On the "universal" N=2 supersymmetry of classical mechanics

Citation
E. Deotto et E. Gozzi, On the "universal" N=2 supersymmetry of classical mechanics, INT J MOD P, 16(15), 2001, pp. 2709-2746
Citations number
39
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MODERN PHYSICS A
ISSN journal
0217751X → ACNP
Volume
16
Issue
15
Year of publication
2001
Pages
2709 - 2746
Database
ISI
SICI code
0217-751X(20010620)16:15<2709:OT"NSO>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
In this paper we continue the study of the geometrical features of a functi onal approach to classical mechanics proposed some time ago. In particular, we try to shed some light on a N = 2 "universal" supersymmetry which seems to have an interesting interplay with the concept of ergodicity of the sys tem. To study the geometry better we make this susy local and clarify pedag ogically several issues present in the literature. Secondly, in order to pr epare the ground for a better understanding of its relation to ergodicity, we study the system on constant energy surfaces. We find that the procedure of constraining the system on these surfaces injects in it some local Gras smannian invariances and reduces the N = 2 global susy to an N = 1.