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1611.04570
Ryosuke Sato
Kfir Blum, Masazumi Honda, Ryosuke Sato, Masahiro Takimoto and Kohsaku Tobioka
O($N$) Invariance of the Multi-Field Bounce
10 pages, 1 figure: v3: match journal version
null
10.1007/JHEP05(2017)109
null
hep-th hep-ph math-ph math.MP
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
In his 1977 paper on vacuum decay in field theory: The Fate of the False Vacuum, Coleman considered the problem of a single scalar field and assumed that the minimum action tunnelling field configuration, the bounce, is invariant under O(4) rotations in Euclidean space. A proof of the O(4) invariance of the bounce was provided later by Coleman, Glaser, and Martin (CGM), who extended the proof to $N>2$ Euclidean dimensions but, again, restricted non-trivially to a single scalar field. As far as we know a proof of O($N$) invariance of the bounce for the tunnelling problem with multiple scalar fields has not been reported, even though it was assumed in many works since, being of phenomenological interest. We make progress towards closing this gap. Following CGM we define the reduced problem of finding a field configuration minimizing the kinetic energy at fixed potential energy. Given a solution of the reduced problem, the minimum action bounce can always be obtained from it by means of a scale transformation. We show that if a solution of the reduced problem exists, then it and the minimum action bounce derived from it are indeed O($N$) symmetric.
[ { "created": "Mon, 14 Nov 2016 20:47:55 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Fri, 9 Dec 2016 14:59:07 GMT", "version": "v2" }, { "created": "Sat, 8 Jul 2017 13:31:18 GMT", "version": "v3" } ]
2017-07-11
[ [ "Blum", "Kfir", "" ], [ "Honda", "Masazumi", "" ], [ "Sato", "Ryosuke", "" ], [ "Takimoto", "Masahiro", "" ], [ "Tobioka", "Kohsaku", "" ] ]
In his 1977 paper on vacuum decay in field theory: The Fate of the False Vacuum, Coleman considered the problem of a single scalar field and assumed that the minimum action tunnelling field configuration, the bounce, is invariant under O(4) rotations in Euclidean space. A proof of the O(4) invariance of the bounce was provided later by Coleman, Glaser, and Martin (CGM), who extended the proof to $N>2$ Euclidean dimensions but, again, restricted non-trivially to a single scalar field. As far as we know a proof of O($N$) invariance of the bounce for the tunnelling problem with multiple scalar fields has not been reported, even though it was assumed in many works since, being of phenomenological interest. We make progress towards closing this gap. Following CGM we define the reduced problem of finding a field configuration minimizing the kinetic energy at fixed potential energy. Given a solution of the reduced problem, the minimum action bounce can always be obtained from it by means of a scale transformation. We show that if a solution of the reduced problem exists, then it and the minimum action bounce derived from it are indeed O($N$) symmetric.
1211.2815
Blaise Gout\'eraux
Marco M. Caldarelli, Joan Camps, Blaise Gout\'eraux and Kostas Skenderis
AdS/Ricci-flat correspondence and the Gregory-Laflamme instability
v3: Matches published version
Phys. Rev. D 87, 061502(R) (2013)
10.1103/PhysRevD.87.061502
CCTP-2012-25, CPHT-RR076.1112, DCPT-12/45, LPT-ORSAY 12-108, NORDITA-2012-87
hep-th gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We show that for every asymptotically AdS solution compactified on a torus there is a corresponding Ricci-flat solution obtained by replacing the torus by a sphere, performing a Weyl rescaling of the metric and appropriately analytically continuing the dimension of the torus/sphere (as in generalized dimensional reduction). In particular, it maps Minkowski spacetime to AdS on a torus, the holographic stress energy tensor of AdS to the stress energy tensor due to a brane localized in the interior of spacetime and AdS black branes to (asymptotically flat) Schwarzschild black branes. Applying it to the known solutions describing the hydrodynamic regime in AdS/CFT, we derive the hydrodynamic stress-tensor of asymptotically flat black branes to second order, which is constrained by the parent conformal symmetry. We compute the dispersion relation of the Gregory-Laflamme unstable modes through cubic order in the wavenumber, finding remarkable agreement with numerical data. In the case of no transverse sphere, AdS black branes are mapped to Rindler spacetime and the second-order transport coefficients of the fluid dual to Rindler spacetime are recovered.
[ { "created": "Mon, 12 Nov 2012 21:00:07 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:49:36 GMT", "version": "v2" }, { "created": "Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:43:19 GMT", "version": "v3" } ]
2013-03-21
[ [ "Caldarelli", "Marco M.", "" ], [ "Camps", "Joan", "" ], [ "Goutéraux", "Blaise", "" ], [ "Skenderis", "Kostas", "" ] ]
We show that for every asymptotically AdS solution compactified on a torus there is a corresponding Ricci-flat solution obtained by replacing the torus by a sphere, performing a Weyl rescaling of the metric and appropriately analytically continuing the dimension of the torus/sphere (as in generalized dimensional reduction). In particular, it maps Minkowski spacetime to AdS on a torus, the holographic stress energy tensor of AdS to the stress energy tensor due to a brane localized in the interior of spacetime and AdS black branes to (asymptotically flat) Schwarzschild black branes. Applying it to the known solutions describing the hydrodynamic regime in AdS/CFT, we derive the hydrodynamic stress-tensor of asymptotically flat black branes to second order, which is constrained by the parent conformal symmetry. We compute the dispersion relation of the Gregory-Laflamme unstable modes through cubic order in the wavenumber, finding remarkable agreement with numerical data. In the case of no transverse sphere, AdS black branes are mapped to Rindler spacetime and the second-order transport coefficients of the fluid dual to Rindler spacetime are recovered.
hep-th/9511012
null
K. Chadan, R. Kobayashi, A. Martin and J. Stubbe
Generalization of the Calogero-Cohn Bound on the Number of Bound States
1 page. Correctly formatted version (replaces previous version)
null
10.1063/1.531450
CERN-TH/95-152
hep-th
null
It is shown that for the Calogero-Cohn type upper bounds on the number of bound states of a negative spherically symmetric potential $V(r)$, in each angular momentum state, that is, bounds containing only the integral $\int^\infty_0 |V(r)|^{1/2}dr$, the condition $V'(r) \geq 0$ is not necessary, and can be replaced by the less stringent condition $(d/dr)[r^{1-2p}(-V)^{1-p}] \leq 0, 1/2 \leq p < 1$, which allows oscillations in the potential. The constants in the bounds are accordingly modified, depend on $p$ and $\ell$, and tend to the standard value for $p = 1/2$.
[ { "created": "Thu, 2 Nov 1995 15:02:18 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Mon, 13 Nov 1995 09:59:37 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2009-10-28
[ [ "Chadan", "K.", "" ], [ "Kobayashi", "R.", "" ], [ "Martin", "A.", "" ], [ "Stubbe", "J.", "" ] ]
It is shown that for the Calogero-Cohn type upper bounds on the number of bound states of a negative spherically symmetric potential $V(r)$, in each angular momentum state, that is, bounds containing only the integral $\int^\infty_0 |V(r)|^{1/2}dr$, the condition $V'(r) \geq 0$ is not necessary, and can be replaced by the less stringent condition $(d/dr)[r^{1-2p}(-V)^{1-p}] \leq 0, 1/2 \leq p < 1$, which allows oscillations in the potential. The constants in the bounds are accordingly modified, depend on $p$ and $\ell$, and tend to the standard value for $p = 1/2$.
2112.05541
Gabrielle Weber
A. Melikyan, G. Weber
Quantum integrability of a massive anisotropic SU(N) fermionic model
9 pages
null
10.1016/j.physletb.2022.136934
null
hep-th math-ph math.MP nlin.SI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
We consider a general anisotropic massive SU(N) fermionic model, and investigate its quantum integrability. In particular, by regularizing singular operator products, we derive a system of equations resulting in the S-matrix and find some non-trivial solutions. We illustrate our findings on the example of a SU(3) model, and show that the Yang-Baxter equation is satisfied in the massless limit for all coupling constants, while in the massive case the solutions are parameterized in terms of the exceptional solutions to the eight-vertex model.
[ { "created": "Fri, 10 Dec 2021 13:54:49 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2022-02-02
[ [ "Melikyan", "A.", "" ], [ "Weber", "G.", "" ] ]
We consider a general anisotropic massive SU(N) fermionic model, and investigate its quantum integrability. In particular, by regularizing singular operator products, we derive a system of equations resulting in the S-matrix and find some non-trivial solutions. We illustrate our findings on the example of a SU(3) model, and show that the Yang-Baxter equation is satisfied in the massless limit for all coupling constants, while in the massive case the solutions are parameterized in terms of the exceptional solutions to the eight-vertex model.
1603.09298
Daniel Roberts
Daniel A. Roberts, Brian Swingle
Lieb-Robinson and the butterfly effect
5+5 pages, 0 figures. v2: updated references and additional clarifications
Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 091602 (2016)
10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.091602
MIT-CTP/4794
hep-th cond-mat.quant-gas cond-mat.str-el quant-ph
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
As experiments are increasingly able to probe the quantum dynamics of systems with many degrees of freedom, it is interesting to probe fundamental bounds on the dynamics of quantum information. We elaborate on the relationship between one such bound---the Lieb-Robinson bound---and the butterfly effect in strongly-coupled quantum systems. The butterfly effect implies the ballistic growth of local operators in time, which can be quantified with the "butterfly" velocity $v_B$. Similarly, the Lieb-Robinson velocity places a state independent ballistic upper bound on the size of time evolved operators in non-relativistic lattice models. Here, we argue that $v_B$ is a state-dependent effective Lieb-Robinson velocity. We study the butterfly velocity in a wide variety of quantum field theories using holography and compare with free particle computations to understand the role of strong coupling. We find that, depending on the way length and time scale, $v_B$ acquires a temperature dependence and decreases towards the IR. We also comment on experimental prospects and on the relationship between the butterfly velocity and signaling.
[ { "created": "Wed, 30 Mar 2016 18:03:37 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Wed, 25 May 2016 22:04:38 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2016-08-31
[ [ "Roberts", "Daniel A.", "" ], [ "Swingle", "Brian", "" ] ]
As experiments are increasingly able to probe the quantum dynamics of systems with many degrees of freedom, it is interesting to probe fundamental bounds on the dynamics of quantum information. We elaborate on the relationship between one such bound---the Lieb-Robinson bound---and the butterfly effect in strongly-coupled quantum systems. The butterfly effect implies the ballistic growth of local operators in time, which can be quantified with the "butterfly" velocity $v_B$. Similarly, the Lieb-Robinson velocity places a state independent ballistic upper bound on the size of time evolved operators in non-relativistic lattice models. Here, we argue that $v_B$ is a state-dependent effective Lieb-Robinson velocity. We study the butterfly velocity in a wide variety of quantum field theories using holography and compare with free particle computations to understand the role of strong coupling. We find that, depending on the way length and time scale, $v_B$ acquires a temperature dependence and decreases towards the IR. We also comment on experimental prospects and on the relationship between the butterfly velocity and signaling.
1001.4324
Nikodem Poplawski
Nikodem J. Poplawski
Einstein-Cartan gravity excludes extra dimensions
3 pages
null
null
null
hep-th gr-qc hep-ph
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We show that the electron in the Riemann-Cartan spacetime with extra dimensions has a finite size that is much larger than the experimental upper limit on its radius. Thus the Arkani-Hamed-Dimopoulos-Dvali and Randall-Sundrum models of the weak/Planck hierarchy in particle physics are not viable if spin produces torsion according to the Einstein-Cartan theory of gravity.
[ { "created": "Mon, 25 Jan 2010 07:06:38 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2010-01-26
[ [ "Poplawski", "Nikodem J.", "" ] ]
We show that the electron in the Riemann-Cartan spacetime with extra dimensions has a finite size that is much larger than the experimental upper limit on its radius. Thus the Arkani-Hamed-Dimopoulos-Dvali and Randall-Sundrum models of the weak/Planck hierarchy in particle physics are not viable if spin produces torsion according to the Einstein-Cartan theory of gravity.
2404.10695
Claudia Rella
Veronica Fantini and Claudia Rella
Strong-weak symmetry and quantum modularity of resurgent topological strings on local $\mathbb{P}^2$
52 pages, 3 figures
null
null
null
hep-th math-ph math.AG math.MP math.NT
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
Quantizing the mirror curve to a toric Calabi-Yau threefold gives rise to quantum operators whose fermionic spectral traces produce factorially divergent formal power series in the Planck constant and its inverse. These are conjecturally captured by the Nekrasov-Shatashvili and standard topological string free energies, respectively, via the TS/ST correspondence. The resurgent structures of the first fermionic spectral trace of local $\mathbb{P}^2$ in both weak and strong coupling limits were solved exactly by the second author in [1]. Here, we take the perspective of the Stokes constants and their generating functions. We prove that a full-fledged strong-weak resurgent symmetry is at play, exchanging the perturbative/nonperturbative contributions to the holomorphic and anti-holomorphic blocks in the factorization of the spectral trace. This relies on a global net of relations connecting the perturbative series and the discontinuities in the dual regimes, which is built upon the analytic properties of the $L$-functions with coefficients given by the Stokes constants and the $q$-series acting as their generating functions. Then, we show that the latter are holomorphic quantum modular forms for $\Gamma_1(3)$ and are reconstructed by the median resummation of their asymptotic expansions.
[ { "created": "Tue, 16 Apr 2024 16:14:53 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2024-04-17
[ [ "Fantini", "Veronica", "" ], [ "Rella", "Claudia", "" ] ]
Quantizing the mirror curve to a toric Calabi-Yau threefold gives rise to quantum operators whose fermionic spectral traces produce factorially divergent formal power series in the Planck constant and its inverse. These are conjecturally captured by the Nekrasov-Shatashvili and standard topological string free energies, respectively, via the TS/ST correspondence. The resurgent structures of the first fermionic spectral trace of local $\mathbb{P}^2$ in both weak and strong coupling limits were solved exactly by the second author in [1]. Here, we take the perspective of the Stokes constants and their generating functions. We prove that a full-fledged strong-weak resurgent symmetry is at play, exchanging the perturbative/nonperturbative contributions to the holomorphic and anti-holomorphic blocks in the factorization of the spectral trace. This relies on a global net of relations connecting the perturbative series and the discontinuities in the dual regimes, which is built upon the analytic properties of the $L$-functions with coefficients given by the Stokes constants and the $q$-series acting as their generating functions. Then, we show that the latter are holomorphic quantum modular forms for $\Gamma_1(3)$ and are reconstructed by the median resummation of their asymptotic expansions.
0804.4793
Hisayuki Sato
H.Sato and N.Sawado
SU(3) dibaryons in the Einstein-Skyrme model
9 pages, 14 figures
Phys.Lett.B660:72-79,2008
10.1016/j.physletb.2007.10.084
null
hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
SU(3) collective coordinate quantization to the regular solution of the B=2 axially symmetric Einstein-Skyrme system is performed. For the symmetry breaking term, a perturbative treatment as well as the exact diagonalization method called Yabu-Ando approach are used. The effect of the gravity on the mass spectra of the SU(3) dibaryons and the symmetry breaking term is studied in detail. In the strong gravity limit, the symmetry breaking term significantly reduces and exact SU(3) flavor symmetry is recovered.
[ { "created": "Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:19:14 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2008-11-26
[ [ "Sato", "H.", "" ], [ "Sawado", "N.", "" ] ]
SU(3) collective coordinate quantization to the regular solution of the B=2 axially symmetric Einstein-Skyrme system is performed. For the symmetry breaking term, a perturbative treatment as well as the exact diagonalization method called Yabu-Ando approach are used. The effect of the gravity on the mass spectra of the SU(3) dibaryons and the symmetry breaking term is studied in detail. In the strong gravity limit, the symmetry breaking term significantly reduces and exact SU(3) flavor symmetry is recovered.
2311.03462
Spencer Tamagni
Spencer Tamagni
Stable Envelopes, Vortex Moduli Spaces, and Verma Modules
41 pages, 1 figure
null
null
null
hep-th math.AG math.RT
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
We explicitly construct K-theoretic and elliptic stable envelopes for certain moduli spaces of vortices, and apply this to enumerative geometry of rational curves in these varieties. In particular, we identify the quantum difference equations in equivariant variables with quantum Knizhnik-Zamolodchikov equations, and give their monodromy in terms of geometric elliptic R-matrices. A novel geometric feature in these constructions is that the varieties under study are not holomorphic symplectic, yet nonetheless have representation-theoretic significance. In physics, they originate from 3d supersymmetric gauge theories with $\mathcal{N} = 2$ rather than $\mathcal{N} = 4$ supersymmetry. We discuss an application of the results to the ramified version of the quantum q-Langlands correspondence of Aganagic, Frenkel, and Okounkov.
[ { "created": "Mon, 6 Nov 2023 19:02:51 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2023-11-08
[ [ "Tamagni", "Spencer", "" ] ]
We explicitly construct K-theoretic and elliptic stable envelopes for certain moduli spaces of vortices, and apply this to enumerative geometry of rational curves in these varieties. In particular, we identify the quantum difference equations in equivariant variables with quantum Knizhnik-Zamolodchikov equations, and give their monodromy in terms of geometric elliptic R-matrices. A novel geometric feature in these constructions is that the varieties under study are not holomorphic symplectic, yet nonetheless have representation-theoretic significance. In physics, they originate from 3d supersymmetric gauge theories with $\mathcal{N} = 2$ rather than $\mathcal{N} = 4$ supersymmetry. We discuss an application of the results to the ramified version of the quantum q-Langlands correspondence of Aganagic, Frenkel, and Okounkov.
hep-th/9604106
Lawrence Horwitz
L. Burakovsky, L.P. Horwitz
Mass - Proper Time Uncertainty Relation in a Manifestly Covariant Relativistic Statistical Mechanics
Latex, 13 pages
Found.Phys.Lett. 10 (1997) 503-516
null
LA-UR-96-1337; IASSNS-96/34
hep-th
null
We prove the uncertainty relation $T_{\triangle V}\triangle m\stackrel{>}{\sim }2\pi \hbar /c^2,$ which is realized on a statistical mechanical level for an ensemble of events in $(1+D)$-dimensional spacetime with motion parametrized by an invariant ``proper time'' $\tau ,$ where $T_{\triangle V}$ is the average passage interval in $\tau $ for the events which pass through a small (typical) $(1+D)$-volume $\triangle V,$ and $\triangle m$ is the dispersion of mass around its on-shell value in such an ensemble. We show that a linear mass spectrum is a completely general property of a $(1+D)$-dimensional off-shell theory.
[ { "created": "Thu, 18 Apr 1996 19:06:38 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2007-05-23
[ [ "Burakovsky", "L.", "" ], [ "Horwitz", "L. P.", "" ] ]
We prove the uncertainty relation $T_{\triangle V}\triangle m\stackrel{>}{\sim }2\pi \hbar /c^2,$ which is realized on a statistical mechanical level for an ensemble of events in $(1+D)$-dimensional spacetime with motion parametrized by an invariant ``proper time'' $\tau ,$ where $T_{\triangle V}$ is the average passage interval in $\tau $ for the events which pass through a small (typical) $(1+D)$-volume $\triangle V,$ and $\triangle m$ is the dispersion of mass around its on-shell value in such an ensemble. We show that a linear mass spectrum is a completely general property of a $(1+D)$-dimensional off-shell theory.
2311.01277
Marcin Pi\k{a}tek dr.
Neda Abbasi Taklimi, Franco Ferrari, Marcin R. Piatek
Self-dual solutions of a field theory model of two linked rings
27 pages, 4 figures. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1605.03920 by other authors
null
null
null
hep-th
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
In this work the connection established in [7, 8] between a model of two linked polymers rings with fixed Gaussian linking number forming a 4-plat and the statistical mechanics of non-relativistic anyon particles is explored. The excluded volume interactions have been switched off and only the interactions of entropic origin arising from the topological constraints are considered. An interpretation from the polymer point of view of the field equations that minimize the energy of the model in the limit in which one of the spatial dimensions of the 4-plat becomes very large is provided. It is shown that the self-dual contributions are responsible for the long-range interactions that are necessary for preserving the global topological properties of the system during the thermal fluctuations. The non self-dual part is also related to the topological constraints, and takes into account the local interactions acting on the monomers in order to prevent the breaking of the polymer lines. It turns out that the energy landscape of the two linked rings is quite complex. Assuming as a rough approximation that the monomer densities of half of the 4-plat are constant, at least two points of energy minimum are found. Classes of non-trivial self-dual solutions of the self-dual field equations are derived. ... .
[ { "created": "Thu, 2 Nov 2023 14:46:37 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Sun, 5 Nov 2023 09:54:09 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2023-11-07
[ [ "Taklimi", "Neda Abbasi", "" ], [ "Ferrari", "Franco", "" ], [ "Piatek", "Marcin R.", "" ] ]
In this work the connection established in [7, 8] between a model of two linked polymers rings with fixed Gaussian linking number forming a 4-plat and the statistical mechanics of non-relativistic anyon particles is explored. The excluded volume interactions have been switched off and only the interactions of entropic origin arising from the topological constraints are considered. An interpretation from the polymer point of view of the field equations that minimize the energy of the model in the limit in which one of the spatial dimensions of the 4-plat becomes very large is provided. It is shown that the self-dual contributions are responsible for the long-range interactions that are necessary for preserving the global topological properties of the system during the thermal fluctuations. The non self-dual part is also related to the topological constraints, and takes into account the local interactions acting on the monomers in order to prevent the breaking of the polymer lines. It turns out that the energy landscape of the two linked rings is quite complex. Assuming as a rough approximation that the monomer densities of half of the 4-plat are constant, at least two points of energy minimum are found. Classes of non-trivial self-dual solutions of the self-dual field equations are derived. ... .
2208.02273
M\'at\'e Lencs\'es
M. Lencs\'es, G. Mussardo, G. Tak\'acs
Variations on vacuum decay: the scaling Ising and tricritical Ising field theories
17 pages, 16 figures, 3 tables
null
10.1103/PhysRevD.106.105003
null
hep-th cond-mat.stat-mech
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We study the decay of the false vacuum in the scaling Ising and tricritical Ising field theories using the Truncated Conformal Space Approach and compare the numerical results to theoretical predictions in the thin wall limit. In the Ising case, the results are consistent with previous studies on the quantum spin chain and the $\varphi^4$ quantum field theory; in particular we confirm that while the theoretical predictions get the dependence of the bubble nucleation rate on the latent heat right, they are off by a model dependent overall coefficient. The tricritical Ising model allows us on the other hand to examine more exotic vacuum degeneracy structures, such as three vacua or two asymmetric vacua, which leads us to study several novel scenarios of false vacuum decay by lifting the vacuum degeneracy using different perturbations.
