Electronic Resource
College Park, Md.
:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Journal of Mathematical Physics
38 (1997), S. 3718-3734
ISSN:
1089-7658
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Mathematics
,
Physics
Notes:
We investigate the Lie series representation of the canonical transformations in a finite dimensional complex phase space. It is shown that any transformation of this type can be factorized into a product of three factors associated with a pure imaginary generating function, a holomorphic function, and an element of the cyclic group C4. The imaginary function can be considered as an observable in the sense of classical mechanics. Some hints are given which suggest that the holomorphic function can be connected with the notion of the state of a physical system. Moreover, a special kind of mappings is studied which provides a link between entropy, action, and state functions. The occurrence of these important physical quantities shows that the mathematical structure goes beyond a formal analogy to quantum physics at least in the finite dimensional case. © 1997 American Institute of Physics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.532064
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