Abstract
Position deformation of a Heisenberg algebra and Hilbert space representation of both maximal length and minimal momentum uncertainties may lead to loss of Hermiticity of some operators that generate this algebra. Consequently, the Hamiltonian operator constructed from these operators is also not Hermitian. In this paper, with an appropriate positive-definite Dyson map, we establish the Hermiticity of these operators by means of a similarity transformation. We then construct Hilbert space representations associated with these Hermitian operators that generate a Hermitian Heisenberg algebra. With the help of these representations, we establish the path integral formulation of any systems in this Hermitian algebra. Finally, using the path integral of a free particle as an example, we demonstrate that the Euclidean propagator, action, and kinetic energy of this system are constrained by the standard classical mechanics limits.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 2550025 |
| Journal | Reviews in Mathematical Physics |
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| Publication status | Accepted/In press - 2025 |
Keywords
- generalized uncertainty principle
- Hermiticity
- Non-Hermiticity
- path integral
- pseudo-Hermiticity
- quantum gravity
- quasi-Hermiticity