[ { "created": "Wed, 3 Aug 2022 18:00:17 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2022-11-23
[ [ "Lencsés", "M.", "" ], [ "Mussardo", "G.", "" ], [ "Takács", "G.", "" ] ]
We study the decay of the false vacuum in the scaling Ising and tricritical Ising field theories using the Truncated Conformal Space Approach and compare the numerical results to theoretical predictions in the thin wall limit. In the Ising case, the results are consistent with previous studies on the quantum spin chain and the $\varphi^4$ quantum field theory; in particular we confirm that while the theoretical predictions get the dependence of the bubble nucleation rate on the latent heat right, they are off by a model dependent overall coefficient. The tricritical Ising model allows us on the other hand to examine more exotic vacuum degeneracy structures, such as three vacua or two asymmetric vacua, which leads us to study several novel scenarios of false vacuum decay by lifting the vacuum degeneracy using different perturbations.
2204.01829
Hynek Paul
J. M. Drummond, H. Paul
Two-loop supergravity on AdS$_5\times$S$^5$ from CFT
51 pages, 1 ancillary file; v2: minor modifications, added reference; v3: extended discussion, published version
JHEP 08 (2022) 275
10.1007/JHEP08(2022)275
null
hep-th
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
We describe a construction of the two-loop amplitude of four graviton supermultiplets in AdS$_5\times$S$^5$. We start from an ansatz for a preamplitude from which we generate the full amplitude under the action of a specific Casimir operator. The ansatz captures a recent ansatz of Huang and Yuan and we confirm their result through similar constraints. The form of the result suggests that all ambiguities are captured by the preamplitude which determines the result up to tree-level ambiguities only. We identify a class of four-dimensional `zigzag' integrals which are perfectly adapted to describing the leading logarithmic discontinuity to all orders. We also observe that a bonus crossing symmetry of the preamplitude follows from the transformation properties of the Casimir operator. Combined with the zigzag integrals this allows us to construct a crossing symmetric function with the correct leading logarithmic discontinuities in all channels. From the two-loop result we extract an explicit expression for the two-loop correction to the anomalous dimensions of twist-four operators of generic spin which includes dependence on (alternating) nested harmonic sums up to weight three. We also revisit the prescription of the bulk-point limit of AdS amplitudes and show how it recovers the full flat-space amplitude, not just its discontinuity. With this extended notion of the bulk-point limit we reproduce the scale-dependent logarithmic threshold terms of type IIB string theory in flat-space.
[ { "created": "Mon, 4 Apr 2022 20:29:41 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Wed, 11 May 2022 15:50:08 GMT", "version": "v2" }, { "created": "Mon, 29 Aug 2022 08:40:35 GMT", "version": "v3" } ]
2022-08-30
[ [ "Drummond", "J. M.", "" ], [ "Paul", "H.", "" ] ]
We describe a construction of the two-loop amplitude of four graviton supermultiplets in AdS$_5\times$S$^5$. We start from an ansatz for a preamplitude from which we generate the full amplitude under the action of a specific Casimir operator. The ansatz captures a recent ansatz of Huang and Yuan and we confirm their result through similar constraints. The form of the result suggests that all ambiguities are captured by the preamplitude which determines the result up to tree-level ambiguities only. We identify a class of four-dimensional `zigzag' integrals which are perfectly adapted to describing the leading logarithmic discontinuity to all orders. We also observe that a bonus crossing symmetry of the preamplitude follows from the transformation properties of the Casimir operator. Combined with the zigzag integrals this allows us to construct a crossing symmetric function with the correct leading logarithmic discontinuities in all channels. From the two-loop result we extract an explicit expression for the two-loop correction to the anomalous dimensions of twist-four operators of generic spin which includes dependence on (alternating) nested harmonic sums up to weight three. We also revisit the prescription of the bulk-point limit of AdS amplitudes and show how it recovers the full flat-space amplitude, not just its discontinuity. With this extended notion of the bulk-point limit we reproduce the scale-dependent logarithmic threshold terms of type IIB string theory in flat-space.
hep-th/9305010
Blau Matthias
M. Blau and G. Thompson
Derivation of the Verlinde Formula from Chern-Simons Theory and the G/G model
47 pages (in A4 format), LaTex file, (original was truncated by the mailer - apologies, m.b.), IC/93/83
Nucl.Phys. B408 (1993) 345-390
10.1016/0550-3213(93)90538-Z
null
hep-th
null
We give a derivation of the Verlinde formula for the $G_{k}$ WZW model from Chern-Simons theory, without taking recourse to CFT, by calculating explicitly the partition function $Z_{\Sigma\times S^{1}}$ of $\Sigma\times S^{1}$ with an arbitrary number of labelled punctures. By a suitable gauge choice, $Z_{\Sigma\times S^{1}}$ is reduced to the partition function of an Abelian topological field theory on $\Sigma$ (a deformation of non-Abelian BF and Yang-Mills theory) whose evaluation is straightforward. This relates the Verlinde formula to the Ray-Singer torsion of $\Sigma\times S^{1}$. We derive the $G_{k}/G_{k}$ model from Chern-Simons theory, proving their equivalence, and give an alternative derivation of the Verlinde formula by calculating the $G_{k}/G_{k}$ path integral via a functional version of the Weyl integral formula. From this point of view the Verlinde formula arises from the corresponding Jacobian, the Weyl determinant. Also, a novel derivation of the shift $k\ra k+h$ is given, based on the index of the twisted Dolbeault complex.
[ { "created": "Tue, 4 May 1993 13:39:34 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Wed, 5 May 1993 08:52:21 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2009-10-22
[ [ "Blau", "M.", "" ], [ "Thompson", "G.", "" ] ]
We give a derivation of the Verlinde formula for the $G_{k}$ WZW model from Chern-Simons theory, without taking recourse to CFT, by calculating explicitly the partition function $Z_{\Sigma\times S^{1}}$ of $\Sigma\times S^{1}$ with an arbitrary number of labelled punctures. By a suitable gauge choice, $Z_{\Sigma\times S^{1}}$ is reduced to the partition function of an Abelian topological field theory on $\Sigma$ (a deformation of non-Abelian BF and Yang-Mills theory) whose evaluation is straightforward. This relates the Verlinde formula to the Ray-Singer torsion of $\Sigma\times S^{1}$. We derive the $G_{k}/G_{k}$ model from Chern-Simons theory, proving their equivalence, and give an alternative derivation of the Verlinde formula by calculating the $G_{k}/G_{k}$ path integral via a functional version of the Weyl integral formula. From this point of view the Verlinde formula arises from the corresponding Jacobian, the Weyl determinant. Also, a novel derivation of the shift $k\ra k+h$ is given, based on the index of the twisted Dolbeault complex.
1703.04714
Humberto Gomez
Humberto Gomez
Quadratic Feynman Loop Integrands From Massless Scattering Equations
26 pages, typos fixed and references added
Phys. Rev. D 95, 106006 (2017)
10.1103/PhysRevD.95.106006
null
hep-th math-ph math.MP
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
Recently the Cachazo-He-Yuan (CHY) approach has been extended to loop level, but the resulting loop integrand has propagators that are linear in the loop momentum unlike Feynman's. In this note we present a new technique that directly produces quadratic propagators identical to Feynman's from the CHY approach. This paper focuses on $\Phi^3$ theory but extensions to others theories are briefly discussed. In addition, our proposal has an interesting geometric meaning, we can interpret this new formula as a unitary cut on a higher genus Riemann surface.
[ { "created": "Tue, 14 Mar 2017 20:44:56 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Wed, 17 May 2017 21:10:08 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2017-05-24
[ [ "Gomez", "Humberto", "" ] ]
Recently the Cachazo-He-Yuan (CHY) approach has been extended to loop level, but the resulting loop integrand has propagators that are linear in the loop momentum unlike Feynman's. In this note we present a new technique that directly produces quadratic propagators identical to Feynman's from the CHY approach. This paper focuses on $\Phi^3$ theory but extensions to others theories are briefly discussed. In addition, our proposal has an interesting geometric meaning, we can interpret this new formula as a unitary cut on a higher genus Riemann surface.
1301.0208
Changhyun Ahn
Changhyun Ahn and Jinsub Paeng
The OPEs of Spin-4 Casimir Currents in the Holographic SO(N) Coset Minimal Models
22 pages; the footnote 8 added
null
10.1088/0264-9381/30/17/175004
null
hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We compute the operator product expansion (OPE) between the spin-4 current and itself in the WD_4 coset minimal model with SO(8) current algebra. The right hand side of this OPE contains the spin-6 Casimir current which is also a generator of WD_4 coset minimal model. Based on this N=8 result, we generalize the above OPE for the general N(in the WD_{N/2} coset minimal model) by using two N-generalized coupling constants initiated by Hornfeck sometime ago: the simplest OPE for the lowest higher spin currents. We also analyze the similar OPE in the WB_3(and WB_{(N-1)/2}) coset minimal model with SO(7) current algebra. The large N 't Hooft limits are discussed. Our results in two dimensional conformal field theory provide the asymptotic symmetry, at the quantum level, of the higher spin AdS_3 gravity found by Chen et al.
[ { "created": "Wed, 2 Jan 2013 11:02:04 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Mon, 4 Mar 2013 12:19:39 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2015-06-12
[ [ "Ahn", "Changhyun", "" ], [ "Paeng", "Jinsub", "" ] ]
We compute the operator product expansion (OPE) between the spin-4 current and itself in the WD_4 coset minimal model with SO(8) current algebra. The right hand side of this OPE contains the spin-6 Casimir current which is also a generator of WD_4 coset minimal model. Based on this N=8 result, we generalize the above OPE for the general N(in the WD_{N/2} coset minimal model) by using two N-generalized coupling constants initiated by Hornfeck sometime ago: the simplest OPE for the lowest higher spin currents. We also analyze the similar OPE in the WB_3(and WB_{(N-1)/2}) coset minimal model with SO(7) current algebra. The large N 't Hooft limits are discussed. Our results in two dimensional conformal field theory provide the asymptotic symmetry, at the quantum level, of the higher spin AdS_3 gravity found by Chen et al.
hep-th/9812015
Philippe Pouliot
Philippe Pouliot
Molien Function for Duality
6 pages, clarifications to sections 3,4 and a reference added, thanks to O. Aharony, C. Cummins and A. Schwimmer
JHEP 9901:021,1999
10.1088/1126-6708/1999/01/021
null
hep-th
null
The Molien function counts the number of independent group invariants of a representation. For chiral superfields, it is invariant under duality by construction. We illustrate how it calculates the spectrum of supersymmetric gauge theories.
[ { "created": "Wed, 2 Dec 1998 04:54:57 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Thu, 21 Jan 1999 18:19:17 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2010-02-03
[ [ "Pouliot", "Philippe", "" ] ]
The Molien function counts the number of independent group invariants of a representation. For chiral superfields, it is invariant under duality by construction. We illustrate how it calculates the spectrum of supersymmetric gauge theories.
2304.10239
Alexander S\"oderberg Rousu
Alexander S\"oderberg Rousu
Fusion of conformal defects in interacting theories
31 pages, 8 figures
null
null
UUITP-09/23
hep-th cond-mat.stat-mech
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We study fusion of two scalar Wilson defects. We propose that fusion holds at a quantum level by showing that bare one-point functions stay invariant. This is an expected result as the path integral stays invariant under fusion of the two defects. The difference instead lies in renormalization of local quantities on the defects. Those on the fused defect takes into account UV divergences in the fusion limit when the two defects approach eachother, in addition to UV divergences in the coincident limit of defect-local fields and in the near defect limits of bulk-local fields. At the fixed point of the corresponding RG flow the two conformal defects have fused into a single conformal defect.
[ { "created": "Thu, 20 Apr 2023 11:57:47 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2023-04-21
[ [ "Rousu", "Alexander Söderberg", "" ] ]
We study fusion of two scalar Wilson defects. We propose that fusion holds at a quantum level by showing that bare one-point functions stay invariant. This is an expected result as the path integral stays invariant under fusion of the two defects. The difference instead lies in renormalization of local quantities on the defects. Those on the fused defect takes into account UV divergences in the fusion limit when the two defects approach eachother, in addition to UV divergences in the coincident limit of defect-local fields and in the near defect limits of bulk-local fields. At the fixed point of the corresponding RG flow the two conformal defects have fused into a single conformal defect.
hep-th/9812024
Ori Ganor
Ori J. Ganor
U-duality Twists and Possible Phase Transitions in 2+1D Supergravity
40pp TeX, a typo corrected and references added
Nucl.Phys.B549:145-180,1999
10.1016/S0550-3213(99)00108-X
PUPT-1792
hep-th
null
We study 2+1D toroidal compactifications of M-theory with twists in the U-duality group. These compactifications realize many symmetric-manifolds from the classification of 2+1D extended supergravity moduli-spaces. We then focus on the moduli-space $SU(2,1)/U(2)$ obtained by dimensional reduction of pure N=2 supergravity in 3+1D. This space is realized with an explicit example. Assuming that there are no quantum corrections, we conjecture that the classical discrete duality group has to be augmented with an extra strong/weak coupling duality. This implies the existence of new phases of the theory in which the original 8 compactification radii are all fixed at the Planck scale.
[ { "created": "Wed, 2 Dec 1998 17:05:45 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Mon, 14 Dec 1998 15:13:13 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2010-11-19
[ [ "Ganor", "Ori J.", "" ] ]
We study 2+1D toroidal compactifications of M-theory with twists in the U-duality group. These compactifications realize many symmetric-manifolds from the classification of 2+1D extended supergravity moduli-spaces. We then focus on the moduli-space $SU(2,1)/U(2)$ obtained by dimensional reduction of pure N=2 supergravity in 3+1D. This space is realized with an explicit example. Assuming that there are no quantum corrections, we conjecture that the classical discrete duality group has to be augmented with an extra strong/weak coupling duality. This implies the existence of new phases of the theory in which the original 8 compactification radii are all fixed at the Planck scale.
hep-th/0410005
Laura Andrianopoli
L. Andrianopoli, S. Ferrara, M.A. Lledo'
Generalized dimensional reduction of supergravity with eight supercharges
Contribution to the proceedings of ``NathFest'' at PASCOS conference, Northeastern University, Boston, Ma, August 2004
null
10.1142/9789812701756_0092
null
hep-th
null
We describe some recent investigation about the structure of generic D=4,5 theories obtained by generalized dimensional reduction of D=5,6 theories with eight supercharges. We relate the Scherk-Schwarz reduction to a special class of N=2 no-scale gauged supergravities.
[ { "created": "Fri, 1 Oct 2004 08:23:05 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2017-08-23
[ [ "Andrianopoli", "L.", "" ], [ "Ferrara", "S.", "" ], [ "Lledo'", "M. A.", "" ] ]
We describe some recent investigation about the structure of generic D=4,5 theories obtained by generalized dimensional reduction of D=5,6 theories with eight supercharges. We relate the Scherk-Schwarz reduction to a special class of N=2 no-scale gauged supergravities.
hep-th/9804133
Helmuth Hueffel
Helmuth Huffel and Gerald Kelnhofer
Generalized Stochastic Quantization of Yang-Mills Theory
19 pages, Latex
Annals Phys. 270 (1998) 231-245
10.1006/aphy.1998.5851
University of Vienna preprint UWThPh-1998-4
hep-th
null
We perform the stochastic quantization of Yang-Mills theory in configuration space and derive the Faddeev-Popov path integral density. Based on a generalization of the stochastic gauge fixing scheme and its geometrical interpretation this result is obtained as the exact equilibrium solution of the associated Fokker--Planck equation. Included in our discussion is the precise range of validity of our approach.
[ { "created": "Mon, 20 Apr 1998 17:03:06 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2009-10-31
[ [ "Huffel", "Helmuth", "" ], [ "Kelnhofer", "Gerald", "" ] ]
We perform the stochastic quantization of Yang-Mills theory in configuration space and derive the Faddeev-Popov path integral density. Based on a generalization of the stochastic gauge fixing scheme and its geometrical interpretation this result is obtained as the exact equilibrium solution of the associated Fokker--Planck equation. Included in our discussion is the precise range of validity of our approach.
2204.00569
Arne Lykke Larsen
Arne Lykke Larsen
Considering the two Spin and the two Angular Momenta String Solutions in $AdS_5 \times S^5$
26 pages, text overlap with itself
null
null
null
hep-th gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
In this paper, we consider two almost opposite sectors of actual string configuration ans\"atze in $AdS_5\times S^5$, which anyway have almost the same features: The two spin solution, which has constant angles in $S^5$ and the two angular momenta solution, which has constant "angels" in $AdS_5$, however for the two angular momenta solution, we have to take the time coordinate from $AdS_5$, thus there is a little asymmetry between the two string configurations in $AdS_5\times S^5$. Without being autistic, there is around $69$ equations between the similar equations in the two sectors, compare equations (34) and (104) and also compare equations (64) and (134). Again, without being autistic, the text after the equations in the two sectors, is almost precisely the same. In our notation, the difference between the two sectors is as follows; $\rho\leftrightarrow \theta$, $\phi \leftrightarrow \psi$, $\sinh\rho \leftrightarrow \sin\theta$, $y_i\leftrightarrow x_i$, $y \leftrightarrow x$ etc. The string configurations of this paper, are both solvable by the Neumann System. However, our setup in this paper is generally for the Neumann-Rosochatius System, which is also solvable, since we intend to generalize our results from the Neumann System to the Neumann-Rosochatius System and to several types of deformed Neumann-Rosochatius Systems. In the second part of this paper, which is independent of any string configurations in $AdS_5\times S^5$ and concerns String Cosmology in $D=10$ dimensions. I will seriously argue that there was no Big Bang; I truly believe that the Universe has been there forever, see True Conclusions, Section 10.
[ { "created": "Fri, 1 Apr 2022 16:54:40 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Tue, 19 Apr 2022 15:26:35 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2022-04-27
[ [ "Larsen", "Arne Lykke", "" ] ]
In this paper, we consider two almost opposite sectors of actual string configuration ans\"atze in $AdS_5\times S^5$, which anyway have almost the same features: The two spin solution, which has constant angles in $S^5$ and the two angular momenta solution, which has constant "angels" in $AdS_5$, however for the two angular momenta solution, we have to take the time coordinate from $AdS_5$, thus there is a little asymmetry between the two string configurations in $AdS_5\times S^5$. Without being autistic, there is around $69$ equations between the similar equations in the two sectors, compare equations (34) and (104) and also compare equations (64) and (134). Again, without being autistic, the text after the equations in the two sectors, is almost precisely the same. In our notation, the difference between the two sectors is as follows; $\rho\leftrightarrow \theta$, $\phi \leftrightarrow \psi$, $\sinh\rho \leftrightarrow \sin\theta$, $y_i\leftrightarrow x_i$, $y \leftrightarrow x$ etc. The string configurations of this paper, are both solvable by the Neumann System. However, our setup in this paper is generally for the Neumann-Rosochatius System, which is also solvable, since we intend to generalize our results from the Neumann System to the Neumann-Rosochatius System and to several types of deformed Neumann-Rosochatius Systems. In the second part of this paper, which is independent of any string configurations in $AdS_5\times S^5$ and concerns String Cosmology in $D=10$ dimensions. I will seriously argue that there was no Big Bang; I truly believe that the Universe has been there forever, see True Conclusions, Section 10.
hep-th/9901064
Ulrich Theis
Friedemann Brandt, Ulrich Theis
Supersymmetrization of generalized Freedman-Townsend models
4 pages. Talk given at the 32nd International Ahrenshoop Symposium on the Theory of Elementary Particles in Buckow, Germany, Sep 1-5, 1998. To appear in the Proceedings
Fortsch.Phys.48:41-44,2000
10.1002/(SICI)1521-3978(20001)48:1/3<41::AID-PROP41>3.0.CO;2-Z
ITP-UH-01/99
hep-th
null
We review briefly generalized Freedman-Townsend models found recently by Henneaux and Knaepen, and provide supersymmetric versions of such models in four dimensions which couple 2-form gauge potentials and ordinary gauge fields in a gauge invariant and supersymmetric manner. The latter models have the unusual feature that, in a WZ gauge, the supersymmetry transformations do not commute with all the gauge transformations.
[ { "created": "Fri, 15 Jan 1999 16:45:53 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2017-04-26
[ [ "Brandt", "Friedemann", "" ], [ "Theis", "Ulrich", "" ] ]
We review briefly generalized Freedman-Townsend models found recently by Henneaux and Knaepen, and provide supersymmetric versions of such models in four dimensions which couple 2-form gauge potentials and ordinary gauge fields in a gauge invariant and supersymmetric manner. The latter models have the unusual feature that, in a WZ gauge, the supersymmetry transformations do not commute with all the gauge transformations.
hep-th/0503009
Swarnendu Sarkar
S. Sarkar, B. Sathiapalan
Aspects of Open-Closed Duality in a Background B-Field
33 pages, 4 figures, v2:references added, v3: minor changes, typos corrected, references added
JHEP0505:062,2005
10.1088/1126-6708/2005/05/062
IMSC/2005/03/01
hep-th
null
We study closed string exchanges in background $B$-field. By analysing the two point one loop amplitude in bosonic string theory, we show that tree-level exchange of lowest lying, tachyonic and massless closed string modes, have IR singularities similar to those of the nonplanar sector in noncommutative gauge theories. We further isolate the contributions from each of the massless modes. We interpret these results as the manifestation of open/closed string duality, where the IR behaviour of the boundary noncommutative gauge theory is reconstructed from the bulk theory of closed strings.
