions for the momentum and position dependent curvature of spacetime and momentum space, while for the second case the manifold is flat and only the momentum space possesses a nonzero, momentum dependent curvature. In contrast, for a dispersion relation that is induced by a spacetime metric, as in general relativity, the Hamilton geometry yields a flat momentum space and the usual curved spacetime geometry with only position dependent geometric objects.

  • Received 15 July 2015

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.92.084053

© 2015 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Leonardo Barcaroli1,*, Lukas K. Brunkhorst2,†, Giulia Gubitosi3,‡, Niccoló Loret1,§, and Christian Pfeifer4,2,∥

  • 1Dipartimento di Fisica, Università “La Sapienza” and Sezione Roma1 INFN, Piazzale Aldo Moro 2, 00185 Roma, Italy
  • 2Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity (ZARM), University of Bremen, Am Fallturm, 28359 Bremen, Germany
  • 3Theoretical Physics, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
  • 4Institute for Theoretical Physics, Universität Hannover, Appelstrasse 2, 30167 Hannover, Germany

  • *leonardo.barcaroli@roma1.infn.it
  • lukas.brunkhorst@zarm.uni-bremen.de
  • g.gubitosi@imperial.ac.uk
  • §niccolo.loret@roma1.infn.it
  • christian.pfeifer@itp.uni-hannover.de

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Vol. 92, Iss. 8 — 15 October 2015

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