Quantum Mechanics of the Extended Snyder Model

Abstract

We investigate a quantum mechanical harmonic oscillator based on the extended Snyder model. This realization of the Snyder model is constructed as a quantum phase space generated by D spatial coordinates and D(D−1)/2 tensorial degrees of freedom, together with their conjugated momenta. The coordinates obey nontrivial commutation relations and generate a noncommutative geometry, which admits nicer properties than the usual realization of the model, in particular giving rise to an associative star product. The spectrum of the harmonic oscillator is studied through the introduction of creation and annihilation operators. Some physical consequences of the introduction of the additional degrees of freedom are discussed.