Noncommutative Field Theory on Yang's Space-Time Algebra, Covariant Moyal Star Product and Matrix Model
arXiv:hep-th/0406166
Abstract
Noncommutative field theory on Yang's quantized space-time algebra (YSTA) is studied. It gives a theoretical framework to reformulate the matrix model as quantum mechanics of branes in a Lorentz-covariant form. The so-called kinetic term ( and potential term ( of branes in the matrix model are described now in terms of Casimir operator of , a subalgebra of the primary algebra which underlies YSTA with two contraction- parameters, and . -dimensional noncommutative space-time and momentum operators and in YSTA show a distinctive spectral structure, that is, space-components and have discrete eigenvalues, and time-components and continuous eigenvalues, consistently with Lorentz-covariance. According to the method of Lorentz-covariant Moyal star product proper to YSTA, the field equation of brane on YSTA is derived in a nontrivial form beyond simple Klein-Gordon equation, which reflects the noncommutative space-time structure of YSTA.
15 pages