Fractional Supersymmetry and Quantum Mechanics

Abstract

We present a set of quantum-mechanical Hamiltonians which can be written as the $F^{\,\rm th}$ power of a conserved charge: $H=Q^F$ with $[H,Q]=0$ and $F=2,3,...\, .$ This new construction, which we call {\it fractional}\/ supersymmetric quantum mechanics, is realized in terms of \pg\ variables satisfying $\t^F=0$. Furthermore, in a pseudo-classical context, we describe {\it fractional}\/ supersymmetry transformations as the $F^{\,\rm th}$ roots of time translations, and provide an action invariant under such transformations.