We consider three dimensional superintegrable systems in a magnetic field. We study the class of such systems which separate in Cartesian coordinates in the limit when the magnetic field vanishes, i.e. possess two second order integrals of motion of the ‘Cartesian type’. For such systems we look for additional integrals up to second order in momenta which make these systems minimally or maximally superintegrable and construct their polynomial algebras of integrals and their trajectories. We observe that the structure of the leading order terms of the Cartesian type integrals should be considered in a more general form than for the case without magnetic field.
We consider a charged particle moving in a static electromagnetic field described by the vector potential A( x) and the electrostatic potential V ( x). We study the conditions on the structure of the integrals of motion of the first and second order in momenta, in particular how they are influenced by the gauge invariance of the problem. Next, we concentrate on the three possibilities for integrability arising from the first order integrals corresponding to three nonequivalent subalgebras of the Euclidean algebra, namely (P 1 , P 2 ), (L 3 , P 3 ) and (L 1 , L 2 , L 3 ). For these cases we look for additional independent integrals of first or second order in the momenta. These would make the system superintegrable (minimally or maximally). We study their quantum spectra and classical equations of motion. In some cases nonpolynomial integrals of motion occur and ensure maximal superintegrability.
We show that four classes of second order spherical type integrable classical systems in a magnetic field exist in the Euclidean space , and construct the Hamiltonian and two second order integrals of motion in involution for each of them. For one of the classes the Hamiltonian depends on four arbitrary functions of one variable. This class contains the magnetic monopole as a special case. Two further classes have Hamiltonians depending on one arbitrary function of one variable and four or six constants, respectively. The magnetic field in these cases is radial. The remaining system corresponds to a constant magnetic field and the Hamiltonian depends on two constants. Questions of superintegrability—i.e. the existence of further integrals—are discussed.
We construct an additional independent integral of motion for a class of three dimensional minimally superintegrable systems with constant magnetic field. This class was introduced in [J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 50 (2017), 245202, 24 pages] and it is known to possess periodic closed orbits. In the present paper we demonstrate that it is maximally superintegrable. Depending on the values of the parameters of the system, the newly found integral can be of arbitrarily high polynomial order in momenta.
We consider superintegrability in classical mechanics in the presence of magnetic fields. We focus on three-dimensional systems which are separable in Cartesian coordinates. We construct all possible minimally and maximally superintegrable systems in this class with additional integrals quadratic in the momenta. Together with the results of our previous paper [J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 50 (2017) 245202], where one of the additional integrals was by assumption linear, we conclude the classification of three-dimensional quadratically minimally and maximally superintegrable systems separable in Cartesian coordinates. We also describe two particular methods for constructing superintegrable systems with higher order integrals.
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