[ { "created": "Tue, 1 Mar 2005 11:18:50 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Mon, 21 Mar 2005 08:44:41 GMT", "version": "v2" }, { "created": "Mon, 20 Jun 2005 16:39:13 GMT", "version": "v3" }, { "created": "Mon, 31 Oct 2005 11:16:15 GMT", "version": "v4" } ]
2009-11-11
[ [ "Sarkar", "S.", "" ], [ "Sathiapalan", "B.", "" ] ]
We study closed string exchanges in background $B$-field. By analysing the two point one loop amplitude in bosonic string theory, we show that tree-level exchange of lowest lying, tachyonic and massless closed string modes, have IR singularities similar to those of the nonplanar sector in noncommutative gauge theories. We further isolate the contributions from each of the massless modes. We interpret these results as the manifestation of open/closed string duality, where the IR behaviour of the boundary noncommutative gauge theory is reconstructed from the bulk theory of closed strings.
1812.08611
Thomas Strobl
Alexei Kotov and Thomas Strobl
The Embedding Tensor, Leibniz-Loday Algebras, and Their Higher Gauge Theories
26 pages, 1 figure, addition of references and a new subsection entitled "The gauge field sector of gauged maximal supergravity in d = 4". Version accepted for publication in Comm. Math. Phys
null
10.1007/s00220-019-03569-3
null
hep-th math-ph math.MP
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We show that the data needed for the method of the embedding tensor employed in gauging supergravity theories are precisely those of a Leibniz algebra (with one of its induced quotient Lie algebras embedded into a rigid symmetry Lie algebra that provides an additional "represtentation constraint"). Every Leibniz algebra gives rise to a Lie n-algebra in a canonical way (for every $n\in\mathbb{N}\cup \{ \infty \}$). It is the gauging of this $L_\infty$-algebra that explains the tensor hierarchy of the bosonic sector of gauged supergravity theories. The tower of p-from gauge fields corresponds to Lyndon words of the universal enveloping algebra of the free Lie algebra of an odd vector space in this construction. Truncation to some $n$ yields the reduced field content needed in a concrete spacetime dimension.
[ { "created": "Thu, 20 Dec 2018 14:43:56 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Fri, 21 Dec 2018 01:24:56 GMT", "version": "v2" }, { "created": "Tue, 30 Jul 2019 16:43:52 GMT", "version": "v3" } ]
2019-10-02
[ [ "Kotov", "Alexei", "" ], [ "Strobl", "Thomas", "" ] ]
We show that the data needed for the method of the embedding tensor employed in gauging supergravity theories are precisely those of a Leibniz algebra (with one of its induced quotient Lie algebras embedded into a rigid symmetry Lie algebra that provides an additional "represtentation constraint"). Every Leibniz algebra gives rise to a Lie n-algebra in a canonical way (for every $n\in\mathbb{N}\cup \{ \infty \}$). It is the gauging of this $L_\infty$-algebra that explains the tensor hierarchy of the bosonic sector of gauged supergravity theories. The tower of p-from gauge fields corresponds to Lyndon words of the universal enveloping algebra of the free Lie algebra of an odd vector space in this construction. Truncation to some $n$ yields the reduced field content needed in a concrete spacetime dimension.
1805.04226
Sotaro Sugishita
Koji Hashimoto, Norihiro Iizuka, Sotaro Sugishita
Thoughts on Holographic Complexity and its Basis-dependence
7 pages
Phys. Rev. D 98, 046002 (2018)
10.1103/PhysRevD.98.046002
OU-HET-970
hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
In this paper, we argue that holographic complexity should be a basis-dependent quantity. Computational complexity of a state is defined as a minimum number of gates required to obtain that state from the reference state. Due to this minimality, it satisfies the triangle inequality, and can be regarded as a (discrete version of) distance in the Hilbert space. However, we show a no-go theorem that any basis-independent distance cannot reproduce the behavior of the holographic complexity. Therefore, if holographic complexity is dual to a distance in the Hilbert space, it should be basis-dependent, i.e., it is not invariant under a change of the basis of the Hilbert space.
[ { "created": "Fri, 11 May 2018 02:18:00 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2018-08-15
[ [ "Hashimoto", "Koji", "" ], [ "Iizuka", "Norihiro", "" ], [ "Sugishita", "Sotaro", "" ] ]
In this paper, we argue that holographic complexity should be a basis-dependent quantity. Computational complexity of a state is defined as a minimum number of gates required to obtain that state from the reference state. Due to this minimality, it satisfies the triangle inequality, and can be regarded as a (discrete version of) distance in the Hilbert space. However, we show a no-go theorem that any basis-independent distance cannot reproduce the behavior of the holographic complexity. Therefore, if holographic complexity is dual to a distance in the Hilbert space, it should be basis-dependent, i.e., it is not invariant under a change of the basis of the Hilbert space.
0712.1254
Dimitri Skliros P
Dimitri Skliros and Mark Hindmarsh
Large Radius Hagedorn Regime in String Gas Cosmology
12 pages, 4 figures, more details presented in string thermodynamics section, to be published in Physical Review D
Phys.Rev.D78:063539,2008
10.1103/PhysRevD.78.063539
null
hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We calculate the equation of state of a gas of strings at high density in a large toroidal universe, and use it to determine the cosmological evolution of background metric and dilaton fields in the entire large radius Hagedorn regime, (ln S)^{1/d} << R << S^{1/d} (with S the total entropy). The pressure in this regime is not vanishing but of O(1), while the equation of state is proportional to volume, which makes our solutions significantly different from previously published approximate solutions. For example, we are able to calculate the duration of the high-density "Hagedorn" phase, which increases exponentially with increasing entropy, S. We go on to discuss the difficulties of the scenario, quantifying the problems of establishing thermal equilibrium and producing a large but not too weakly-coupled universe.
[ { "created": "Sun, 9 Dec 2007 00:11:01 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:06:54 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2008-09-26
[ [ "Skliros", "Dimitri", "" ], [ "Hindmarsh", "Mark", "" ] ]
We calculate the equation of state of a gas of strings at high density in a large toroidal universe, and use it to determine the cosmological evolution of background metric and dilaton fields in the entire large radius Hagedorn regime, (ln S)^{1/d} << R << S^{1/d} (with S the total entropy). The pressure in this regime is not vanishing but of O(1), while the equation of state is proportional to volume, which makes our solutions significantly different from previously published approximate solutions. For example, we are able to calculate the duration of the high-density "Hagedorn" phase, which increases exponentially with increasing entropy, S. We go on to discuss the difficulties of the scenario, quantifying the problems of establishing thermal equilibrium and producing a large but not too weakly-coupled universe.
2208.02558
Vladimir Dzhunushaliev
Vladimir Dzhunushaliev, Vladimir Folomeev and Daulet Berkimbayev
Charge gap in SU(3) Yang-Mills-plus-nonlinear-spinor-field theory
6 pages, 3 figures
null
10.1140/epjc/s10052-023-11714-5
null
hep-th hep-ph
http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Particlelike solutions in SU(3) gauge Yang-Mills theory with color magnetic and electric fields sourced by a nonlinear spinor field are obtained. The asymptotic behavior of these fields is studied. It is shown that the electric field exhibits the Coulomb asymptotic behavior, and one of the color components of the magnetic field behaves asymptotically as the field of a magnetic dipole. This allows one to determine the corresponding charge and magnetic moment. It is shown that profiles of the color charge and magnetic moment have global minima, which may be called charge and magnetic moment gaps. The relationship between the total energy of the system and the color charge is obtained. The physical reason for the appearance of the mass, charge, and magnetic moment gaps in the theory under consideration is discussed.
[ { "created": "Thu, 4 Aug 2022 10:00:08 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Fri, 16 Jun 2023 05:34:29 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2023-07-26
[ [ "Dzhunushaliev", "Vladimir", "" ], [ "Folomeev", "Vladimir", "" ], [ "Berkimbayev", "Daulet", "" ] ]
Particlelike solutions in SU(3) gauge Yang-Mills theory with color magnetic and electric fields sourced by a nonlinear spinor field are obtained. The asymptotic behavior of these fields is studied. It is shown that the electric field exhibits the Coulomb asymptotic behavior, and one of the color components of the magnetic field behaves asymptotically as the field of a magnetic dipole. This allows one to determine the corresponding charge and magnetic moment. It is shown that profiles of the color charge and magnetic moment have global minima, which may be called charge and magnetic moment gaps. The relationship between the total energy of the system and the color charge is obtained. The physical reason for the appearance of the mass, charge, and magnetic moment gaps in the theory under consideration is discussed.
1902.04201
Andreas Gustavsson
Andreas Gustavsson
Abelian M5-brane on $S^6$
40 pages
null
10.1007/JHEP04(2019)140
null
hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We study the abelian M5 brane on $S^6$. From the spectrum we extract a series expansion for the heat kernel. In particular we determine the normalization for the coefficient $a$ in the M5 brane conformal anomaly. When we compare our result with what one gets by computing the Hadamard-Minakshisundaram-DeWitt-Seeley coefficients from local curvature invariants on $S^6$, we first find a mismatch of one unit. This mismatch is due to an overcounting of one zero mode. After subtracting this contribution, we finally find agreement. We perform dimensional reduction along a singular circle fiber to five dimensions where we find the conformal anomaly vanishes.
[ { "created": "Tue, 12 Feb 2019 01:12:17 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Wed, 20 Feb 2019 00:47:53 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2019-05-22
[ [ "Gustavsson", "Andreas", "" ] ]
We study the abelian M5 brane on $S^6$. From the spectrum we extract a series expansion for the heat kernel. In particular we determine the normalization for the coefficient $a$ in the M5 brane conformal anomaly. When we compare our result with what one gets by computing the Hadamard-Minakshisundaram-DeWitt-Seeley coefficients from local curvature invariants on $S^6$, we first find a mismatch of one unit. This mismatch is due to an overcounting of one zero mode. After subtracting this contribution, we finally find agreement. We perform dimensional reduction along a singular circle fiber to five dimensions where we find the conformal anomaly vanishes.
1806.00346
Dionisio Bazeia
D. Bazeia, L. Losano, Gonzalo J. Olmo
Novel connection between lump-like structures and quantum mechanics
8 pages, 12 figures. To appear in EPJP
Eur. Phys. J. Plus 133 (2018) 251
10.1140/epjp/i2018-12082-2
null
hep-th quant-ph
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
This work deals with lump-like structures in models described by a single real scalar field in two-dimensional spacetime. We start with a model that supports lump-like configurations and use the deformation procedure to construct scalar field theories that support both lumps and kinks, with the corresponding stability investigation giving rise to new physical systems. Very interestingly, we find models that support stable topological solutions, with the stability potential being able to support a tower of non-negative bound states, generating distinct families of potentials of current interest to quantum mechanics. We also describe models where the lump-like solutions give rise to stability potentials that have the shape of a double-well.
[ { "created": "Fri, 1 Jun 2018 13:53:01 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2018-07-06
[ [ "Bazeia", "D.", "" ], [ "Losano", "L.", "" ], [ "Olmo", "Gonzalo J.", "" ] ]
This work deals with lump-like structures in models described by a single real scalar field in two-dimensional spacetime. We start with a model that supports lump-like configurations and use the deformation procedure to construct scalar field theories that support both lumps and kinks, with the corresponding stability investigation giving rise to new physical systems. Very interestingly, we find models that support stable topological solutions, with the stability potential being able to support a tower of non-negative bound states, generating distinct families of potentials of current interest to quantum mechanics. We also describe models where the lump-like solutions give rise to stability potentials that have the shape of a double-well.
1812.00947
Gaurav Narain
Gaurav Narain, Nirmalya Kajuri
Non-local scalar field on deSitter and its infrared behaviour
v2: few equations added, typos corrected, text added. version accepted for publication in Physics Letters B
null
10.1016/j.physletb.2019.02.030
null
hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We investigate free non-local massless and massive scalar field on deSitter (dS) space-time. We compute the propagator for the non-local scalar field for the corresponding theories on flat and deSitter space-times. It is seen that for the non-local theory, the massless limit of massive propagator is smooth for both flat and deSitter. Moreover, this limit matches exactly with the massless propagator of the non-local scalar field for both flat and deSitter space-time. The propagator is seen to respect dS invariance. Furthermore, investigations of the non-local Green's function on deSitter for large time-like separation shows that the propagator has no infrared divergences. The dangerous infrared $\log$-divergent contributions which arise is local massless theories are absent in the corresponding non-local version. Lack of infrared divergences in the propagator hints at the strong role non-localities may play in the dS infrared physics. This study suggest that non-locality can cure IR issues in deSitter.
[ { "created": "Mon, 3 Dec 2018 18:17:23 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Tue, 19 Feb 2019 14:46:08 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2019-02-27
[ [ "Narain", "Gaurav", "" ], [ "Kajuri", "Nirmalya", "" ] ]
We investigate free non-local massless and massive scalar field on deSitter (dS) space-time. We compute the propagator for the non-local scalar field for the corresponding theories on flat and deSitter space-times. It is seen that for the non-local theory, the massless limit of massive propagator is smooth for both flat and deSitter. Moreover, this limit matches exactly with the massless propagator of the non-local scalar field for both flat and deSitter space-time. The propagator is seen to respect dS invariance. Furthermore, investigations of the non-local Green's function on deSitter for large time-like separation shows that the propagator has no infrared divergences. The dangerous infrared $\log$-divergent contributions which arise is local massless theories are absent in the corresponding non-local version. Lack of infrared divergences in the propagator hints at the strong role non-localities may play in the dS infrared physics. This study suggest that non-locality can cure IR issues in deSitter.
hep-th/0301039
Glenn Barnich
Glenn Barnich
Boundary charges in gauge theories: using Stokes theorem in the bulk
17 pages Latex file, improved presentation, main results unchanged, additional section on first law, additional references
Class.Quant.Grav. 20 (2003) 3685-3698
10.1088/0264-9381/20/16/310
ULB-TH/03-01
hep-th gr-qc
null
Boundary charges in gauge theories (like the ADM mass in general relativity) can be understood as integrals of linear conserved n-2 forms of the free theory obtained by linearization around the background. These forms are associated one-to-one to reducibility parameters of this background (like the time-like Killing vector of Minkowski space-time). In this paper, closed n-2 forms in the full interacting theory are constructed in terms of a one parameter family of solutions to the full equations of motion that admits a reducibility parameter. These forms thus allow one to apply Stokes theorem without bulk contributions and, provided appropriate fall-off conditions are satisfied, they reduce asymptotically near the boundary to the conserved n-2 forms of the linearized theory. As an application, the first law of black hole mechanics in asymptotically anti-de Sitter space-times is derived.
[ { "created": "Tue, 7 Jan 2003 23:37:42 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Thu, 9 Jan 2003 17:10:25 GMT", "version": "v2" }, { "created": "Wed, 16 Apr 2003 19:54:33 GMT", "version": "v3" } ]
2009-11-10
[ [ "Barnich", "Glenn", "" ] ]
Boundary charges in gauge theories (like the ADM mass in general relativity) can be understood as integrals of linear conserved n-2 forms of the free theory obtained by linearization around the background. These forms are associated one-to-one to reducibility parameters of this background (like the time-like Killing vector of Minkowski space-time). In this paper, closed n-2 forms in the full interacting theory are constructed in terms of a one parameter family of solutions to the full equations of motion that admits a reducibility parameter. These forms thus allow one to apply Stokes theorem without bulk contributions and, provided appropriate fall-off conditions are satisfied, they reduce asymptotically near the boundary to the conserved n-2 forms of the linearized theory. As an application, the first law of black hole mechanics in asymptotically anti-de Sitter space-times is derived.
hep-th/9612103
null
M.C. Diamantini (CERN), F. Quevedo (CERN) and C.A.Trugenberger (University of Geneva)
Confining String with Topological Term
11 pages, harvmac
Phys.Lett. B396 (1997) 115-121
10.1016/S0370-2693(97)00132-9
CERN-TH/96-319, UGVA-DPT 1996/10-995
hep-th
null
We consider several aspects of `confining strings', recently proposed to describe the confining phase of gauge field theories. We perform the exact duality transformation that leads to the confining string action and show that it reduces to the Polyakov action in the semiclassical approximation. In 4D we introduce a `$\theta$-term' and compute the low-energy effective action for the confining string in a derivative expansion. We find that the coefficient of the extrinsic curvature (stiffness) is negative, confirming previous proposals. In the absence of a $\theta$-term, the effective string action is only a cut-off theory for finite values of the coupling e, whereas for generic values of $\theta$, the action can be renormalized and to leading order we obtain the Nambu-Goto action plus a topological `spin' term that could stabilize the system.
[ { "created": "Tue, 10 Dec 1996 14:59:31 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2016-09-06
[ [ "Diamantini", "M. C.", "", "CERN" ], [ "Quevedo", "F.", "", "CERN" ], [ "Trugenberger", "C. A.", "", "University of Geneva" ] ]
We consider several aspects of `confining strings', recently proposed to describe the confining phase of gauge field theories. We perform the exact duality transformation that leads to the confining string action and show that it reduces to the Polyakov action in the semiclassical approximation. In 4D we introduce a `$\theta$-term' and compute the low-energy effective action for the confining string in a derivative expansion. We find that the coefficient of the extrinsic curvature (stiffness) is negative, confirming previous proposals. In the absence of a $\theta$-term, the effective string action is only a cut-off theory for finite values of the coupling e, whereas for generic values of $\theta$, the action can be renormalized and to leading order we obtain the Nambu-Goto action plus a topological `spin' term that could stabilize the system.
hep-th/0209128
Changhyun Ahn
Changhyun Ahn and Kyungsung Woo
Domain Wall from Gauged d=4, N=8 Supergravity: Part II
34 pp;corrected the discussions on the critical points in the reduced parameter space in sections 5 and 6;to appear in JHEP
JHEP 0311 (2003) 014
10.1088/1126-6708/2003/11/014
null
hep-th
null
The scalar potentials of the non-semi-simple CSO(p,8-p)(p=7,6,5) gaugings of N=8 supergravity are studied for critical points. The CSO(7,1) gauging has no G_2-invariant critical points, the CSO(6,2) gauging has three new SU(3)-invariant AdS critical points and the CSO(5,3) gauging has no SO(5)-invariant critical points. The scalar potential of CSO(6,2) gauging in four dimensions we discovered provides the SU(3) invariant scalar potential of five dimensional SO(6) gauged supergravity. The nontrivial effective scalar potential can be written in terms of the superpotential which can be read off from A_1 tensor of the theory. We discuss first-order domain wall solutions by analyzing the supergravity scalar-gravity action and using some algebraic relations in a complex eigenvalue of A_1 tensor. We examine domain wall solutions of G_2 sectors of noncompact SO(7,1) and CSO(7,1) gaugings and SU(3) sectors of SO(6,2) and CSO(6,2) gaugings. They share common features with each sector of compact SO(8) gauged N=8 supergravity in four dimensions. We analyze the scalar potentials of the CSO(p,q,8-p-q) gauged supergravity we have found before. The CSO(p,6-p,2) gauge theory in four dimensions can be reduced from the SO(p,6-p) gauge theory in five dimensions. Moreover, the SO(p,5-p) gauge theory in seven dimensions reduces to CSO(p,5-p,3) gauge theory in four dimensions. Similarly, CSO(p,q-p,8-q) gauge theories in four dimensions are related to SO(p,q-p)(q=2,3,4,7) gauge theories in other dimensions.
[ { "created": "Mon, 16 Sep 2002 12:00:49 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Thu, 14 Aug 2003 02:40:23 GMT", "version": "v2" }, { "created": "Mon, 10 Nov 2003 12:12:20 GMT", "version": "v3" } ]
2009-11-07
[ [ "Ahn", "Changhyun", "" ], [ "Woo", "Kyungsung", "" ] ]
The scalar potentials of the non-semi-simple CSO(p,8-p)(p=7,6,5) gaugings of N=8 supergravity are studied for critical points. The CSO(7,1) gauging has no G_2-invariant critical points, the CSO(6,2) gauging has three new SU(3)-invariant AdS critical points and the CSO(5,3) gauging has no SO(5)-invariant critical points. The scalar potential of CSO(6,2) gauging in four dimensions we discovered provides the SU(3) invariant scalar potential of five dimensional SO(6) gauged supergravity. The nontrivial effective scalar potential can be written in terms of the superpotential which can be read off from A_1 tensor of the theory. We discuss first-order domain wall solutions by analyzing the supergravity scalar-gravity action and using some algebraic relations in a complex eigenvalue of A_1 tensor. We examine domain wall solutions of G_2 sectors of noncompact SO(7,1) and CSO(7,1) gaugings and SU(3) sectors of SO(6,2) and CSO(6,2) gaugings. They share common features with each sector of compact SO(8) gauged N=8 supergravity in four dimensions. We analyze the scalar potentials of the CSO(p,q,8-p-q) gauged supergravity we have found before. The CSO(p,6-p,2) gauge theory in four dimensions can be reduced from the SO(p,6-p) gauge theory in five dimensions. Moreover, the SO(p,5-p) gauge theory in seven dimensions reduces to CSO(p,5-p,3) gauge theory in four dimensions. Similarly, CSO(p,q-p,8-q) gauge theories in four dimensions are related to SO(p,q-p)(q=2,3,4,7) gauge theories in other dimensions.
1811.02369
Shota Komatsu
Simone Giombi, Shota Komatsu
More Exact Results in the Wilson Loop Defect CFT: Bulk-Defect OPE, Nonplanar Corrections and Quantum Spectral Curve
44 pages + appendices. v2 references added
null
10.1088/1751-8121/ab046c
PUTP-2572
hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We perform exact computations of correlation functions of 1/2-BPS local operators and protected operator insertions on the 1/8-BPS Wilson loop in $\mathcal{N}=4$ SYM. This generalizes the results of our previous paper arXiv:1802.05201, which employs supersymmetric localization, OPE and the Gram-Schmidt process. In particular, we conduct a detailed analysis for the 1/2-BPS circular (or straight) Wilson loop in the planar limit, which defines an interesting nontrivial defect CFT. We compute its bulk-defect structure constants at finite 't Hooft coupling, and present simple integral expressions in terms of the $Q$-functions that appear in the Quantum Spectral Curve---a formalism originally introduced for the computation of the operator spectrum. The results at strong coupling are found to be in precise agreement with the holographic calculation based on perturbation theory around the AdS$_2$ string worldsheet, where they correspond to correlation functions of open string fluctuations and closed string vertex operators inserted on the worldsheet. Along the way, we clarify several aspects of the Gram-Schmidt analysis which were not addressed in the previous paper. In particular, we clarify the role played by the multi-trace operators at the non-planar level, and confirm its importance by computing the non-planar correction to the defect two-point function. We also provide a formula for the first non-planar correction to the defect correlators in terms of the Quantum Spectral Curve, which suggests the potential applicability of the formalism to the non-planar correlation functions.
