Representations of the sl (n+ 1, C) Lie algebras are constructed with the help of canonical (boson) realisations of these algebras. For every weight Lambda on the standard Cartan subalgebra of sl (n+ 1, C) the authors obtain a representation rho Lambda (n+ 1)(called the maximal representation) which contains an irreducible subrepresentation with Lambda as the highest weight. It is shown that for a major part of the weights Lambda the representations rho Lambda (n+ 1) themselves are irreducible. The standard construction of the highest-weight representations of semi-simple Lie algebras is based on the so-called elementary representations; comparing with them, the authors maximal representations are given in the explicit form.

Properties of the subset of polygonal paths in the Hilbert space of paths referring to a<i>d</i>-dimensional quantum-mechanical system are examined. The results are used to discuss various types of polygonal-path approximations appearing in the functional-integration theory. The uniform approximation is applied to extend the definition of the Feynman maps from our previous paper and to prove consistency of this extension. Relations of the extended<i>F</i> _<i>i</i> map to the Wiener integral are given.

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We consider scattering of a three-dimensional particle on a finite family of potentials. For some parameter values the scattering wavefunctions exhibit nodal lines in the form of closed loops, which may touch but do not entangle. The corresponding probability current forms vortical singularities around these lines; if the scattered particle is charged, this gives rise to magnetic flux loops in the vicinity of the nodal lines. The conclusions extend to scattering on hard obstacles or smooth potentials.

We discuss properties of the two-dimensional Landau Hamiltonian perturbed by a family of identical <i></i> potentials arranged equidistantly along a closed loop. It is demonstrated that for the loop size exceeding the effective size of the point obstacles and the cyclotronic radius such a system exhibits persistent currents at the bottom of the spectrum. We also show that the effect is sensitive to a small disorder.