New Uncertainty Principle for a particle on a Torus Knot

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Autori principali: Chowdhury, Madhushri Roy, Ghosh, Subir
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author Chowdhury, Madhushri Roy
Ghosh, Subir
author_facet Chowdhury, Madhushri Roy
Ghosh, Subir
contents The present work deals with quantum Uncertainty Relations (UR) subjected to the Standard Deviations (SD) of the relevant dynamical variables for a particle constrained to move on a torus knot. It is important to note that these variables have to obey the two distinct periodicities of the knotted paths embedded on the torus. We compute generalized forms of the SDs and the subsequent URs (following the Kennard-Robertson formalism). These quantities explicitly involve the torus parameters and the knot parameters where restrictions on the latter have to be taken into account. These induce restrictions on the possible form of wave functions that are used to calculate the SDs and URs and in our simple example, two distinct SDs and URs are possible. In a certain limit (thin torus limit), our results will reduce to the results for a particle moving in a circle. An interesting fact emerges that in the case of the SDs and URs, the local geometry of the knots plays the decisive role and not their topological properties.
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spellingShingle New Uncertainty Principle for a particle on a Torus Knot
Chowdhury, Madhushri Roy
Ghosh, Subir
Quantum Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
Mathematical Physics
The present work deals with quantum Uncertainty Relations (UR) subjected to the Standard Deviations (SD) of the relevant dynamical variables for a particle constrained to move on a torus knot. It is important to note that these variables have to obey the two distinct periodicities of the knotted paths embedded on the torus. We compute generalized forms of the SDs and the subsequent URs (following the Kennard-Robertson formalism). These quantities explicitly involve the torus parameters and the knot parameters where restrictions on the latter have to be taken into account. These induce restrictions on the possible form of wave functions that are used to calculate the SDs and URs and in our simple example, two distinct SDs and URs are possible. In a certain limit (thin torus limit), our results will reduce to the results for a particle moving in a circle. An interesting fact emerges that in the case of the SDs and URs, the local geometry of the knots plays the decisive role and not their topological properties.
title New Uncertainty Principle for a particle on a Torus Knot
topic Quantum Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
Mathematical Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.11322