[ { "created": "Tue, 6 Nov 2018 14:35:33 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Fri, 16 Nov 2018 04:00:36 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2019-05-22
[ [ "Giombi", "Simone", "" ], [ "Komatsu", "Shota", "" ] ]
We perform exact computations of correlation functions of 1/2-BPS local operators and protected operator insertions on the 1/8-BPS Wilson loop in $\mathcal{N}=4$ SYM. This generalizes the results of our previous paper arXiv:1802.05201, which employs supersymmetric localization, OPE and the Gram-Schmidt process. In particular, we conduct a detailed analysis for the 1/2-BPS circular (or straight) Wilson loop in the planar limit, which defines an interesting nontrivial defect CFT. We compute its bulk-defect structure constants at finite 't Hooft coupling, and present simple integral expressions in terms of the $Q$-functions that appear in the Quantum Spectral Curve---a formalism originally introduced for the computation of the operator spectrum. The results at strong coupling are found to be in precise agreement with the holographic calculation based on perturbation theory around the AdS$_2$ string worldsheet, where they correspond to correlation functions of open string fluctuations and closed string vertex operators inserted on the worldsheet. Along the way, we clarify several aspects of the Gram-Schmidt analysis which were not addressed in the previous paper. In particular, we clarify the role played by the multi-trace operators at the non-planar level, and confirm its importance by computing the non-planar correction to the defect two-point function. We also provide a formula for the first non-planar correction to the defect correlators in terms of the Quantum Spectral Curve, which suggests the potential applicability of the formalism to the non-planar correlation functions.
1103.5587
Matt Visser
Matt Visser (Victoria University of Wellington)
Status of Horava gravity: A personal perspective
V1: 11 pages. Based on a talk at the ERE2010 conference, Granada, Spain, September 2010. V2: three references added
J.Phys.Conf.Ser. 314 (2011) 012002
10.1088/1742-6596/314/1/012002
null
hep-th gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
Horava gravity is a relatively recent (Jan 2009) idea in theoretical physics for trying to develop a quantum field theory of gravity. It is not a string theory, nor loop quantum gravity, but is instead a traditional quantum field theory that breaks Lorentz invariance at ultra-high (presumably trans-Planckian) energies, while retaining approximate Lorentz invariance at low and medium (sub-Planckian) energies. The challenge is to keep the Lorentz symmetry breaking controlled and small - small enough to be compatible with experiment. I will give a very general overview of what is going on in this field, paying particular attention to the disturbing role of the scalar graviton.
[ { "created": "Tue, 29 Mar 2011 10:09:22 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Mon, 4 Apr 2011 00:25:23 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2017-11-29
[ [ "Visser", "Matt", "", "Victoria University of Wellington" ] ]
Horava gravity is a relatively recent (Jan 2009) idea in theoretical physics for trying to develop a quantum field theory of gravity. It is not a string theory, nor loop quantum gravity, but is instead a traditional quantum field theory that breaks Lorentz invariance at ultra-high (presumably trans-Planckian) energies, while retaining approximate Lorentz invariance at low and medium (sub-Planckian) energies. The challenge is to keep the Lorentz symmetry breaking controlled and small - small enough to be compatible with experiment. I will give a very general overview of what is going on in this field, paying particular attention to the disturbing role of the scalar graviton.
1706.00016
Daniel Brattan K
Daniel K. Brattan, Omrie Ovdat and Eric Akkermans
Scale anomaly of a Lifshitz scalar: a universal quantum phase transition to discrete scale invariance
6 pages, 3 figures + 3 pages supplementary material; v2: minor typos corrected, additional text of published version added
Phys. Rev. D 97, 061701 (2018)
10.1103/PhysRevD.97.061701
USTC-ICTS-17-08
hep-th cond-mat.mes-hall math-ph math.MP quant-ph
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We demonstrate the existence of a universal transition from a continuous scale invariant phase to a discrete scale invariant phase for a class of one-dimensional quantum systems with anisotropic scaling symmetry between space and time. These systems describe a Lifshitz scalar interacting with a background potential. The transition occurs at a critical coupling $\lambda_{c}$ corresponding to a strongly attractive potential.
[ { "created": "Wed, 31 May 2017 18:00:02 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Sat, 21 Apr 2018 12:45:28 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2018-04-24
[ [ "Brattan", "Daniel K.", "" ], [ "Ovdat", "Omrie", "" ], [ "Akkermans", "Eric", "" ] ]
We demonstrate the existence of a universal transition from a continuous scale invariant phase to a discrete scale invariant phase for a class of one-dimensional quantum systems with anisotropic scaling symmetry between space and time. These systems describe a Lifshitz scalar interacting with a background potential. The transition occurs at a critical coupling $\lambda_{c}$ corresponding to a strongly attractive potential.
2304.10102
Ankit Aggarwal
Ankit Aggarwal, Alejandra Castro, St\'ephane Detournay and Beatrix M\"uhlmann
Near-Extremal Limits of Warped Black Holes
43 pages, v2: minor typos corrected, reference added
SciPost Phys. 15, 083 (2023)
10.21468/SciPostPhys.15.3.083
null
hep-th
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
A holographic description of three-dimensional warped black holes suffers from ambiguities due to a seemingly harmless choice of coordinate system. This gives rise to the notion of ensembles in warped black holes, and we focus on two of them: the canonical and quadratic ensemble. Our aim is to quantify the imprint of these ensembles in the near-extremal limit of a warped black hole. To this end, for each ensemble, we explore the thermodynamic response and evaluate greybody factors. We also set-up a holographic dictionary in their near-AdS$_2$ region, and decode aspects of the dual near-CFT$_1$. This gives us different perspectives of the black hole that we can contrast and compare. On the one hand, we find perfect agreement between the near-extremal limit of the canonical ensemble warped black holes, their near-AdS$_2$ effective analysis, and a warped conformal field theory description. On the other, we are led to rule out the quadratic ensemble due to inconsistencies at the quantum level with the near-AdS$_2$ effective description.
[ { "created": "Thu, 20 Apr 2023 06:07:38 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Mon, 10 Jul 2023 21:35:36 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2023-09-06
[ [ "Aggarwal", "Ankit", "" ], [ "Castro", "Alejandra", "" ], [ "Detournay", "Stéphane", "" ], [ "Mühlmann", "Beatrix", "" ] ]
A holographic description of three-dimensional warped black holes suffers from ambiguities due to a seemingly harmless choice of coordinate system. This gives rise to the notion of ensembles in warped black holes, and we focus on two of them: the canonical and quadratic ensemble. Our aim is to quantify the imprint of these ensembles in the near-extremal limit of a warped black hole. To this end, for each ensemble, we explore the thermodynamic response and evaluate greybody factors. We also set-up a holographic dictionary in their near-AdS$_2$ region, and decode aspects of the dual near-CFT$_1$. This gives us different perspectives of the black hole that we can contrast and compare. On the one hand, we find perfect agreement between the near-extremal limit of the canonical ensemble warped black holes, their near-AdS$_2$ effective analysis, and a warped conformal field theory description. On the other, we are led to rule out the quadratic ensemble due to inconsistencies at the quantum level with the near-AdS$_2$ effective description.
hep-th/9709102
Stefan Mashkevich
Stefan Mashkevich (ITP, Kiev)
Chern-Simons Field Theory and Generalizations of Anyons
6 pages, LATEX. Contributed paper at the International Europhysics Conference on High Energy Physics HEP-97 (Jerusalem, Israel, 19--26 August 1997)
null
null
null
hep-th
null
It is well known that charges coupled to a pure Chern-Simons gauge field in (2+1) dimensions undergo an effective change of statistics, i.e., become anyons. We will consider several generalizations thereof, arising when the gauge field is more general. The first one is ``multispecies anyons''---charged particles of several species coupled to one, or possibly several, Chern-Simons fields. The second one is finite-size anyons, which are charged particles coupled to a gauge field described by the Chern-Simons term plus some other term. In fact, rigorously speaking, quasielectrons and quasiholes in the fractional quantum Hall effect are multispecies finite-size anyons. The third one is an analog of finite-size anyons which arises in a model with a mixed Chern-Simons term; notably, this model is P,T-invariant, which opens the way for practical applications even when there is no parity-breaking magnetic field.
[ { "created": "Mon, 15 Sep 1997 16:20:55 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2007-05-23
[ [ "Mashkevich", "Stefan", "", "ITP, Kiev" ] ]
It is well known that charges coupled to a pure Chern-Simons gauge field in (2+1) dimensions undergo an effective change of statistics, i.e., become anyons. We will consider several generalizations thereof, arising when the gauge field is more general. The first one is ``multispecies anyons''---charged particles of several species coupled to one, or possibly several, Chern-Simons fields. The second one is finite-size anyons, which are charged particles coupled to a gauge field described by the Chern-Simons term plus some other term. In fact, rigorously speaking, quasielectrons and quasiholes in the fractional quantum Hall effect are multispecies finite-size anyons. The third one is an analog of finite-size anyons which arises in a model with a mixed Chern-Simons term; notably, this model is P,T-invariant, which opens the way for practical applications even when there is no parity-breaking magnetic field.
0710.5480
Lorenzo Cornalba
Lorenzo Cornalba
Eikonal Methods in AdS/CFT: Regge Theory and Multi-Reggeon Exchange
25 pages, 6 figures, added references and minor mistakes corrected
null
null
null
hep-th hep-ph
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We analyze conformal field theory 4-point functions of the form A ~ O_1(x_1) O_2(x_2) O_1(x_3) O_2(x_4), where the operators O_i are scalar primaries. We show that, in the Lorentzian regime, the limit x_1 -> x_3 is dominated by the exchange of conformal partial waves of highest spin. When partial waves of arbitrary spin contribute to A, the behavior of the Lorentzian amplitude for x_1 -> x_3 must be analyzed using complex-spin techniques, leading to a generalized Regge theory for CFT's. Whenever the CFT is dual to a string theory, the string tree-level contribution A_tree to the amplitude A presents a Regge pole corresponding the a gravi-reggeon exchange. In this case, we apply the impact parameter representation for CFT amplitudes, previously developed, to analyze multiple reggeon exchanges in the eikonal limit. As an example, we apply these general techniques to N=4 super-Yang-Mills theory in d=4 in the limit of large 't Hooft coupling, including the leading string corrections to pure graviton exchange.
[ { "created": "Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:52:27 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Fri, 28 Dec 2007 08:58:15 GMT", "version": "v2" }, { "created": "Mon, 6 Oct 2008 15:35:23 GMT", "version": "v3" } ]
2008-10-06
[ [ "Cornalba", "Lorenzo", "" ] ]
We analyze conformal field theory 4-point functions of the form A ~ O_1(x_1) O_2(x_2) O_1(x_3) O_2(x_4), where the operators O_i are scalar primaries. We show that, in the Lorentzian regime, the limit x_1 -> x_3 is dominated by the exchange of conformal partial waves of highest spin. When partial waves of arbitrary spin contribute to A, the behavior of the Lorentzian amplitude for x_1 -> x_3 must be analyzed using complex-spin techniques, leading to a generalized Regge theory for CFT's. Whenever the CFT is dual to a string theory, the string tree-level contribution A_tree to the amplitude A presents a Regge pole corresponding the a gravi-reggeon exchange. In this case, we apply the impact parameter representation for CFT amplitudes, previously developed, to analyze multiple reggeon exchanges in the eikonal limit. As an example, we apply these general techniques to N=4 super-Yang-Mills theory in d=4 in the limit of large 't Hooft coupling, including the leading string corrections to pure graviton exchange.
hep-th/0601231
Adel Bilal
Adel Bilal and Steffen Metzger
Relating prepotentials and quantum vacua of N=1 gauge theories with different tree-level superpotentials
27 pages, 10 figures, modified version to appear in JHEP, discussion of the physical meaning of the Z_k symmetry added
JHEP0606:004,2006
10.1088/1126-6708/2006/06/004
LPTENS-06/02, LMU-ASC06/06
hep-th
null
We consider N=1 supersymmetric U(N) gauge theories with Z_k symmetric tree-level superpotentials W for an adjoint chiral multiplet. We show that (for integer 2N/k) this Z_k symmetry survives in the quantum effective theory as a corresponding symmetry of the effective superpotential W_eff(S_i) under permutations of the S_i. For W(x)=^W(h(x)) with h(x)=x^k, this allows us to express the prepotential F_0 and effective superpotential W_eff on certain submanifolds of the moduli space in terms of an ^F_0 and ^W_eff of a different theory with tree-level superpotential ^W. In particular, if the Z_k symmetric polynomial W(x) is of degree 2k, then ^W is gaussian and we obtain very explicit formulae for F_0 and W_eff. Moreover, in this case, every vacuum of the effective Veneziano-Yankielowicz superpotential ^W_eff is shown to give rise to a vacuum of W_eff. Somewhat surprisingly, at the level of the prepotential F_0(S_i) the permutation symmetry only holds for k=2, while it is anomalous for k>2 due to subtleties related to the non-compact period integrals. Some of these results are also extended to general polynomial relations h(x) between the tree-level superpotentials.
[ { "created": "Tue, 31 Jan 2006 11:48:25 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Wed, 1 Feb 2006 12:23:45 GMT", "version": "v2" }, { "created": "Tue, 30 May 2006 11:33:45 GMT", "version": "v3" } ]
2009-11-11
[ [ "Bilal", "Adel", "" ], [ "Metzger", "Steffen", "" ] ]
We consider N=1 supersymmetric U(N) gauge theories with Z_k symmetric tree-level superpotentials W for an adjoint chiral multiplet. We show that (for integer 2N/k) this Z_k symmetry survives in the quantum effective theory as a corresponding symmetry of the effective superpotential W_eff(S_i) under permutations of the S_i. For W(x)=^W(h(x)) with h(x)=x^k, this allows us to express the prepotential F_0 and effective superpotential W_eff on certain submanifolds of the moduli space in terms of an ^F_0 and ^W_eff of a different theory with tree-level superpotential ^W. In particular, if the Z_k symmetric polynomial W(x) is of degree 2k, then ^W is gaussian and we obtain very explicit formulae for F_0 and W_eff. Moreover, in this case, every vacuum of the effective Veneziano-Yankielowicz superpotential ^W_eff is shown to give rise to a vacuum of W_eff. Somewhat surprisingly, at the level of the prepotential F_0(S_i) the permutation symmetry only holds for k=2, while it is anomalous for k>2 due to subtleties related to the non-compact period integrals. Some of these results are also extended to general polynomial relations h(x) between the tree-level superpotentials.
1706.09034
Michael Fuchs
Ralph Blumenhagen, Michael Fuchs, Matthias Traube
On the Structure of Quantum L$_\infty$ algebras
21 pages, v2: clarifications, version published in JHEP
null
null
MPP-2017-126
hep-th math-ph math.MP
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
It is believed that any classical gauge symmetry gives rise to an L$_\infty$ algebra. Based on the recently realized relation between classical ${\cal W}$ algebras and L$_\infty$ algebras, we analyze how this generalizes to the quantum case. Guided by the existence of quantum ${\cal W}$ algebras, we provide a physically well motivated definition of quantum L$_\infty$ algebras describing the consistency of global symmetries in quantum field theories. In this case we are restricted to only two non-trivial graded vector spaces $X_0$ and $X_{-1}$ containing the symmetry variations and the symmetry generators. This quantum L$_\infty$ algebra structure is explicitly exemplified for the quantum ${\cal W}_3$ algebra. The natural quantum product between fields is the normal ordered one so that, due to contractions between quantum fields, the higher L$_\infty$ relations receive off-diagonal quantum corrections. Curiously, these are not present in the loop L$_\infty$ algebra of closed string field theory.
[ { "created": "Tue, 27 Jun 2017 20:06:14 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Wed, 25 Oct 2017 12:20:14 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2017-10-26
[ [ "Blumenhagen", "Ralph", "" ], [ "Fuchs", "Michael", "" ], [ "Traube", "Matthias", "" ] ]
It is believed that any classical gauge symmetry gives rise to an L$_\infty$ algebra. Based on the recently realized relation between classical ${\cal W}$ algebras and L$_\infty$ algebras, we analyze how this generalizes to the quantum case. Guided by the existence of quantum ${\cal W}$ algebras, we provide a physically well motivated definition of quantum L$_\infty$ algebras describing the consistency of global symmetries in quantum field theories. In this case we are restricted to only two non-trivial graded vector spaces $X_0$ and $X_{-1}$ containing the symmetry variations and the symmetry generators. This quantum L$_\infty$ algebra structure is explicitly exemplified for the quantum ${\cal W}_3$ algebra. The natural quantum product between fields is the normal ordered one so that, due to contractions between quantum fields, the higher L$_\infty$ relations receive off-diagonal quantum corrections. Curiously, these are not present in the loop L$_\infty$ algebra of closed string field theory.
hep-th/0502217
Nora Breton
Nora Breton
Stability of nonlinear magnetic black holes
7 pages, submitted to Phys. Rev. D.In this version the stability of the solitonic solutions is addressed
Phys.Rev. D72 (2005) 044015
10.1103/PhysRevD.72.044015
null
hep-th
null
We study the stability of static spherically symmetric exact solutions of Einstein equations coupled with nonlinear electrodynamics, in the magnetic sector. These solutions satisfy the heuristic model proposed by Ashtekar-Corichi-Sudarsky for hairy black holes, meaning that the horizon mass is related to their Arnowitt-Deser-Misner (ADM) mass and to the corresponding particle-like solution. We test the unstability conjecture that emerges for hairy black holes and it turned out that it becomes confirmed except for the Einstein-Born-Infeld solutions.
[ { "created": "Thu, 24 Feb 2005 14:16:58 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Wed, 25 May 2005 15:00:57 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2009-11-11
[ [ "Breton", "Nora", "" ] ]
We study the stability of static spherically symmetric exact solutions of Einstein equations coupled with nonlinear electrodynamics, in the magnetic sector. These solutions satisfy the heuristic model proposed by Ashtekar-Corichi-Sudarsky for hairy black holes, meaning that the horizon mass is related to their Arnowitt-Deser-Misner (ADM) mass and to the corresponding particle-like solution. We test the unstability conjecture that emerges for hairy black holes and it turned out that it becomes confirmed except for the Einstein-Born-Infeld solutions.
hep-th/9305131
Subir Sachdev
Subir Sachdev
Polylogarithm Identities in a Conformal Field Theory in Three Dimensions
LATEX, 7 pages
Phys.Lett. B309 (1993) 285-288
10.1016/0370-2693(93)90935-B
null
hep-th cond-mat
null
The $N=\infty$ vector $O(N)$ model is a solvable, interacting field theory in three dimensions ($D$). In a recent paper with A. Chubukov and J. Ye~\cite{self}, we have computed a universal number, $\tilde{c}$, characterizing the size dependence of the free energy at the conformally-invariant critical point of this theory. The result~\cite{self} for $\tilde{c}$ can be expressed in terms of polylogarithms. Here, we use non-trivial polylogarithm identities to show that $\tilde{c}/N = 4/5$, a rational number; this result is curiously parallel to recent work on dilogarithm identities in $D=2$ conformal theories. The amplitude of the stress-stress correlator of this theory, $c$ (which is the analog of the central charge), is determined to be $c/N=3/4$, also rational. Unitary conformal theories in $D=2$ always have $c = \tilde{c}$; thus such a result is clearly not valid in $D=3$.
[ { "created": "Tue, 25 May 1993 06:47:12 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2009-10-22
[ [ "Sachdev", "Subir", "" ] ]
The $N=\infty$ vector $O(N)$ model is a solvable, interacting field theory in three dimensions ($D$). In a recent paper with A. Chubukov and J. Ye~\cite{self}, we have computed a universal number, $\tilde{c}$, characterizing the size dependence of the free energy at the conformally-invariant critical point of this theory. The result~\cite{self} for $\tilde{c}$ can be expressed in terms of polylogarithms. Here, we use non-trivial polylogarithm identities to show that $\tilde{c}/N = 4/5$, a rational number; this result is curiously parallel to recent work on dilogarithm identities in $D=2$ conformal theories. The amplitude of the stress-stress correlator of this theory, $c$ (which is the analog of the central charge), is determined to be $c/N=3/4$, also rational. Unitary conformal theories in $D=2$ always have $c = \tilde{c}$; thus such a result is clearly not valid in $D=3$.
1909.04682
Matteo Bertolini
Riccardo Argurio, Matteo Bertolini, Shani Meynet, Antoine Pasternak
On supersymmetry breaking vacua from D-branes at orientifold singularities
50 pages, several figures. v2: minor edits, version to appear in journal. v3: typos corrected
null
10.1007/JHEP12(2019)145
null
hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We present a large class of models of D-branes at (orientifold) Calabi-Yau singularities which enjoy dynamical supersymmetry breaking at low energy, by means of either the $SU(5)$ or 3-2 supersymmetry breaking models. Once embedded in a warped throat or, equivalently, in a large $N$ theory, all models display an instability along a Coulomb branch direction towards supersymmetry preserving vacua. Interestingly, the nature of the runaway mechanism is model-independent and has a precise geometrical interpretation. This naturally suggests the properties a Calabi-Yau singularity should have in order for such instability not to occur.
[ { "created": "Tue, 10 Sep 2019 18:00:08 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Thu, 19 Dec 2019 09:50:01 GMT", "version": "v2" }, { "created": "Fri, 7 Feb 2020 10:30:42 GMT", "version": "v3" } ]
2020-02-10
[ [ "Argurio", "Riccardo", "" ], [ "Bertolini", "Matteo", "" ], [ "Meynet", "Shani", "" ], [ "Pasternak", "Antoine", "" ] ]
We present a large class of models of D-branes at (orientifold) Calabi-Yau singularities which enjoy dynamical supersymmetry breaking at low energy, by means of either the $SU(5)$ or 3-2 supersymmetry breaking models. Once embedded in a warped throat or, equivalently, in a large $N$ theory, all models display an instability along a Coulomb branch direction towards supersymmetry preserving vacua. Interestingly, the nature of the runaway mechanism is model-independent and has a precise geometrical interpretation. This naturally suggests the properties a Calabi-Yau singularity should have in order for such instability not to occur.
