Partition functions for non-commutative harmonic oscillators and related divergent series

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Auteurs principaux: Kimoto, Kazufumi, Wakayama, Masato
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author Kimoto, Kazufumi
Wakayama, Masato
author_facet Kimoto, Kazufumi
Wakayama, Masato
contents The heat kernel (or propagator) of the quantum harmonic oscillator (qHO) is given by the Mehler formula, and the partition function is obtained by taking its trace. In general, the spectral zeta function of the given system is obtained by the Mellin transform of its partition function. In the case of non-commutative harmonic oscillators (NCHO), however, the heat kernel and partition functions are still unknown, although meromorphic continuation of the corresponding spectral zeta function and special values at positive integer points have been studied. On the other hand, explicit formulas for the heat kernel and partition function have been obtained for the quantum Rabi model (QRM), which is the simplest and most fundamental model for light and matter interaction in addition to having the NCHO as a covering model. In this paper, we propose a notion of the quasi-partition function for a quantum interaction model if the corresponding spectral zeta function can be meromorphically continued to the whole complex plane. The quasi-partition function for qHO and QRM actually gives the partition function. Assuming that this holds for the NCHO (currently a conjecture), we can find various interesting properties for the spectrum of the NCHO. Moreover, although we cannot expect any functional equation of the spectral zeta function for the quantum interaction models, we try to seek if there is some relation between the special values at positive and negative points. Attempting to seek this, we encounter certain divergent series expressing formally the Hurwitz zeta function by calculating integrals of the partition functions. We then give two interpretations of these divergent series by the Borel summation and $p$-adically convergent series defined by the $p$-adic Hurwitz zeta function.
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spellingShingle Partition functions for non-commutative harmonic oscillators and related divergent series
Kimoto, Kazufumi
Wakayama, Masato
Number Theory
Mathematical Physics
11M41 Primary, 11A07, 11F03, 33C20, 81V80
The heat kernel (or propagator) of the quantum harmonic oscillator (qHO) is given by the Mehler formula, and the partition function is obtained by taking its trace. In general, the spectral zeta function of the given system is obtained by the Mellin transform of its partition function. In the case of non-commutative harmonic oscillators (NCHO), however, the heat kernel and partition functions are still unknown, although meromorphic continuation of the corresponding spectral zeta function and special values at positive integer points have been studied. On the other hand, explicit formulas for the heat kernel and partition function have been obtained for the quantum Rabi model (QRM), which is the simplest and most fundamental model for light and matter interaction in addition to having the NCHO as a covering model. In this paper, we propose a notion of the quasi-partition function for a quantum interaction model if the corresponding spectral zeta function can be meromorphically continued to the whole complex plane. The quasi-partition function for qHO and QRM actually gives the partition function. Assuming that this holds for the NCHO (currently a conjecture), we can find various interesting properties for the spectrum of the NCHO. Moreover, although we cannot expect any functional equation of the spectral zeta function for the quantum interaction models, we try to seek if there is some relation between the special values at positive and negative points. Attempting to seek this, we encounter certain divergent series expressing formally the Hurwitz zeta function by calculating integrals of the partition functions. We then give two interpretations of these divergent series by the Borel summation and $p$-adically convergent series defined by the $p$-adic Hurwitz zeta function.
title Partition functions for non-commutative harmonic oscillators and related divergent series
topic Number Theory
Mathematical Physics
11M41 Primary, 11A07, 11F03, 33C20, 81V80
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.07912