An Algebraic Geometric Foundation for a Classification of Superintegrable Systems in Arbitrary Dimension

Abstract

Second-order superintegrable systems in dimensions two and three are essentially classified. With increasing dimension, however, the non-linear partial differential equations employed in current methods become unmanageable. Here we propose a new, algebraic-geometric approach to the classification problem - based on a proof that the classification space for irreducible non-degenerate second-order superintegrable systems is naturally endowed with the structure of a quasi-projective variety with a linear isometry action. On constant curvature manifolds our approach leads to a single, simple and explicit algebraic equation defining the variety classifying superintegrable Hamiltonians that satisfy all relevant integrability conditions generically. In particular, this includes all non-degenerate superintegrable systems known to date and shows that our approach is manageable in arbitrary dimension. Our work establishes the foundations for a complete classification of second-order superintegrable systems in arbitrary dimension, derived from the geometry of the classification space, with many potential applications to related structures such as quadratic symmetry algebras and special functions.

43 pages, 2 figures, 2 tables. Improved version, expressing the structure tensor using the Moore-Penrose inverse. Comments are welcome

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