1104.5490
Jurgis Pasukonis
Amihay Hanany, Yang-Hui He, Vishnu Jejjala, Jurgis Pasukonis, Sanjaye Ramgoolam, Diego Rodriguez-Gomez
The Beta Ansatz: A Tale of Two Complex Structures
36 pages, 8 figures
JHEP 1106:056,2011
10.1007/JHEP06(2011)056
null
hep-th math-ph math.AG math.MP math.NT
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
Brane tilings, sometimes called dimer models, are a class of bipartite graphs on a torus which encode the gauge theory data of four-dimensional SCFTs dual to D3-branes probing toric Calabi--Yau threefolds. An efficient way of encoding this information exploits the theory of dessin d'enfants, expressing the structure in terms of a permutation triple, which is in turn related to a Belyi pair, namely a holomorphic map from a torus to a P^1 with three marked points. The procedure of a-maximization, in the context of isoradial embeddings of the dimer, also associates a complex structure to the torus, determined by the R-charges in the SCFT, which can be compared with the Belyi complex structure. Algorithms for the explicit construction of the Belyi pairs are described in detail. In the case of orbifolds, these algorithms are related to the construction of covers of elliptic curves, which exploits the properties of Weierstrass elliptic functions. We present a counterexample to a previous conjecture identifying the complex structure of the Belyi curve to the complex structure associated with R-charges.
[ { "created": "Thu, 28 Apr 2011 19:58:22 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2011-06-20
[ [ "Hanany", "Amihay", "" ], [ "He", "Yang-Hui", "" ], [ "Jejjala", "Vishnu", "" ], [ "Pasukonis", "Jurgis", "" ], [ "Ramgoolam", "Sanjaye", "" ], [ "Rodriguez-Gomez", "Diego", "" ] ]
Brane tilings, sometimes called dimer models, are a class of bipartite graphs on a torus which encode the gauge theory data of four-dimensional SCFTs dual to D3-branes probing toric Calabi--Yau threefolds. An efficient way of encoding this information exploits the theory of dessin d'enfants, expressing the structure in terms of a permutation triple, which is in turn related to a Belyi pair, namely a holomorphic map from a torus to a P^1 with three marked points. The procedure of a-maximization, in the context of isoradial embeddings of the dimer, also associates a complex structure to the torus, determined by the R-charges in the SCFT, which can be compared with the Belyi complex structure. Algorithms for the explicit construction of the Belyi pairs are described in detail. In the case of orbifolds, these algorithms are related to the construction of covers of elliptic curves, which exploits the properties of Weierstrass elliptic functions. We present a counterexample to a previous conjecture identifying the complex structure of the Belyi curve to the complex structure associated with R-charges.
1508.01957
Alexei Morozov
A.Morozov, An.Morozov, A.Popolitov
Matrix model and dimensions at hypercube vertices
37 pages
Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, 192 (1) (2017) 1039-1079
10.1134/S004057791707008X
IITP/TH-09/15
hep-th math-ph math.GT math.MP
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
In hypercube approach to correlation functions in Chern-Simons theory (knot polynomials) the central role is played by the numbers of cycles, in which the link diagram is decomposed under different resolutions. Certain functions of these numbers are further interpreted as dimensions of graded spaces, associated with hypercube vertices. Finding these functions is, however, a somewhat non-trivial problem. In arXiv:1506.07516 it was suggested to solve it with the help of the matrix model technique, in the spirit of AMM/EO topological recursion. In this paper we further elaborate on this idea and provide a vast collection of non-trivial examples, related both to ordinary and virtual links and knots. Remarkably, most powerful versions of the formalism freely convert ordinary knots/links to virtual and back -- moreover, go beyond the knot-related set of the (2,2)-valent graphs.
[ { "created": "Sat, 8 Aug 2015 21:34:15 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2017-07-20
[ [ "Morozov", "A.", "" ], [ "Morozov", "An.", "" ], [ "Popolitov", "A.", "" ] ]
In hypercube approach to correlation functions in Chern-Simons theory (knot polynomials) the central role is played by the numbers of cycles, in which the link diagram is decomposed under different resolutions. Certain functions of these numbers are further interpreted as dimensions of graded spaces, associated with hypercube vertices. Finding these functions is, however, a somewhat non-trivial problem. In arXiv:1506.07516 it was suggested to solve it with the help of the matrix model technique, in the spirit of AMM/EO topological recursion. In this paper we further elaborate on this idea and provide a vast collection of non-trivial examples, related both to ordinary and virtual links and knots. Remarkably, most powerful versions of the formalism freely convert ordinary knots/links to virtual and back -- moreover, go beyond the knot-related set of the (2,2)-valent graphs.
1410.6360
Ahmet Emir Gumrukcuoglu
Mattia Colombo, A. Emir Gumrukcuoglu, Thomas P. Sotiriou
Horava gravity with mixed derivative terms
9 pages
null
10.1103/PhysRevD.91.044021
null
hep-th gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
Horava gravity has been constructed so as to exhibit anisotropic scaling in the ultraviolet, as this renders the theory power-counting renormalizable. However, when coupled to matter, the theory has been shown to suffer from quadratic divergences. A way to cure these divergences is to add terms with both time and space derivatives. We consider this extended version of the theory in detail. We perform a perturbative analysis that includes all modes, determine the propagators and discuss how including mixed-derivative terms affects them. We also consider the Lifshitz scalar with mixed-derivative terms as a toy model for power counting arguments and discuss the influence of such terms on renormalizability.
[ { "created": "Thu, 23 Oct 2014 13:26:09 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2015-03-12
[ [ "Colombo", "Mattia", "" ], [ "Gumrukcuoglu", "A. Emir", "" ], [ "Sotiriou", "Thomas P.", "" ] ]
Horava gravity has been constructed so as to exhibit anisotropic scaling in the ultraviolet, as this renders the theory power-counting renormalizable. However, when coupled to matter, the theory has been shown to suffer from quadratic divergences. A way to cure these divergences is to add terms with both time and space derivatives. We consider this extended version of the theory in detail. We perform a perturbative analysis that includes all modes, determine the propagators and discuss how including mixed-derivative terms affects them. We also consider the Lifshitz scalar with mixed-derivative terms as a toy model for power counting arguments and discuss the influence of such terms on renormalizability.
hep-th/9802159
Zoltan Nemeth
Z. Nemeth
Remarks on the solutions of the Maxwell- Chern-Simons theories
9 pages, Plain Tex
Phys.Rev.D58:067703,1998
10.1103/PhysRevD.58.067703
null
hep-th
null
The large distance behavior of the Maxwell- Chern-Simons (MCS) equations is analyzed, and it is found that the pure Chern-Simons limit, (when the Maxwell term is dropped from the equations), does not describe the large distance limit of the MCS model. This necessitates the solution of the original problem. The MCS gauge theory coupled to a nonrelativistic matter field, (governed by the gauged non-linear Schr\"odinger equation), is studied. It turns out, that there are no regular self-dual solutions as in the pure Chern-Simons case, but the model admits interesting, though singular self-dual solutions. The properties of these solutions, and their large distance limits are analyzed.
[ { "created": "Mon, 23 Feb 1998 13:20:21 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2008-11-26
[ [ "Nemeth", "Z.", "" ] ]
The large distance behavior of the Maxwell- Chern-Simons (MCS) equations is analyzed, and it is found that the pure Chern-Simons limit, (when the Maxwell term is dropped from the equations), does not describe the large distance limit of the MCS model. This necessitates the solution of the original problem. The MCS gauge theory coupled to a nonrelativistic matter field, (governed by the gauged non-linear Schr\"odinger equation), is studied. It turns out, that there are no regular self-dual solutions as in the pure Chern-Simons case, but the model admits interesting, though singular self-dual solutions. The properties of these solutions, and their large distance limits are analyzed.
hep-th/0409164
Haba Zbigniew
Z. Haba
Green functions and propagation of waves in strongly inhomogeneous media
null
J.Phys.A37:9295,2004
10.1088/0305-4470/37/39/015
null
hep-th
null
We show that Green functions of second-order differential operators with singular or unbounded coefficients can have an anomalous behaviour in comparison to the well-known properties of Green functions of operators with bounded coefficients. We discuss some consequences of such an anomalous short or long distance behaviour for a diffusion and wave propagation in an inhomogeneous medium.
[ { "created": "Wed, 15 Sep 2004 20:48:12 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2008-11-26
[ [ "Haba", "Z.", "" ] ]
We show that Green functions of second-order differential operators with singular or unbounded coefficients can have an anomalous behaviour in comparison to the well-known properties of Green functions of operators with bounded coefficients. We discuss some consequences of such an anomalous short or long distance behaviour for a diffusion and wave propagation in an inhomogeneous medium.
1005.4654
Christopher Pope
J.T. Liu and C.N. Pope
Inconsistency of Breathing Mode Extensions of Maximal Five-Dimensional Supergravity Embedding
16 pages
null
10.1007/JHEP06(2012)067
MCTP-10-19, MIFPA-10-23
hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
Recent work on consistent Kaluza-Klein reductions on Einstein-Sasaki spaces prompted an intriguing conjecture that there might exist a consistent $S^5$ reduction of type IIB supergravity to give five-dimensional ${\cal N}=8$ gauged supergravity coupled to a massive supermultiplet that includes the breathing-mode scalar. Motivated by this, we investigate the possibility of augmenting the usual ${\cal N}=8$ supergravity reduction to include a breathing-mode scalar, and we show that this is in fact inconsistent. The standard reduction to the massless ${\cal N}=8$ supermultiplet depends for its consistency on a delicate interplay between properties of the ten-dimensional type IIB theory and properties of the Killing vectors on $S^5$. Our calculations show that turning on the breathing-mode is sufficient to destroy the balance, and hence render the reduction inconsistent.
[ { "created": "Tue, 25 May 2010 18:43:15 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2015-05-19
[ [ "Liu", "J. T.", "" ], [ "Pope", "C. N.", "" ] ]
Recent work on consistent Kaluza-Klein reductions on Einstein-Sasaki spaces prompted an intriguing conjecture that there might exist a consistent $S^5$ reduction of type IIB supergravity to give five-dimensional ${\cal N}=8$ gauged supergravity coupled to a massive supermultiplet that includes the breathing-mode scalar. Motivated by this, we investigate the possibility of augmenting the usual ${\cal N}=8$ supergravity reduction to include a breathing-mode scalar, and we show that this is in fact inconsistent. The standard reduction to the massless ${\cal N}=8$ supermultiplet depends for its consistency on a delicate interplay between properties of the ten-dimensional type IIB theory and properties of the Killing vectors on $S^5$. Our calculations show that turning on the breathing-mode is sufficient to destroy the balance, and hence render the reduction inconsistent.
0912.4664
Dongmin Gang
Dongmin Gang
Chern-Simons theory on L(p,q) lens spaces and Localization
25 pages, v2: In S2XS1 case, monopole comtributations added. Appendix on monopole harmonics added. References added. Mistakes corrected
null
10.3938/jkps.74.1119
null
hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
Using localization technique, we calculate the partition function and the expectation value of Wilson loop operator in Chern-Simons theory on general lens spaces L(p,q)(including S2XS1). Our results are consistent with known results.
[ { "created": "Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:15:21 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Mon, 1 Feb 2010 11:37:29 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2019-12-04
[ [ "Gang", "Dongmin", "" ] ]
Using localization technique, we calculate the partition function and the expectation value of Wilson loop operator in Chern-Simons theory on general lens spaces L(p,q)(including S2XS1). Our results are consistent with known results.
1108.5179
James T. Liu
James T. Liu and Zhichen Zhao
A holographic c-theorem for higher derivative gravity
12 pages
null
null
MCTP-11-32
hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We prove a holographic c-theorem for the a central charge in AdS/CFT where the bulk is described by a gravitational action built out of an arbitrary function f(R^{ab}_{cd}) of the Riemann tensor coupled to bulk matter. This theorem holds provided a generalized null energy condition involving both matter and higher curvature gravitational interactions is satisfied. As an example, we consider the case of a curvature-squared action, and find that generically the generalized null energy condition involves not just the bulk matter, but also the sign of R" where a prime denotes a radial derivative and where R is the bulk scalar curvature.
[ { "created": "Thu, 25 Aug 2011 20:01:06 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2011-08-29
[ [ "Liu", "James T.", "" ], [ "Zhao", "Zhichen", "" ] ]
We prove a holographic c-theorem for the a central charge in AdS/CFT where the bulk is described by a gravitational action built out of an arbitrary function f(R^{ab}_{cd}) of the Riemann tensor coupled to bulk matter. This theorem holds provided a generalized null energy condition involving both matter and higher curvature gravitational interactions is satisfied. As an example, we consider the case of a curvature-squared action, and find that generically the generalized null energy condition involves not just the bulk matter, but also the sign of R" where a prime denotes a radial derivative and where R is the bulk scalar curvature.
1607.06817
Martin Ammon
Martin Ammon, Sebastian Grieninger, Amadeo Jimenez-Alba, Rodrigo P. Macedo, Luis Melgar
Holographic quenches and anomalous transport
34 pages, 10 figures
null
10.1007/JHEP09(2016)131
null
hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We study the response of the chiral magnetic effect due to continuous quenches induced by time dependent electric fields within holography. Concretely, we consider a holographic model with dual chiral anomaly and compute the electric current parallel to a constant, homogeneous magnetic field and a time dependent electric field in the probe approximation. We explicitly solve the PDEs by means of pseudospectral methods in spatial and time directions and study the transition to an universal "fast" quench response. Moreover, we compute the amplitudes, i.e.,~residues of the quasi normal modes, by solving the (ODE) Laplace transformed equations. We investigate the possibility of considering the asymptotic growth rate of the amplitudes as a well defined notion of initial time scale for linearized systems. Finally, we highlight the existence of Landau level resonances in the electrical conductivity parallel to a magnetic field at finite frequency and show explicitly that these only appear in presence of the anomaly. We show that the existence of these resonances induces, among others, a long-lived AC electric current once the electric field is switched off.
[ { "created": "Fri, 22 Jul 2016 20:00:06 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Fri, 22 Sep 2017 12:17:09 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2017-09-25
[ [ "Ammon", "Martin", "" ], [ "Grieninger", "Sebastian", "" ], [ "Jimenez-Alba", "Amadeo", "" ], [ "Macedo", "Rodrigo P.", "" ], [ "Melgar", "Luis", "" ] ]
We study the response of the chiral magnetic effect due to continuous quenches induced by time dependent electric fields within holography. Concretely, we consider a holographic model with dual chiral anomaly and compute the electric current parallel to a constant, homogeneous magnetic field and a time dependent electric field in the probe approximation. We explicitly solve the PDEs by means of pseudospectral methods in spatial and time directions and study the transition to an universal "fast" quench response. Moreover, we compute the amplitudes, i.e.,~residues of the quasi normal modes, by solving the (ODE) Laplace transformed equations. We investigate the possibility of considering the asymptotic growth rate of the amplitudes as a well defined notion of initial time scale for linearized systems. Finally, we highlight the existence of Landau level resonances in the electrical conductivity parallel to a magnetic field at finite frequency and show explicitly that these only appear in presence of the anomaly. We show that the existence of these resonances induces, among others, a long-lived AC electric current once the electric field is switched off.
1608.06252
Bom Soo Kim
Bom Soo Kim
Holographic Renormalization of Einstein-Maxwell-Dilaton Theories
39+1 pages. Improved discussions, typos fixed and references added
JHEP 1611 (2016) 044
10.1007/JHEP11(2016)044
null
hep-th cond-mat.str-el
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We generalize the boundary value problem with a mixed boundary condition that involves the gauge and scalar fields in the context of Einstein-Maxwell-Dilaton theories. In particular, the expectation value of the dual scalar operator can be a function of the expectation value of the current operator. The properties are prevalent in a fixed charge ensemble because the conserved charge is shared by both fields through the dilaton coupling, which is also responsible for non-Fermi liquid properties. We study the on-shell action and the stress energy tensor to note practical importances of the boundary value problem. In the presence of the scalar fields, physical quantities are not fully fixed due to the finite boundary terms that manifest in the massless scalar or the scalar with mass saturating the Breitenlohner-Freedman bound.
[ { "created": "Mon, 22 Aug 2016 18:19:58 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Thu, 8 Sep 2016 21:38:59 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2017-03-23
[ [ "Kim", "Bom Soo", "" ] ]
We generalize the boundary value problem with a mixed boundary condition that involves the gauge and scalar fields in the context of Einstein-Maxwell-Dilaton theories. In particular, the expectation value of the dual scalar operator can be a function of the expectation value of the current operator. The properties are prevalent in a fixed charge ensemble because the conserved charge is shared by both fields through the dilaton coupling, which is also responsible for non-Fermi liquid properties. We study the on-shell action and the stress energy tensor to note practical importances of the boundary value problem. In the presence of the scalar fields, physical quantities are not fully fixed due to the finite boundary terms that manifest in the massless scalar or the scalar with mass saturating the Breitenlohner-Freedman bound.
0803.0303
Roberto Percacci
R. Percacci
Mixing internal and spacetime transformations: some examples and counterexamples
Plain TEX, 6 pages
J.Phys.A41:335403,2008
10.1088/1751-8113/41/33/335403
null
hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
This note addresses the question whether in a gauge theory coupled to gravity internal and spacetime transformation can be mixed. It is shown that if the VEV of the gauge field is flat, the symmetry group is always a product of internal and spacetime symmetries. On the other hand, if the VEV of the gauge field is not flat it is impossible to properly define the notion of a ``spacetime'' transformation; as a consequence, if the symmetry group is nontrivial, mixing generically occurs.
[ { "created": "Mon, 3 Mar 2008 19:06:11 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2008-11-26
[ [ "Percacci", "R.", "" ] ]
This note addresses the question whether in a gauge theory coupled to gravity internal and spacetime transformation can be mixed. It is shown that if the VEV of the gauge field is flat, the symmetry group is always a product of internal and spacetime symmetries. On the other hand, if the VEV of the gauge field is not flat it is impossible to properly define the notion of a ``spacetime'' transformation; as a consequence, if the symmetry group is nontrivial, mixing generically occurs.
hep-th/0103133
Marco M. Caldarelli
M. M. Caldarelli, D. Klemm, W. A. Sabra
Causality Violation and Naked Time Machines in AdS_5
22 pages, Latex, uses JHEP.cls, 1 figure. v3: comments on unitarity in CFT and 2 references added. v4: changes in final remarks, final version to appear in JHEP
JHEP 0105 (2001) 014
10.1088/1126-6708/2001/05/014
null
hep-th gr-qc
null
We study supersymmetric charged rotating black holes in AdS$_5$, and show that closed timelike curves occur outside the event horizon. Also upon lifting to rotating D3 brane solutions of type IIB supergravity in ten dimensions, closed timelike curves are still present. We believe that these causal anomalies correspond to loss of unitarity in the dual ${\cal N}=4$, D=4 super Yang-Mills theory, i.e. the chronology protection conjecture in the AdS bulk is related to unitarity bounds in the boundary CFT. We show that no charged or uncharged geodesic can penetrate the horizon, so that the exterior region is geodesically complete. These results still hold true in the quantum case, i.~e.~the total absorption cross section for Klein-Gordon scalars propagating in the black hole background is zero. This suggests that the effective temperature is zero instead of assuming the naively found imaginary value.
[ { "created": "Fri, 16 Mar 2001 19:10:34 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Sun, 18 Mar 2001 19:48:45 GMT", "version": "v2" }, { "created": "Sun, 8 Apr 2001 18:48:40 GMT", "version": "v3" }, { "created": "Mon, 7 May 2001 17:13:29 GMT", "version": "v4" } ]
2009-11-07
[ [ "Caldarelli", "M. M.", "" ], [ "Klemm", "D.", "" ], [ "Sabra", "W. A.", "" ] ]
We study supersymmetric charged rotating black holes in AdS$_5$, and show that closed timelike curves occur outside the event horizon. Also upon lifting to rotating D3 brane solutions of type IIB supergravity in ten dimensions, closed timelike curves are still present. We believe that these causal anomalies correspond to loss of unitarity in the dual ${\cal N}=4$, D=4 super Yang-Mills theory, i.e. the chronology protection conjecture in the AdS bulk is related to unitarity bounds in the boundary CFT. We show that no charged or uncharged geodesic can penetrate the horizon, so that the exterior region is geodesically complete. These results still hold true in the quantum case, i.~e.~the total absorption cross section for Klein-Gordon scalars propagating in the black hole background is zero. This suggests that the effective temperature is zero instead of assuming the naively found imaginary value.
hep-th/0206190
Takao Koikawa
Takayuki Hori, Takao Koikawa and Takuya Maki
Moyal Quantization for Constrained System
25 pages
Prog.Theor.Phys. 108 (2002) 1123-1141
10.1143/PTP.108.1123
null
hep-th
null
We study the Moyal quantization for the constrained system. One of the purposes is to give a proper definition of the Wigner-Weyl(WW) correspondence, which connects the Weyl symbols with the corresponding quantum operators. A Hamiltonian in terms of the Weyl symbols becomes different from the classical Hamiltonian for the constrained system, which is related to the fact that the naively constructed WW correspondence is not one-to-one any more. In the Moyal quantization a geometrical meaning of the constraints is clear. In our proposal, the 2nd class constraints are incorporated into the definition of the WW correspondence by limiting the phasespace to the hypersurface. Even though we assume the canonical commutation relations in the formulation, the Moyal brackets between the Weyl symbols yield the same results as those for the constrained system derived by using the Dirac bracket formulation.
[ { "created": "Thu, 20 Jun 2002 13:41:21 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2009-11-07
[ [ "Hori", "Takayuki", "" ], [ "Koikawa", "Takao", "" ], [ "Maki", "Takuya", "" ] ]
We study the Moyal quantization for the constrained system. One of the purposes is to give a proper definition of the Wigner-Weyl(WW) correspondence, which connects the Weyl symbols with the corresponding quantum operators. A Hamiltonian in terms of the Weyl symbols becomes different from the classical Hamiltonian for the constrained system, which is related to the fact that the naively constructed WW correspondence is not one-to-one any more. In the Moyal quantization a geometrical meaning of the constraints is clear. In our proposal, the 2nd class constraints are incorporated into the definition of the WW correspondence by limiting the phasespace to the hypersurface. Even though we assume the canonical commutation relations in the formulation, the Moyal brackets between the Weyl symbols yield the same results as those for the constrained system derived by using the Dirac bracket formulation.
