Purpose of the workshop
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Since Classical Mechanics is not valid at the atomic scale, it is necessary to use Quantum Mechanics, and in many cases, to go from the given classical system to its quantal description. This process is known as Quantization. The converse process is also very important. That is, given a quantum description of a system, we want to study the behaviour of the system when the Planck constant h is small. The regime of Quantum Mechanichs when h is small is called semiclassical regime. A manifestation of this regime is through the spectrum of operators which represent observables. The asymptotics of the spectrum and related objects (the projection on the low-lying states) when h goes to zero involve geometric properties of the classical system. The purpose of this workshop is to discuss some recent developments in the area. There will be ample time and opportunity for discussions. |
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Participants
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Organizer
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G. Marinescu
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Talks
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Brice Camus, Semi-classical spectral estimates
Abstract: In this talk I will present the semi-classical trace formula for
$h$-pseudodifferential operators.
This formula is a mathematically rigorous version of M. Gutzwiller trace
formula which provides, in the semi-classical regime, a duality between
quantum-spectrum and length-spectrum.
I will emphasize on the mathematical "raison d'ętre" of this relation and
try to give some extensions when the classical dynamical system admits an
equilibrium. According to time allowance I can try to explain applications
to eigenvectors-estimates.
Laurent Charles, Quantization of polygon spaces Moduli spaces of polygons have been studied since the nineties for their topological and symplectic properties. Under generic assumptions these are symplectic manifolds with natural global action angle coordinates.
Applying geometric quantization to the polygon spaces, one obtains invariant subspaces of tensor product of several irreducible representation of SU(2). These quantum spaces admit natural sets of commuting observables. I will explain in which sense these operators quantize the action coordinates and how we can use them to prove the asymptotics of the 6j-symbols.
Will Kirwin, Unitarity in "quantization commutes with reduction''
Abstract: Two common operations on the category of symplectic
manifolds are geometric quantization and symplectic reduction. A
result of Guillemin and Sternberg (1985), commonly referred to as
''quantization commutes with reduction'', states that there is a
certain geometrically natural isomorphism between ''reduce then
quantize'' and ''quantize then reduce''. We will review the basic
facts of the case, and see that although the isomorphism is
geometrically natural, it is not in general unitary (which is the
canonical notion of ''equivalent'' in quantum mechanics). In this
talk, I will explain in what sense unitarity can be recovered; a full
understanding of the situation requires two additional ideas: the
semi-classical limit and the metaplectic correction. (This is joint
work with Brian Hall (U. Notre Dame)).
Stefan Waldmann, Deformation Quantization of Linear Poisson Structures Abstract: In this talk I will briefly discuss a geometric construction of a
formal star product on the dual of a vector bundle E* which quantizes in
frist order a linear Poisson structure arising from a Lie algebroid structure
on E. This will provide an alternative construction to known quantizations.
If there is time, I will discuss the role of unimodularity and traces.
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Programme
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Friday, 2.05.08
11:45-13:00 Waldmann 16:00-17:15 Kirwin Saturday, 3.05.08
10:00-11:15 Charles 11:45-13:00 Camus |
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23th of April 2008