Noncommutative oscillators from a Hopf algebra twist deformation. A first principles derivation.

Noncommutative oscillators are first-quantized through an abelian Drinfel'd twist deformation of a Hopf algebra and its action on a module. Several important and subtle issues making the quantization possible are solved. The spectrum of the single-particle Hamiltonians is computed. The multiparticle Hamiltonians are fixed, unambiguously, by the Hopf algebra coproduct. The symmetry under particle exchange is guaranteed. In d = 2 dimensions the rotational invariance is preserved, while in d = 3 the so(3) rotational invariance is broken down to an so(2) invariance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]