2407.08581
Yiwen Huang
Timothy Cohen, Daniel Green, and Yiwen Huang
Operator Origin of Anomalous Dimensions in de Sitter Space
42 pages, 5 figures
null
null
null
hep-th astro-ph.CO hep-ph
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
The late time limit of the power spectrum for heavy (principal series) fields in de Sitter space yields a series of polynomial terms with complex scaling dimensions. Such scaling behavior is expected to result from an associated operator with a complex dimension. In a free theory, these complex dimensions are known to match the constraints imposed by unitarity on the space of states. Yet, perturbative corrections to the scaling behavior of operators are naively inconsistent with unitary evolution of the quantum fields in dS. This paper demonstrates how to compute one-loop corrections to the scaling dimensions that appear in the two point function from the field theory description in terms of local operators. We first show how to evaluate these anomalous dimensions using Mellin space, which has the feature that it naturally accommodates a scaleless regulator. We then explore the consequences for the Soft de Sitter Effective Theory (SdSET) description that emerges in the long wavelength limit. Carefully matching between the UV and SdSET descriptions requires the introduction of novel non-dynamical "operators" in the effective theory. This is not only necessary to reproduce results extracted from the K\"all\'en-Lehmann representation (that use the space of unitary states directly), but it is also required by general arguments that invoke positivity.
[ { "created": "Thu, 11 Jul 2024 15:07:02 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2024-07-12
[ [ "Cohen", "Timothy", "" ], [ "Green", "Daniel", "" ], [ "Huang", "Yiwen", "" ] ]
The late time limit of the power spectrum for heavy (principal series) fields in de Sitter space yields a series of polynomial terms with complex scaling dimensions. Such scaling behavior is expected to result from an associated operator with a complex dimension. In a free theory, these complex dimensions are known to match the constraints imposed by unitarity on the space of states. Yet, perturbative corrections to the scaling behavior of operators are naively inconsistent with unitary evolution of the quantum fields in dS. This paper demonstrates how to compute one-loop corrections to the scaling dimensions that appear in the two point function from the field theory description in terms of local operators. We first show how to evaluate these anomalous dimensions using Mellin space, which has the feature that it naturally accommodates a scaleless regulator. We then explore the consequences for the Soft de Sitter Effective Theory (SdSET) description that emerges in the long wavelength limit. Carefully matching between the UV and SdSET descriptions requires the introduction of novel non-dynamical "operators" in the effective theory. This is not only necessary to reproduce results extracted from the K\"all\'en-Lehmann representation (that use the space of unitary states directly), but it is also required by general arguments that invoke positivity.
1010.3634
Jean Alexandre
Jean Alexandre, Pavlos Pasipoularides
Spherically symmetric solutions in Covariant Horava-Lifshitz Gravity
29 pages, comments and figure added
Phys.Rev.D83:084030,2011
10.1103/PhysRevD.83.084030
null
hep-th gr-qc hep-ph
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We study the most general case of spherically symmetric vacuum solutions in the framework of the Covariant Horava Lifshitz Gravity, for an action that includes all possible higher order terms in curvature which are compatible with power-counting normalizability requirement. We find that solutions can be separated into two main classes: (i) solutions with nonzero radial shift function, and (ii) solutions with zero radial shift function. In the case (ii), spherically symmetric solutions are consistent with observations if we adopt the view of Horava and Melby-Tomson, according to which the auxiliary field A can be considered as a part of an effective general relativistic metric, which is valid only in the IR limit. On the other hand, in the case (i), consistency with observations implies that the field A should be independent of the spacetime geometry, as the Newtonian potential arises from the nonzero radial shift function. Also, our aim in this paper is to discuss and compare these two alternative but different assumptions for the auxiliary field A.
[ { "created": "Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:42:36 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Mon, 25 Oct 2010 12:53:06 GMT", "version": "v2" }, { "created": "Fri, 25 Mar 2011 21:46:41 GMT", "version": "v3" } ]
2011-04-29
[ [ "Alexandre", "Jean", "" ], [ "Pasipoularides", "Pavlos", "" ] ]
We study the most general case of spherically symmetric vacuum solutions in the framework of the Covariant Horava Lifshitz Gravity, for an action that includes all possible higher order terms in curvature which are compatible with power-counting normalizability requirement. We find that solutions can be separated into two main classes: (i) solutions with nonzero radial shift function, and (ii) solutions with zero radial shift function. In the case (ii), spherically symmetric solutions are consistent with observations if we adopt the view of Horava and Melby-Tomson, according to which the auxiliary field A can be considered as a part of an effective general relativistic metric, which is valid only in the IR limit. On the other hand, in the case (i), consistency with observations implies that the field A should be independent of the spacetime geometry, as the Newtonian potential arises from the nonzero radial shift function. Also, our aim in this paper is to discuss and compare these two alternative but different assumptions for the auxiliary field A.
1712.01710
Yu-xin Liu
Chong-yao Chen, Fei Gao, and Yu-xin Liu
A modification of Faddeev-Popov approach free from Gribov ambiguity
8 pages, no figure, typos corrected
Commun. Theor. Phys. 72, 125201 (2020)
10.1088/1572-9494/abb7cb
null
hep-th hep-ph nucl-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We propose a modified version of the Faddeev-Popov quantization approach for non-Abelian gauge field theory to avoid the Gribov ambiguity. We show that by means of introducing a new method to insert the correct identity into the Yang-Mills generating functional and considering the identity generated by an integral through a subgroup of the gauge group, the problem of the Gribov ambiguity can be removed naturally. Meanwhile by handling the absolute value of the Faddeev-Popov determinant with the method introduced by Williams and collaborators, we lift the Jacobian determinant together with the absolute value and obtain a local Lagrangian. The new Lagrangian have a nilpotent symmetry which can be viewed as an analogue of the BRST symmetry.
[ { "created": "Tue, 5 Dec 2017 15:21:46 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Wed, 13 Dec 2017 02:52:02 GMT", "version": "v2" }, { "created": "Fri, 8 Jun 2018 15:11:57 GMT", "version": "v3" } ]
2021-09-22
[ [ "Chen", "Chong-yao", "" ], [ "Gao", "Fei", "" ], [ "Liu", "Yu-xin", "" ] ]
We propose a modified version of the Faddeev-Popov quantization approach for non-Abelian gauge field theory to avoid the Gribov ambiguity. We show that by means of introducing a new method to insert the correct identity into the Yang-Mills generating functional and considering the identity generated by an integral through a subgroup of the gauge group, the problem of the Gribov ambiguity can be removed naturally. Meanwhile by handling the absolute value of the Faddeev-Popov determinant with the method introduced by Williams and collaborators, we lift the Jacobian determinant together with the absolute value and obtain a local Lagrangian. The new Lagrangian have a nilpotent symmetry which can be viewed as an analogue of the BRST symmetry.
1011.2172
Jorge Russo
Francesco Aprile, Diego Rodriguez-Gomez and Jorge G. Russo
p-wave Holographic Superconductors and five-dimensional gauged Supergravity
35 pages, 14 figures
JHEP 1101:056,2011
10.1007/JHEP01(2011)056
ICCUB-10-104
hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We explore five-dimensional ${\cal N}=4$ $SU(2)\times U(1)$ and ${\cal N}=8$ SO(6) gauged supergravities as frameworks for condensed matter applications. These theories contain charged (dilatonic) black holes and 2-forms which have non-trivial quantum numbers with respect to U(1) subgroups of SO(6). A question of interest is whether they also contain black holes with two-form hair with the required asymptotic to give rise to holographic superconductivity. We first consider the ${\cal N}=4$ case, which contains a complex two-form potential $A_{\mu\nu}$ which has U(1) charge $\pm 1$. We find that a slight generalization, where the two-form potential has an arbitrary charge $q$, leads to a five-dimensional model that exhibits second-order superconducting transitions of p-wave type where the role of order parameter is played by $A_{\mu\nu}$, provided $q \gtrsim 5.6$. We identify the operator that condenses in the dual CFT, which is closely related to ${\cal N}=4$ Super Yang-Mills theory with chemical potentials. Similar phase transitions between R-charged black holes and black holes with 2-form hair are found in a generalized version of the ${\cal N}=8$ gauged supergravity Lagrangian where the two-forms have charge $q\gtrsim 1.8$.
[ { "created": "Tue, 9 Nov 2010 18:55:10 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:11:22 GMT", "version": "v2" }, { "created": "Wed, 15 Dec 2010 13:28:54 GMT", "version": "v3" } ]
2011-06-21
[ [ "Aprile", "Francesco", "" ], [ "Rodriguez-Gomez", "Diego", "" ], [ "Russo", "Jorge G.", "" ] ]
We explore five-dimensional ${\cal N}=4$ $SU(2)\times U(1)$ and ${\cal N}=8$ SO(6) gauged supergravities as frameworks for condensed matter applications. These theories contain charged (dilatonic) black holes and 2-forms which have non-trivial quantum numbers with respect to U(1) subgroups of SO(6). A question of interest is whether they also contain black holes with two-form hair with the required asymptotic to give rise to holographic superconductivity. We first consider the ${\cal N}=4$ case, which contains a complex two-form potential $A_{\mu\nu}$ which has U(1) charge $\pm 1$. We find that a slight generalization, where the two-form potential has an arbitrary charge $q$, leads to a five-dimensional model that exhibits second-order superconducting transitions of p-wave type where the role of order parameter is played by $A_{\mu\nu}$, provided $q \gtrsim 5.6$. We identify the operator that condenses in the dual CFT, which is closely related to ${\cal N}=4$ Super Yang-Mills theory with chemical potentials. Similar phase transitions between R-charged black holes and black holes with 2-form hair are found in a generalized version of the ${\cal N}=8$ gauged supergravity Lagrangian where the two-forms have charge $q\gtrsim 1.8$.
0705.1338
Francisco A. Brito
F.A. Brito, J.R. Nascimento, E. Passos, and A. Petrov
Lorentz-CPT violation, radiative corrections and finite temperature
To appear in JHEP, 10 pages, 1 eps figure, minor changes and references added
JHEP 0706:016,2007
10.1088/1126-6708/2007/06/016
null
hep-th
null
In this work we investigate the radiatively induced Chern-Simons-like terms in four-dimensions at zero and finite temperature. We use the approach of rationalizing the fermion propagator up to the leading order in the CPT-violating coupling $b_\mu$. In this approach, we have shown that although the coefficient of Chern-Simons term can be found unambiguously in different regularization schemes at zero or finite temperature, it remains undetermined. We observe a correspondence among results obtained at finite and zero temperature.
[ { "created": "Wed, 9 May 2007 18:00:26 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Fri, 1 Jun 2007 18:50:42 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2009-11-13
[ [ "Brito", "F. A.", "" ], [ "Nascimento", "J. R.", "" ], [ "Passos", "E.", "" ], [ "Petrov", "A.", "" ] ]
In this work we investigate the radiatively induced Chern-Simons-like terms in four-dimensions at zero and finite temperature. We use the approach of rationalizing the fermion propagator up to the leading order in the CPT-violating coupling $b_\mu$. In this approach, we have shown that although the coefficient of Chern-Simons term can be found unambiguously in different regularization schemes at zero or finite temperature, it remains undetermined. We observe a correspondence among results obtained at finite and zero temperature.
hep-th/9410025
Vasily Tarasov
Vasily E. Tarasov
Dissipative Quantum Mechanics: The Generalization of the Canonical Quantization and von Neumann Equation
23 pages, LaTex
null
null
IC-94-192
hep-th cond-mat
null
The dissipative models in string theory can have more broad range of application: 1) Noncritical strings are dissipative systems in the "coupling constant" phase space. 2) Bosonic string in the affine-metric curved space is dissipative system. But the quantum descriptions of the dissipative systems have well known ambiguities. In order to solve the problems of the quantum description of dissipative systems we suggest to introduce an operator W in addition to usual (associative) operators. The suggested operator algebra does not violate Heisenberg algebra because we extend the canonical commutation relations by introducing an operator W of the nonholonomic quantities in addition to the usual (associative) operators of usual (holonomic) coordinate -momentum functions. To satisfy the generalized commutation relations the operator W must be nonassociative nonLieble (does not satisfied the Jacobi identity) operator. As the result of these properties the total time derivative of the multiplication and commutator of the operators does not satisfies the Leibnitz rule. This lead to compatibility of quantum equations of motion for dissipative systems and canonical commutation relations. The suggested generalization of the von Neumann equation is connected with classical Liouville equation for dissipative systems.
[ { "created": "Wed, 5 Oct 1994 19:29:00 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Wed, 7 Jun 1995 16:17:30 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2008-02-03
[ [ "Tarasov", "Vasily E.", "" ] ]
The dissipative models in string theory can have more broad range of application: 1) Noncritical strings are dissipative systems in the "coupling constant" phase space. 2) Bosonic string in the affine-metric curved space is dissipative system. But the quantum descriptions of the dissipative systems have well known ambiguities. In order to solve the problems of the quantum description of dissipative systems we suggest to introduce an operator W in addition to usual (associative) operators. The suggested operator algebra does not violate Heisenberg algebra because we extend the canonical commutation relations by introducing an operator W of the nonholonomic quantities in addition to the usual (associative) operators of usual (holonomic) coordinate -momentum functions. To satisfy the generalized commutation relations the operator W must be nonassociative nonLieble (does not satisfied the Jacobi identity) operator. As the result of these properties the total time derivative of the multiplication and commutator of the operators does not satisfies the Leibnitz rule. This lead to compatibility of quantum equations of motion for dissipative systems and canonical commutation relations. The suggested generalization of the von Neumann equation is connected with classical Liouville equation for dissipative systems.
hep-th/9509089
Lorenzo Luis Salcedo Moreno
L.L. Salcedo
Absence of classical and quantum mixing
REVTeX, 4 pages
Phys.Rev. A54 (1996) 3657-3660
10.1103/PhysRevA.54.3657
UG-DFM-11/95
hep-th quant-ph
null
It is shown, under mild assumptions, that classical degrees of freedom dynamically coupled to quantum ones do not inherit their quantum fluctuations. It is further shown that, if the assumptions are strengthen by imposing the existence of a canonical structure, only purely classical or purely quantum dynamics are allowed.
[ { "created": "Fri, 15 Sep 1995 12:49:38 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2009-10-28
[ [ "Salcedo", "L. L.", "" ] ]
It is shown, under mild assumptions, that classical degrees of freedom dynamically coupled to quantum ones do not inherit their quantum fluctuations. It is further shown that, if the assumptions are strengthen by imposing the existence of a canonical structure, only purely classical or purely quantum dynamics are allowed.
hep-th/0703161
Om Prakash Singh Negi
Seema Rawat and O. P. S. Negi
Quaternionic Formulation of Supersymmetric Quantum Mechanics
null
Int.J.Theor.Phys.48:305-314,2009
10.1007/s10773-008-9803-1
null
hep-th
null
Quaternionic formulation of supersymmetric quantum mechanics has been developed consistently in terms of Hamiltonians, superpartner Hamiltonians, and supercharges for free particle and interacting field in one and three dimensions. Supercharges, superpartner Hamiltonians and energy eigenvalues are discussed and it has been shown that the results are consistent with the results of quantum mechanics.
[ { "created": "Sun, 18 Mar 2007 17:35:21 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2009-02-18
[ [ "Rawat", "Seema", "" ], [ "Negi", "O. P. S.", "" ] ]
Quaternionic formulation of supersymmetric quantum mechanics has been developed consistently in terms of Hamiltonians, superpartner Hamiltonians, and supercharges for free particle and interacting field in one and three dimensions. Supercharges, superpartner Hamiltonians and energy eigenvalues are discussed and it has been shown that the results are consistent with the results of quantum mechanics.
hep-th/9502021
Andrea Cappelli
Andrea Cappelli, Carlo A. Trugenberger and Guillermo R. Zemba
Stable Hierarchical Quantum Hall Fluids as W-(1 + infinity) Minimal Models
Latex file, 41 pages
Nucl.Phys. B448 (1995) 470
10.1016/0550-3213(95)00233-I
preprint UGVA-DPT 1995/01-870 and DFTT 09/95
hep-th cond-mat
null
In this paper, we pursue our analysis of the W-infinity symmetry of the low-energy edge excitations of incompressible quantum Hall fluids. These excitations are described by (1+1)-dimensional effective field theories, which are built by representations of the W-infinity algebra. Generic W-infinity theories predict many more fluids than the few, stable ones found in experiments. Here we identify a particular class of W-infinity theories, the minimal models, which are made of degenerate representations only - a familiar construction in conformal field theory. The W-infinity minimal models exist for specific values of the fractional conductivity, which nicely fit the experimental data and match the results of the Jain hierarchy of quantum Hall fluids. We thus obtain a new hierarchical construction, which is based uniquely on the concept of quantum incompressible fluid and is independent of Jain's approach and hypotheses. Furthermore, a surprising non-Abelian structure is found in the W-infinity minimal models: they possess neutral quark-like excitations with SU(m) quantum numbers and non-Abelian fractional statistics. The physical electron is made of anyon and quark excitations. We discuss some properties of these neutral excitations which could be seen in experiments and numerical simulations.
[ { "created": "Fri, 3 Feb 1995 19:55:11 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2016-09-06
[ [ "Cappelli", "Andrea", "" ], [ "Trugenberger", "Carlo A.", "" ], [ "Zemba", "Guillermo R.", "" ] ]
In this paper, we pursue our analysis of the W-infinity symmetry of the low-energy edge excitations of incompressible quantum Hall fluids. These excitations are described by (1+1)-dimensional effective field theories, which are built by representations of the W-infinity algebra. Generic W-infinity theories predict many more fluids than the few, stable ones found in experiments. Here we identify a particular class of W-infinity theories, the minimal models, which are made of degenerate representations only - a familiar construction in conformal field theory. The W-infinity minimal models exist for specific values of the fractional conductivity, which nicely fit the experimental data and match the results of the Jain hierarchy of quantum Hall fluids. We thus obtain a new hierarchical construction, which is based uniquely on the concept of quantum incompressible fluid and is independent of Jain's approach and hypotheses. Furthermore, a surprising non-Abelian structure is found in the W-infinity minimal models: they possess neutral quark-like excitations with SU(m) quantum numbers and non-Abelian fractional statistics. The physical electron is made of anyon and quark excitations. We discuss some properties of these neutral excitations which could be seen in experiments and numerical simulations.
1502.01711
Paolo Valtancoli
P. Valtancoli
Path integral and noncommutative poisson brackets
7 pages, no figures
null
null
null
hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We find that in presence of noncommutative poisson brackets the relation between Lagrangian and Hamiltonian is modified. We discuss this property by using the path integral formalism for non-relativistic systems. We apply this procedure to the harmonic oscillator with a minimal length.
[ { "created": "Thu, 5 Feb 2015 20:48:55 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2015-02-06
[ [ "Valtancoli", "P.", "" ] ]
We find that in presence of noncommutative poisson brackets the relation between Lagrangian and Hamiltonian is modified. We discuss this property by using the path integral formalism for non-relativistic systems. We apply this procedure to the harmonic oscillator with a minimal length.
hep-th/0110176
Horacio E. Camblong
Horacio E. Camblong, Carlos R. Ordonez
Renormalized Path Integral for the Two-Dimensional Delta-Function Interaction
26 pages. The paper was significantly expanded and numerous equations were added for the sake of clarity; the main results and conclusions are unchanged
Phys.Rev. A65 (2002) 052123
10.1103/PhysRevA.65.052123
null
hep-th hep-ph math-ph math.MP nucl-th quant-ph
null
A path-integral approach for delta-function potentials is presented. Particular attention is paid to the two-dimensional case, which illustrates the realization of a quantum anomaly for a scale invariant problem in quantum mechanics. Our treatment is based on an infinite summation of perturbation theory that captures the nonperturbative nature of the delta-function bound state. The well-known singular character of the two-dimensional delta-function potential is dealt with by considering the renormalized path integral resulting from a variety of schemes: dimensional, momentum-cutoff, and real-space regularization. Moreover, compatibility of the bound-state and scattering sectors is shown.
[ { "created": "Fri, 19 Oct 2001 19:05:51 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Tue, 23 Oct 2001 19:55:08 GMT", "version": "v2" }, { "created": "Wed, 30 Jan 2002 03:54:05 GMT", "version": "v3" }, { "created": "Sun, 19 May 2002 12:40:42 GMT", "version": "v4" } ]
2007-05-23
[ [ "Camblong", "Horacio E.", "" ], [ "Ordonez", "Carlos R.", "" ] ]
A path-integral approach for delta-function potentials is presented. Particular attention is paid to the two-dimensional case, which illustrates the realization of a quantum anomaly for a scale invariant problem in quantum mechanics. Our treatment is based on an infinite summation of perturbation theory that captures the nonperturbative nature of the delta-function bound state. The well-known singular character of the two-dimensional delta-function potential is dealt with by considering the renormalized path integral resulting from a variety of schemes: dimensional, momentum-cutoff, and real-space regularization. Moreover, compatibility of the bound-state and scattering sectors is shown.
1103.4530
Martin Cederwall
Martin Cederwall, Ulf Gran and Bengt E.W. Nilsson
D=3, N=8 conformal supergravity and the Dragon window
plain tex, 24 pp v2: minor changes
JHEP 1109:101,2011
10.1007/JHEP09(2011)101
null
hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We give a superspace description of D=3, N=8 supergravity. The formulation is off-shell in the sense that the equations of motion are not implied by the superspace constraints (but an action principle is not given). The multiplet structure is unconventional, which we connect to the existence of a "Dragon window", that is modules occurring in the supercurvature but not in the supertorsion. According to Dragon's theorem this cannot happen above three dimensions. We clarify the relevance of this window for going on the conformal shell, and discuss some aspects of coupling to conformal matter.
[ { "created": "Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:25:00 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Thu, 16 Jun 2011 11:13:14 GMT", "version": "v2" }, { "created": "Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:41:34 GMT", "version": "v3" } ]
2011-09-28
[ [ "Cederwall", "Martin", "" ], [ "Gran", "Ulf", "" ], [ "Nilsson", "Bengt E. W.", "" ] ]
We give a superspace description of D=3, N=8 supergravity. The formulation is off-shell in the sense that the equations of motion are not implied by the superspace constraints (but an action principle is not given). The multiplet structure is unconventional, which we connect to the existence of a "Dragon window", that is modules occurring in the supercurvature but not in the supertorsion. According to Dragon's theorem this cannot happen above three dimensions. We clarify the relevance of this window for going on the conformal shell, and discuss some aspects of coupling to conformal matter.
hep-th/9703196
Hugh Osborn
J.I. Latorre, H. Osborn
Modified Weak Energy Condition for the Energy Momentum Tensor in Quantum Field Theory
27 pages, 1 figure, uses harvmac, epsf and boldmath (included). Change of title and some text changes, form to be published
Nucl.Phys. B511 (1998) 737-759
10.1016/S0550-3213(97)00667-6
DAMTP 97/1
hep-th gr-qc
null
The weak energy condition is known to fail in general when applied to expectation values of the the energy momentum tensor in flat space quantum field theory. It is shown how the usual counter arguments against its validity are no longer applicable if the states $|\psi \r$ for which the expectation value is considered are restricted to a suitably defined subspace. A possible natural restriction on $|\psi \r$ is suggested and illustrated by two quantum mechanical examples based on a simple perturbed harmonic oscillator Hamiltonian. The proposed alternative quantum weak energy condition is applied to states formed by the action of scalar, vector and the energy momentum tensor operators on the vacuum. We assume conformal invariance in order to determine almost uniquely three-point functions involving the energy momentum tensor in terms of a few parameters. The positivity conditions lead to non trivial inequalities for these parameters. They are satisfied in free field theories, except in one case for dimensions close to two. Further restrictions on $|\psi \r$ are suggested which remove this problem. The inequalities which follow from considering the state formed by applying the energy momentum tensor to the vacuum are shown to imply that the coefficient of the topological term in the expectation value of the trace of the energy momentum tensor in an arbitrary curved space background is positive, in accord with calculations in free field theories.
[ { "created": "Thu, 27 Mar 1997 10:01:10 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Wed, 8 Oct 1997 09:29:12 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2009-10-30
[ [ "Latorre", "J. I.", "" ], [ "Osborn", "H.", "" ] ]
The weak energy condition is known to fail in general when applied to expectation values of the the energy momentum tensor in flat space quantum field theory. It is shown how the usual counter arguments against its validity are no longer applicable if the states $|\psi \r$ for which the expectation value is considered are restricted to a suitably defined subspace. A possible natural restriction on $|\psi \r$ is suggested and illustrated by two quantum mechanical examples based on a simple perturbed harmonic oscillator Hamiltonian. The proposed alternative quantum weak energy condition is applied to states formed by the action of scalar, vector and the energy momentum tensor operators on the vacuum. We assume conformal invariance in order to determine almost uniquely three-point functions involving the energy momentum tensor in terms of a few parameters. The positivity conditions lead to non trivial inequalities for these parameters. They are satisfied in free field theories, except in one case for dimensions close to two. Further restrictions on $|\psi \r$ are suggested which remove this problem. The inequalities which follow from considering the state formed by applying the energy momentum tensor to the vacuum are shown to imply that the coefficient of the topological term in the expectation value of the trace of the energy momentum tensor in an arbitrary curved space background is positive, in accord with calculations in free field theories.
hep-th/9807092
Kirill Krasnov
Laurent Freidel and Kirill Krasnov (Penn State)
Spin Foam Models and the Classical Action Principle
65 pages, many figures (published version)
Adv.Theor.Math.Phys.2:1183-1247,1999
null
CGPG-98/4-5
hep-th gr-qc
null
We propose a new systematic approach that allows one to derive the spin foam (state sum) model of a theory starting from the corresponding classical action functional. It can be applied to any theory whose action can be written as that of the BF theory plus a functional of the B field. Examples of such theories include BF theories with or without cosmological term, Yang-Mills theories and gravity in various spacetime dimensions. Our main idea is two-fold. First, we propose to take into account in the path integral certain distributional configurations of the B field in which it is concentrated along lower dimensional hypersurfaces in spacetime. Second, using the notion of generating functional we develop perturbation expansion techniques, with the role of the free theory played by the BF theory. We test our approach on various theories for which the corresponding spin foam (state sum) models are known. We find that it exactly reproduces the known models for BF and 2D Yang-Mills theories. For the BF theory with cosmological term in 3 and 4 dimensions we calculate the terms of the transition amplitude that are of the first order in the cosmological constant, and find an agreement with the corresponding first order terms of the known state sum models. We discuss implications of our results for existing quantum gravity models.
[ { "created": "Mon, 13 Jul 1998 21:54:01 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Fri, 14 May 1999 14:24:56 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2008-11-26
[ [ "Freidel", "Laurent", "", "Penn State" ], [ "Krasnov", "Kirill", "", "Penn State" ] ]
We propose a new systematic approach that allows one to derive the spin foam (state sum) model of a theory starting from the corresponding classical action functional. It can be applied to any theory whose action can be written as that of the BF theory plus a functional of the B field. Examples of such theories include BF theories with or without cosmological term, Yang-Mills theories and gravity in various spacetime dimensions. Our main idea is two-fold. First, we propose to take into account in the path integral certain distributional configurations of the B field in which it is concentrated along lower dimensional hypersurfaces in spacetime. Second, using the notion of generating functional we develop perturbation expansion techniques, with the role of the free theory played by the BF theory. We test our approach on various theories for which the corresponding spin foam (state sum) models are known. We find that it exactly reproduces the known models for BF and 2D Yang-Mills theories. For the BF theory with cosmological term in 3 and 4 dimensions we calculate the terms of the transition amplitude that are of the first order in the cosmological constant, and find an agreement with the corresponding first order terms of the known state sum models. We discuss implications of our results for existing quantum gravity models.
1111.6968
Li-Sheng Tseng
Li-Sheng Tseng, Shing-Tung Yau
Generalized Cohomologies and Supersymmetry
16 pages
null
null
null
hep-th math.DG math.SG
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We show that the complex cohomologies of Bott, Chern, and Aeppli and the symplectic cohomologies of Tseng and Yau arise in the context of type II string theory. Specifically, they can be used to count a subset of scalar moduli fields in Minkowski compactification with RR fluxes in the presence of either O5/D5 or O6/D6 brane sources, respectively. Further, we introduce a new set of cohomologies within the generalized complex geometry framework which interpolate between these known complex and symplectic cohomologies. The generalized complex cohomologies play the analogous role for counting massless fields for a general supersymmetric Minkowski type II compactification with Ramond-Ramond flux.
[ { "created": "Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:44:41 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2011-11-30
[ [ "Tseng", "Li-Sheng", "" ], [ "Yau", "Shing-Tung", "" ] ]
We show that the complex cohomologies of Bott, Chern, and Aeppli and the symplectic cohomologies of Tseng and Yau arise in the context of type II string theory. Specifically, they can be used to count a subset of scalar moduli fields in Minkowski compactification with RR fluxes in the presence of either O5/D5 or O6/D6 brane sources, respectively. Further, we introduce a new set of cohomologies within the generalized complex geometry framework which interpolate between these known complex and symplectic cohomologies. The generalized complex cohomologies play the analogous role for counting massless fields for a general supersymmetric Minkowski type II compactification with Ramond-Ramond flux.
hep-th/0106156
Gunter Scharf
Florin Constantinescu, Gunter Scharf
Quantum field components of supersymmetric multiplets
21 pages, no figures, latex 2e
null
null
null
hep-th
null
We adress the problem of Fock space representations of (free) multiplet component fiels encountered in supersymmetric quantum field theory insisting on positivity and causality. We look in detail on the scalar and Majorana components of the chiral supersymmetric multiplet. Several Fock space representations are introduced. The last section contains a short application to the supersymmetric Epstein-Glaser method. The present paper is written in the vane of axiomatic quantum field theory with applications to the causal approach to supersymmetry.
[ { "created": "Mon, 18 Jun 2001 12:43:22 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2007-05-23
[ [ "Constantinescu", "Florin", "" ], [ "Scharf", "Gunter", "" ] ]
We adress the problem of Fock space representations of (free) multiplet component fiels encountered in supersymmetric quantum field theory insisting on positivity and causality. We look in detail on the scalar and Majorana components of the chiral supersymmetric multiplet. Several Fock space representations are introduced. The last section contains a short application to the supersymmetric Epstein-Glaser method. The present paper is written in the vane of axiomatic quantum field theory with applications to the causal approach to supersymmetry.
1811.05226
Manuel Calixto
M. Calixto
Massive conformal particles with non-Abelian charges from free U(2N,2N)-twistor dynamics: quantization and coherent states
24 pages, no figures. The connection with Penrose incidence relations and their generalization to the colored N>1 case has been further explained
Journal of Geometry and Physics 146 (2019) 103505
10.1016/j.geomphys.2019.103505
null
hep-th math-ph math.MP quant-ph
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
The inclusion of non-Abelian U(N) internal charges (other than the electric charge) into Twistor Theory is accomplished through the concept of "colored twistors" (ctwistors for short) transforming under the colored conformal symmetry U(2N,2N). In particular, we are interested in 2N-ctwistors describing colored spinless conformal massive particles with phase space U(2N,2N)/[U(2N)xU(2N)]. Penrose formulas for incidence relations are generalized to N>1. We propose U(2N)-gauge invariant Lagrangians for 2N-ctwistors and we quantize them through a bosonic representation, interpreting quantum states as particle-hole excitations above the ground state. The connection between the corresponding Hilbert (Fock-like with constraints) space and the carrier space of a discrete series representation of U(2N,2N) is established through a coherent space (holomorphic) representation.
[ { "created": "Tue, 13 Nov 2018 11:37:21 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Tue, 9 Apr 2019 15:00:09 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2022-02-25
[ [ "Calixto", "M.", "" ] ]
The inclusion of non-Abelian U(N) internal charges (other than the electric charge) into Twistor Theory is accomplished through the concept of "colored twistors" (ctwistors for short) transforming under the colored conformal symmetry U(2N,2N). In particular, we are interested in 2N-ctwistors describing colored spinless conformal massive particles with phase space U(2N,2N)/[U(2N)xU(2N)]. Penrose formulas for incidence relations are generalized to N>1. We propose U(2N)-gauge invariant Lagrangians for 2N-ctwistors and we quantize them through a bosonic representation, interpreting quantum states as particle-hole excitations above the ground state. The connection between the corresponding Hilbert (Fock-like with constraints) space and the carrier space of a discrete series representation of U(2N,2N) is established through a coherent space (holomorphic) representation.
1909.08530
Pablo Antonio Cano Molina-Ni\~nirola
Pablo A. Cano, Tomas Ortin, Pedro F. Ramirez
On the extremality bound of stringy black holes
22 pages
null
10.1007/JHEP02(2020)175
IFT-UAM/CSIC-19-125, IFUM-1079-FT
hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
A mild version of the weak gravity conjecture (WGC) states that extremal black holes have charge-to-mass ratio larger or equal than one when higher-curvature interactions are taken into account. Since these corrections become more relevant in the low-mass regime, this would allow the decay of extremal black holes in terms of energy and charge conservation. Evidence in this direction has been mainly given in the context of corrections to Einstein-Maxwell theory. Here we compute corrections to the charge-to-mass ratio of some dyonic extremal black holes explicitly embedded in the heterotic string effective theory. We find that modifications of the extremality bound depend on the solution considered, with the charge-to-mass ratio remaining unchanged or deviating positively from one. Additionally, we observe that the introduction of the higher-curvature terms increases the Wald entropy in all cases considered, whose variation does not seem to be correlated with the charge-to-mass ratio, contrary to the situation in Einstein-Maxwell theory.
[ { "created": "Wed, 18 Sep 2019 16:04:05 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2020-03-18
[ [ "Cano", "Pablo A.", "" ], [ "Ortin", "Tomas", "" ], [ "Ramirez", "Pedro F.", "" ] ]
A mild version of the weak gravity conjecture (WGC) states that extremal black holes have charge-to-mass ratio larger or equal than one when higher-curvature interactions are taken into account. Since these corrections become more relevant in the low-mass regime, this would allow the decay of extremal black holes in terms of energy and charge conservation. Evidence in this direction has been mainly given in the context of corrections to Einstein-Maxwell theory. Here we compute corrections to the charge-to-mass ratio of some dyonic extremal black holes explicitly embedded in the heterotic string effective theory. We find that modifications of the extremality bound depend on the solution considered, with the charge-to-mass ratio remaining unchanged or deviating positively from one. Additionally, we observe that the introduction of the higher-curvature terms increases the Wald entropy in all cases considered, whose variation does not seem to be correlated with the charge-to-mass ratio, contrary to the situation in Einstein-Maxwell theory.
hep-th/9207031
null
M.D. Freeman, K. Hornfeck and P. West
Commuting quantities and exceptional W-algebras
27 pages, KCL-TH-92-1
Int.J.Mod.Phys. A8 (1993) 909-928
10.1142/S0217751X93000357
null
hep-th
null
Sets of commuting charges constructed from the current of a U(1) Kac-Moody algebra are found. There exists a set S_n of such charges for each positive integer n > 1; the corresponding value of the central charge in the Feigin-Fuchs realization of the stress tensor is c = 13-6n-6/n. The charges in each series can be written in terms of the generators of an exceptional W-algebra.
[ { "created": "Fri, 10 Jul 1992 07:28:00 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2015-06-26
[ [ "Freeman", "M. D.", "" ], [ "Hornfeck", "K.", "" ], [ "West", "P.", "" ] ]
Sets of commuting charges constructed from the current of a U(1) Kac-Moody algebra are found. There exists a set S_n of such charges for each positive integer n > 1; the corresponding value of the central charge in the Feigin-Fuchs realization of the stress tensor is c = 13-6n-6/n. The charges in each series can be written in terms of the generators of an exceptional W-algebra.
1311.6253
Filippo Guarnieri
Dario Benedetti, Filippo Guarnieri
One-loop renormalization in a toy model of Horava-Lifshitz gravity
18 pages. v2: corrected some misprints, added 3 references, some clarifying comments and a new appendix
JHEP 1403 (2014) 078
10.1007/JHEP03(2014)078
AEI-2013-264
hep-th gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We present a one loop calculation in the context of Horava-Lifshitz gravity. Due to the complexity of the calculation in the full theory we focus here on the study of a toy model, namely the conformal reduction of the z=2 projectable theory in 2+1 dimensions. For this value of the dimension there are no gravitons, hence the conformal mode is the only physical degree of freedom, and thus we expect our toy model to lead to qualitatively correct answers regarding the perturbative renormalization of the full theory. We find that Newton's constant (dimensionless in Horava-Lifshitz gravity) is asymptotically free. However, the DeWitt supermetric approaches its Weyl invariant form with the same speed and the effective interaction coupling remains constant along the flow. In other words, the would-be asymptotic freedom associated to the running Newton's constant is exactly balanced by the strong coupling of the scalar mode as the Weyl invariant limit is approached. We conclude that in such model the UV limit is singular at one loop order, and we argue that a similar phenomenon can be expected in the full theory, even in higher dimensions.
[ { "created": "Mon, 25 Nov 2013 10:38:00 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Tue, 11 Mar 2014 09:14:02 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2014-03-25
[ [ "Benedetti", "Dario", "" ], [ "Guarnieri", "Filippo", "" ] ]
We present a one loop calculation in the context of Horava-Lifshitz gravity. Due to the complexity of the calculation in the full theory we focus here on the study of a toy model, namely the conformal reduction of the z=2 projectable theory in 2+1 dimensions. For this value of the dimension there are no gravitons, hence the conformal mode is the only physical degree of freedom, and thus we expect our toy model to lead to qualitatively correct answers regarding the perturbative renormalization of the full theory. We find that Newton's constant (dimensionless in Horava-Lifshitz gravity) is asymptotically free. However, the DeWitt supermetric approaches its Weyl invariant form with the same speed and the effective interaction coupling remains constant along the flow. In other words, the would-be asymptotic freedom associated to the running Newton's constant is exactly balanced by the strong coupling of the scalar mode as the Weyl invariant limit is approached. We conclude that in such model the UV limit is singular at one loop order, and we argue that a similar phenomenon can be expected in the full theory, even in higher dimensions.
hep-th/9306081
Laurent Houart
Laurent Houart
Matrix Models and Integrable C<1 Open String Theories
4 pages(LaTex),ULB-TH-06/93
Int.J.Mod.Phys.D3:203-206,1994
10.1142/S0218271894000290
null
hep-th
null
No change at all but this time is possible to typset it!.
[ { "created": "Thu, 17 Jun 1993 15:50:23 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Mon, 21 Jun 1993 16:00:06 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2010-11-01
[ [ "Houart", "Laurent", "" ] ]
No change at all but this time is possible to typset it!.
1312.2766
Nicholas Halmagyi
Alessandra Gnecchi and Nick Halmagyi
Supersymmetric Black Holes in AdS4 from Very Special Geometry
22 pages
null
10.1007/JHEP04(2014)173
SPIN-13/22, ITP-UU-13/30
hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
Supersymmetric black holes in AdS spacetime are inherently interesting for the AdS/CFT correspondence. Within a four dimensional gauged supergravity theory coupled to vector multiplets, the only analytic solutions for regular, supersymmetric, static black holes in AdS4 are those in the STU-model due to Cacciatori and Klemm. We study a class of U(1)-gauged supergravity theories coupled to vector multiplets which have a cubic prepotential, the scalar manifold is then a very special Kahler manifold. When the resulting very special Kahler manifold is a homogeneous space, we find analytic solutions for static, supersymmetric AdS4 black holes with vanishing axions. The horizon geometries of our solutions are constant curvature Riemann surfaces of arbitrary genus.
[ { "created": "Tue, 10 Dec 2013 11:45:18 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2015-06-18
[ [ "Gnecchi", "Alessandra", "" ], [ "Halmagyi", "Nick", "" ] ]
Supersymmetric black holes in AdS spacetime are inherently interesting for the AdS/CFT correspondence. Within a four dimensional gauged supergravity theory coupled to vector multiplets, the only analytic solutions for regular, supersymmetric, static black holes in AdS4 are those in the STU-model due to Cacciatori and Klemm. We study a class of U(1)-gauged supergravity theories coupled to vector multiplets which have a cubic prepotential, the scalar manifold is then a very special Kahler manifold. When the resulting very special Kahler manifold is a homogeneous space, we find analytic solutions for static, supersymmetric AdS4 black holes with vanishing axions. The horizon geometries of our solutions are constant curvature Riemann surfaces of arbitrary genus.
hep-th/0002259
Eduardo S. Tututi
E. s. Tututi, P. Jizba
One particular approach to the non-equilibrium quantum dynamics
5 pages, 2 figures. Published in the Proceedings of the 8th Mexican School of Particles and Fields (VIII-EMPC), Oaxaca de Juarez, Mexico, 20-28 Nov 1998
AIP Conf.Proc. 490 (1999) 427-431
10.1063/1.1301415
null
hep-th
null
We present a particular approach to the non-equilibrium dynamics of quantum field theory. This approach is based on the Jaynes-Gibbs principle of the maximal entropy and its implementation, throghout the initial value data, into the dynamical equations for Green's functions.
[ { "created": "Tue, 29 Feb 2000 20:45:30 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2009-10-31
[ [ "Tututi", "E. s.", "" ], [ "Jizba", "P.", "" ] ]
We present a particular approach to the non-equilibrium dynamics of quantum field theory. This approach is based on the Jaynes-Gibbs principle of the maximal entropy and its implementation, throghout the initial value data, into the dynamical equations for Green's functions.
hep-th/0009189
Kluson Josef
J.Kluson
D-Branes from N non-BPS D0-Branes
22 pages, corrected the third section and some typos, reference added
JHEP 0011 (2000) 016
10.1088/1126-6708/2000/11/016
null
hep-th
null
In this paper we would like to show that from N non-BPS D0-branes in type IIB theory we can obtain all BPS and non-BPS D-branes through the tachyon condensation in the large N limit.
[ { "created": "Mon, 25 Sep 2000 04:28:07 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Mon, 2 Oct 2000 04:08:01 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2009-10-31
[ [ "Kluson", "J.", "" ] ]
In this paper we would like to show that from N non-BPS D0-branes in type IIB theory we can obtain all BPS and non-BPS D-branes through the tachyon condensation in the large N limit.
1905.05765
Arjun Kar
Vijay Balasubramanian, Matthew DeCross, Arjun Kar, Onkar Parrikar
Quantum Complexity of Time Evolution with Chaotic Hamiltonians
35+11 pages, 13 figures, improved motivation of cost factors, improved discussion of superoperator corrections
null
10.1007/JHEP01(2020)134
null
hep-th cs.CC quant-ph
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We study the quantum complexity of time evolution in large-$N$ chaotic systems, with the SYK model as our main example. This complexity is expected to increase linearly for exponential time prior to saturating at its maximum value, and is related to the length of minimal geodesics on the manifold of unitary operators that act on Hilbert space. Using the Euler-Arnold formalism, we demonstrate that there is always a geodesic between the identity and the time evolution operator $e^{-iHt}$ whose length grows linearly with time. This geodesic is minimal until there is an obstruction to its minimality, after which it can fail to be a minimum either locally or globally. We identify a criterion - the Eigenstate Complexity Hypothesis (ECH) - which bounds the overlap between off-diagonal energy eigenstate projectors and the $k$-local operators of the theory, and use it to show that the linear geodesic will at least be a local minimum for exponential time. We show numerically that the large-$N$ SYK model (which is chaotic) satisfies ECH and thus has no local obstructions to linear growth of complexity for exponential time, as expected from holographic duality. In contrast, we also study the case with $N=2$ fermions (which is integrable) and find short-time linear complexity growth followed by oscillations. Our analysis relates complexity to familiar properties of physical theories like their spectra and the structure of energy eigenstates and has implications for the hypothesized computational complexity class separations PSPACE $\nsubseteq$ BQP/poly and PSPACE $\nsubseteq$ BQSUBEXP/subexp, and the "fast-forwarding" of quantum Hamiltonians.
[ { "created": "Tue, 14 May 2019 18:00:00 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Fri, 11 Oct 2019 03:30:59 GMT", "version": "v2" }, { "created": "Wed, 3 Jun 2020 19:40:31 GMT", "version": "v3" } ]
2020-06-05
[ [ "Balasubramanian", "Vijay", "" ], [ "DeCross", "Matthew", "" ], [ "Kar", "Arjun", "" ], [ "Parrikar", "Onkar", "" ] ]
We study the quantum complexity of time evolution in large-$N$ chaotic systems, with the SYK model as our main example. This complexity is expected to increase linearly for exponential time prior to saturating at its maximum value, and is related to the length of minimal geodesics on the manifold of unitary operators that act on Hilbert space. Using the Euler-Arnold formalism, we demonstrate that there is always a geodesic between the identity and the time evolution operator $e^{-iHt}$ whose length grows linearly with time. This geodesic is minimal until there is an obstruction to its minimality, after which it can fail to be a minimum either locally or globally. We identify a criterion - the Eigenstate Complexity Hypothesis (ECH) - which bounds the overlap between off-diagonal energy eigenstate projectors and the $k$-local operators of the theory, and use it to show that the linear geodesic will at least be a local minimum for exponential time. We show numerically that the large-$N$ SYK model (which is chaotic) satisfies ECH and thus has no local obstructions to linear growth of complexity for exponential time, as expected from holographic duality. In contrast, we also study the case with $N=2$ fermions (which is integrable) and find short-time linear complexity growth followed by oscillations. Our analysis relates complexity to familiar properties of physical theories like their spectra and the structure of energy eigenstates and has implications for the hypothesized computational complexity class separations PSPACE $\nsubseteq$ BQP/poly and PSPACE $\nsubseteq$ BQSUBEXP/subexp, and the "fast-forwarding" of quantum Hamiltonians.
hep-th/9706106
Michail Stoilov
M. N. Stoilov
On the Connection between Pauli-Villars and Higher Derivative Regularizations
9 pages, harvmac
Annals Phys. 7 (1998) 1-8
10.1002/andp.19985100102
INRNE-TH-97/6
hep-th
null
It is shown that in some cases higher (covariant) derivative regularization for spinor field is equivalent to the gauge invariant Pauli-Villars one.
[ { "created": "Fri, 13 Jun 1997 13:16:22 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2015-06-26
[ [ "Stoilov", "M. N.", "" ] ]
It is shown that in some cases higher (covariant) derivative regularization for spinor field is equivalent to the gauge invariant Pauli-Villars one.
0905.1901
Jose Luis Cortes
J.M. Carmona, J.L. Cortes, J. Indurain, D. Mazon
Quantum Noncanonical Field Theory: Symmetries and Interaction
11 pages, minor clarifying corrections added, final version to appear in PRD
Phys.Rev.D80:105014,2009
10.1103/PhysRevD.80.105014
null
hep-th gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
The symmetry properties of a proposal to go beyond relativistic quantum field theory based on a modification of the commutation relations of fields are identified. Poincar\'e invariance in an auxiliary spacetime is found in the Lagrangian version of the path integral formulation. This invariance is contrasted with the idea of Doubly (or Deformed) Special Relativity (DSR). This analysis is then used to go from the free theory of a complex field to an interacting field theory.
[ { "created": "Tue, 12 May 2009 16:34:27 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:36:19 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2011-08-23
[ [ "Carmona", "J. M.", "" ], [ "Cortes", "J. L.", "" ], [ "Indurain", "J.", "" ], [ "Mazon", "D.", "" ] ]
The symmetry properties of a proposal to go beyond relativistic quantum field theory based on a modification of the commutation relations of fields are identified. Poincar\'e invariance in an auxiliary spacetime is found in the Lagrangian version of the path integral formulation. This invariance is contrasted with the idea of Doubly (or Deformed) Special Relativity (DSR). This analysis is then used to go from the free theory of a complex field to an interacting field theory.
hep-th/9701144
Giovanni Amelino-Camelia
G. Amelino-Camelia, J. Ellis, N.E. Mavromatos, and D.V. Nanopoulos
On the Space-Time Uncertainty Relations of Liouville Strings and D Branes
8 pages, LaTex
Mod.Phys.Lett.A12:2029-2036,1997
10.1142/S0217732397002077
ACT-02/97 CERN-TH/96-353 CTP-TAMU-04/97 OUTP-97-04-P
hep-th
null
Within a Liouville approach to non-critical string theory, we argue for a non-trivial commutation relation between space and time observables, leading to a non-zero space-time uncertainty relation $\delta x \delta t > 0$, which vanishes in the limit of weak string coupling.
[ { "created": "Mon, 27 Jan 1997 21:26:20 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2016-09-06
[ [ "Amelino-Camelia", "G.", "" ], [ "Ellis", "J.", "" ], [ "Mavromatos", "N. E.", "" ], [ "Nanopoulos", "D. V.", "" ] ]
Within a Liouville approach to non-critical string theory, we argue for a non-trivial commutation relation between space and time observables, leading to a non-zero space-time uncertainty relation $\delta x \delta t > 0$, which vanishes in the limit of weak string coupling.
1007.5156
Shozo Uehara
Shozo Uehara
Dilaton coupling revisited
11 pages, typos corrected; small corrections
Prog.Theor.Phys.124:581-590,2010
10.1143/PTP.124.581
null
hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We reinvestigate the dilaton coupling in the string theory, which comes from a wrapped membrane. The ghost number anomaly associated with the string worldsheet diffeomorphism is shown to induce the dilaton coupling.
[ { "created": "Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:09:37 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Fri, 8 Oct 2010 12:53:05 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2011-02-03
[ [ "Uehara", "Shozo", "" ] ]
We reinvestigate the dilaton coupling in the string theory, which comes from a wrapped membrane. The ghost number anomaly associated with the string worldsheet diffeomorphism is shown to induce the dilaton coupling.
hep-th/0701052
Satoshi Yamaguchi
Satoshi Yamaguchi
Semi-classical open string corrections and symmetric Wilson loops
14 pages, 4 figures. v2: explanation improved. v3: argument in section 2 is improved, result not changed
JHEP 0706:073,2007
10.1088/1126-6708/2007/06/073
null
hep-th
null
In the AdS/CFT correspondence, an AdS_2 x S^2 D3-brane with electric flux in AdS_5 x S^5 spacetime corresponds to a circular Wilson loop in the symmetric representation or a multiply wound one in N=4 super Yang-Mills theory. In order to distinguish the symmetric loop and the multiply wound loop, one should see an exponentially small correction in large 't Hooft coupling. We study semi-classically the disk open string attached to the D3-brane. We obtain the exponent of the term and it agrees with the result of the matrix model calculation of the symmetric Wilson loop.
[ { "created": "Sun, 7 Jan 2007 22:00:43 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Fri, 26 Jan 2007 13:35:16 GMT", "version": "v2" }, { "created": "Fri, 4 May 2007 09:49:22 GMT", "version": "v3" } ]
2009-11-13
[ [ "Yamaguchi", "Satoshi", "" ] ]
In the AdS/CFT correspondence, an AdS_2 x S^2 D3-brane with electric flux in AdS_5 x S^5 spacetime corresponds to a circular Wilson loop in the symmetric representation or a multiply wound one in N=4 super Yang-Mills theory. In order to distinguish the symmetric loop and the multiply wound loop, one should see an exponentially small correction in large 't Hooft coupling. We study semi-classically the disk open string attached to the D3-brane. We obtain the exponent of the term and it agrees with the result of the matrix model calculation of the symmetric Wilson loop.
0908.3218
Roberto Alejandro Santos-Silva
Hugo Garcia-Compean, Roberto Santos-Silva
Link Invariants for Flows in Higher Dimensions
21+1 pages, LaTeX, no figures
J.Math.Phys.51:063506,2010
10.1063/1.3427319
Cinvestav-Fis-55-09
hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
Linking numbers in higher dimensions and their generalization including gauge fields are studied in the context of BF theories. The linking numbers associated to $n$-manifolds with smooth flows generated by divergence-free p-vector fields, endowed with an invariant flow measure are computed in different cases. They constitute invariants of smooth dynamical systems (for non-singular flows) and generalizes previous results for the 3-dimensional case. In particular, they generalizes to higher dimensions the Arnold's asymptotic Hopf invariant for the three-dimensional case. This invariant is generalized by a twisting with a non-abelian gauge connection. The computation of the asymptotic Jones-Witten invariants for flows is naturally extended to dimension n=2p+1. Finally we give a possible interpretation and implementation of these issues in the context of string theory.
[ { "created": "Fri, 21 Aug 2009 23:34:08 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2014-11-20
[ [ "Garcia-Compean", "Hugo", "" ], [ "Santos-Silva", "Roberto", "" ] ]
Linking numbers in higher dimensions and their generalization including gauge fields are studied in the context of BF theories. The linking numbers associated to $n$-manifolds with smooth flows generated by divergence-free p-vector fields, endowed with an invariant flow measure are computed in different cases. They constitute invariants of smooth dynamical systems (for non-singular flows) and generalizes previous results for the 3-dimensional case. In particular, they generalizes to higher dimensions the Arnold's asymptotic Hopf invariant for the three-dimensional case. This invariant is generalized by a twisting with a non-abelian gauge connection. The computation of the asymptotic Jones-Witten invariants for flows is naturally extended to dimension n=2p+1. Finally we give a possible interpretation and implementation of these issues in the context of string theory.
2009.11629
Kazuki Kiyoshige
Kazuki Kiyoshige, Takahiro Nishinaka
The Chiral Algebra of Genus Two Class $\mathcal{S}$ Theory
41 pages, 1 figure; minor typos corrected, results unchanged
JHEP02(2021)199
10.1007/JHEP02(2021)199
OCU-PHYS 522
hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We construct the chiral algebra associated with the $A_{1}$-type class $\mathcal{S}$ theory for genus two Riemann surface without punctures. By solving the BRST cohomology problem corresponding to a marginal gauging in four dimensions, we find a set of chiral algebra generators that form closed OPEs. Given the fact that they reproduce the spectrum of chiral algebra operators up to large dimensions, we conjecture that they are the complete set of generators. Remarkably, their OPEs are invariant under an action of $SU(2)$ which is not associated with any conserved one-form current in four dimensions. We find that this novel $SU(2)$ strongly constrains the OPEs of non-scalar Schur operators. For completeness, we also check the equivalence of Schur indices computed in two S-dual descriptions with a non-vanishing flavor fugacity turned on.
[ { "created": "Thu, 24 Sep 2020 12:20:07 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Sun, 28 Feb 2021 05:46:31 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2021-03-02
[ [ "Kiyoshige", "Kazuki", "" ], [ "Nishinaka", "Takahiro", "" ] ]
We construct the chiral algebra associated with the $A_{1}$-type class $\mathcal{S}$ theory for genus two Riemann surface without punctures. By solving the BRST cohomology problem corresponding to a marginal gauging in four dimensions, we find a set of chiral algebra generators that form closed OPEs. Given the fact that they reproduce the spectrum of chiral algebra operators up to large dimensions, we conjecture that they are the complete set of generators. Remarkably, their OPEs are invariant under an action of $SU(2)$ which is not associated with any conserved one-form current in four dimensions. We find that this novel $SU(2)$ strongly constrains the OPEs of non-scalar Schur operators. For completeness, we also check the equivalence of Schur indices computed in two S-dual descriptions with a non-vanishing flavor fugacity turned on.
2312.06611
Luiz Brito
Rafael Mancini Santos, L. C. T. Brito and Cleverson Filgueiras
Diamonds in Klein geometry
Version accepted for publication in EPJPlus
Eur.Phys.J.Plus 138 (2023) 12, 1079
10.1140/epjp/s13360-023-04731-6
null
hep-th cond-mat.mtrl-sci physics.app-ph
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Recently it was suggested that the Unruh effect might occur in metamaterials at accessible Unruh temperatures. In some cases, the class of metamaterials that may be useful for this observation has a Klein instead of a Minkowski signature. Thus, confirmation of this effect in those materials requires more careful analysis. In this paper, we use the path integral formulation of Quantum Field Theory to investigate the analogous to the Unruh effect in Kleinian geometry. We calculate the analogous of the Unruh temperature for a scalar theory, provided we restrict the action in a convenient subspace of the Kleinian spacetime. As a consequence, we obtain the diamond temperature for a static observer with a finite lifetime. The result suggest metamaterials as a possible system to observe diamond regions.
[ { "created": "Wed, 22 Nov 2023 13:39:59 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2023-12-15
[ [ "Santos", "Rafael Mancini", "" ], [ "Brito", "L. C. T.", "" ], [ "Filgueiras", "Cleverson", "" ] ]
Recently it was suggested that the Unruh effect might occur in metamaterials at accessible Unruh temperatures. In some cases, the class of metamaterials that may be useful for this observation has a Klein instead of a Minkowski signature. Thus, confirmation of this effect in those materials requires more careful analysis. In this paper, we use the path integral formulation of Quantum Field Theory to investigate the analogous to the Unruh effect in Kleinian geometry. We calculate the analogous of the Unruh temperature for a scalar theory, provided we restrict the action in a convenient subspace of the Kleinian spacetime. As a consequence, we obtain the diamond temperature for a static observer with a finite lifetime. The result suggest metamaterials as a possible system to observe diamond regions.
2004.10769
Adrien Fiorucci
Geoffrey Comp\`ere, Adrien Fiorucci, Romain Ruzziconi
The $\Lambda$-BMS$_4$ Charge Algebra
22 pages + 23 pages appendices, 1 figure
null
10.1007/JHEP10(2020)205
null
hep-th gr-qc
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
The surface charge algebra of generic asymptotically locally (A)dS$_4$ spacetimes without matter is derived without assuming any boundary conditions. Surface charges associated with Weyl rescalings are vanishing while the boundary diffeomorphism charge algebra is non-trivially represented without central extension. The $\Lambda$-BMS$_4$ charge algebra is obtained after specifying a boundary foliation and a boundary measure. The existence of the flat limit requires the addition of corner terms in the action and symplectic structure that are defined from the boundary foliation and measure. The flat limit then reproduces the BMS$_4$ charge algebra of supertranslations and super-Lorentz transformations acting on asymptotically locally flat spacetimes. The BMS$_4$ surface charges represent the BMS$_4$ algebra without central extension at the corners of null infinity under the standard Dirac bracket, which implies that the BMS$_4$ flux algebra admits no non-trivial central extension.
[ { "created": "Wed, 22 Apr 2020 18:00:16 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2020-12-02
[ [ "Compère", "Geoffrey", "" ], [ "Fiorucci", "Adrien", "" ], [ "Ruzziconi", "Romain", "" ] ]
The surface charge algebra of generic asymptotically locally (A)dS$_4$ spacetimes without matter is derived without assuming any boundary conditions. Surface charges associated with Weyl rescalings are vanishing while the boundary diffeomorphism charge algebra is non-trivially represented without central extension. The $\Lambda$-BMS$_4$ charge algebra is obtained after specifying a boundary foliation and a boundary measure. The existence of the flat limit requires the addition of corner terms in the action and symplectic structure that are defined from the boundary foliation and measure. The flat limit then reproduces the BMS$_4$ charge algebra of supertranslations and super-Lorentz transformations acting on asymptotically locally flat spacetimes. The BMS$_4$ surface charges represent the BMS$_4$ algebra without central extension at the corners of null infinity under the standard Dirac bracket, which implies that the BMS$_4$ flux algebra admits no non-trivial central extension.
hep-th/0201271
Sean A. Hartnoll
Sean A. Hartnoll
Dirac equation on a G_2 manifold
1+11 pages. LaTeX. Minor rewording in introduction and conclusion
Phys.Lett. B532 (2002) 297-304
10.1016/S0370-2693(02)01582-4
null
hep-th
null
We find a large family of solutions to the Dirac equation on a manifold of $G_2$ holonomy asymptotic to a cone over $S^3 \times S^3$, including all radial solutions. The behaviour of these solutions is studied as the manifold developes a conical singularity. None of the solutions found are both localised and square integrable at the origin. This result is consistent with the absence of chiral fermions in M-theory on the conifold over $S^3\times S^3$. The approach here is complementary to previous analyses using dualities and anomaly cancellation.
[ { "created": "Thu, 31 Jan 2002 18:23:03 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Wed, 6 Feb 2002 11:28:31 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2009-11-07
[ [ "Hartnoll", "Sean A.", "" ] ]
We find a large family of solutions to the Dirac equation on a manifold of $G_2$ holonomy asymptotic to a cone over $S^3 \times S^3$, including all radial solutions. The behaviour of these solutions is studied as the manifold developes a conical singularity. None of the solutions found are both localised and square integrable at the origin. This result is consistent with the absence of chiral fermions in M-theory on the conifold over $S^3\times S^3$. The approach here is complementary to previous analyses using dualities and anomaly cancellation.
1810.12659
Aaron Kennon
Aaron Kennon
G$_{2}$-Manifolds and M-Theory Compactifications
null
null
null
null
hep-th math-ph math.DG math.MP
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
The mathematical features of a string theory compactification determine the physics of the effective four-dimensional theory. For this reason, understanding the mathematical structure of the possible compactification spaces is of profound importance. It is well established that the compactification space for M-Theory must be a seven-manifold with holonomy $G_{2}$, but much else remains to be understood regarding how to achieve a physically-realistic effective theory from such a compactification. Much also remains unknown about the mathematics of these $G_{2}$-Manifolds, as they are quite difficult to construct. This review discusses progress with regards to both the mathematical and physical considerations surrounding spaces of holonomy $G_{2}$. Special attention is given to the known constructions of $G_{2}$-Manifolds and the physics of their corresponding M-Theory compactifications.
[ { "created": "Tue, 30 Oct 2018 11:17:20 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Wed, 31 Oct 2018 04:08:13 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2018-11-01
[ [ "Kennon", "Aaron", "" ] ]
The mathematical features of a string theory compactification determine the physics of the effective four-dimensional theory. For this reason, understanding the mathematical structure of the possible compactification spaces is of profound importance. It is well established that the compactification space for M-Theory must be a seven-manifold with holonomy $G_{2}$, but much else remains to be understood regarding how to achieve a physically-realistic effective theory from such a compactification. Much also remains unknown about the mathematics of these $G_{2}$-Manifolds, as they are quite difficult to construct. This review discusses progress with regards to both the mathematical and physical considerations surrounding spaces of holonomy $G_{2}$. Special attention is given to the known constructions of $G_{2}$-Manifolds and the physics of their corresponding M-Theory compactifications.
hep-th/0501145
Boris Pioline
Bruno Durin (LPTHE), Boris Pioline (LPTHE, LPTENS)
Closed strings in Misner space: a toy model for a Big Bounce ?
30 pages, 3 figures, to appear in the Proceedings of the NATO ASI and EC Summer School ``String Theory: from Gauge Interactions to Cosmology'', Cargese, France, June 7-19, 2004
Proceedings of the NATO ASI and EC Summer School "String Theory: from gauge interactions to cosmology", Cargese, France, June 7-19, 2004 (2005) 177
10.1007/1-4020-3733-3_8
null
hep-th
null
Misner space, also known as the Lorentzian orbifold $R^{1,1}/boost$, is one of the simplest examples of a cosmological singularity in string theory. In this lecture, we review the semi-classical propagation of closed strings in this background, with a particular emphasis on the twisted sectors of the orbifold. Tree-level scattering amplitudes and the one-loop vacuum amplitude are also discussed.
[ { "created": "Wed, 19 Jan 2005 10:54:21 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Thu, 27 Jan 2005 17:14:53 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2015-06-26
[ [ "Durin", "Bruno", "", "LPTHE" ], [ "Pioline", "Boris", "", "LPTHE, LPTENS" ] ]
Misner space, also known as the Lorentzian orbifold $R^{1,1}/boost$, is one of the simplest examples of a cosmological singularity in string theory. In this lecture, we review the semi-classical propagation of closed strings in this background, with a particular emphasis on the twisted sectors of the orbifold. Tree-level scattering amplitudes and the one-loop vacuum amplitude are also discussed.
hep-th/9311020
null
V.V. Mangazeev, S.M. Sergeev, Yu.G. Stroganov
New series of 3D lattice integrable models
17 pages, IHEP-93-126, Latex
Int. J. Mod. Phys. A9 (1994) 5517-5530
10.1142/S0217751X94002247
null
hep-th
null
In this paper we present a new series of 3-dimensional integrable lattice models with $N$ colors. The case $N=2$ generalizes the elliptic model of our previous paper. The weight functions of the models satisfy modified tetrahedron equations with $N$ states and give a commuting family of two-layer transfer-matrices. The dependence on the spectral parameters corresponds to the static limit of the modified tetrahedron equations and weights are parameterized in terms of elliptic functions. The models contain two free parameters: elliptic modulus and additional parameter $\eta$. Also we briefly discuss symmetry properties of weight functions of the models.
[ { "created": "Wed, 3 Nov 1993 13:17:04 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2015-06-26
[ [ "Mangazeev", "V. V.", "" ], [ "Sergeev", "S. M.", "" ], [ "Stroganov", "Yu. G.", "" ] ]
In this paper we present a new series of 3-dimensional integrable lattice models with $N$ colors. The case $N=2$ generalizes the elliptic model of our previous paper. The weight functions of the models satisfy modified tetrahedron equations with $N$ states and give a commuting family of two-layer transfer-matrices. The dependence on the spectral parameters corresponds to the static limit of the modified tetrahedron equations and weights are parameterized in terms of elliptic functions. The models contain two free parameters: elliptic modulus and additional parameter $\eta$. Also we briefly discuss symmetry properties of weight functions of the models.
1212.5000
Mans Henningson
Mans Henningson
Zero-mode dynamics in supersymmetric Yang-Mills-Chern-Simons theory
13 pages
null
10.1103/PhysRevD.87.105016
null
hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We consider minimally supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory with a Chern-Simons term on a flat spatial two-torus in the limit when the torus becomes small. The zero-modes of the fields then decouple from the non-zero modes and give rise to a spectrum of states with energies that are given by multiples of the square of the coupling constant. We discuss the determination of this low-energy spectrum, both for simply connected gauge groups and for gauge groups of adjoint type, with a few examples worked out in detail.
[ { "created": "Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:07:43 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2013-05-29
[ [ "Henningson", "Mans", "" ] ]
We consider minimally supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory with a Chern-Simons term on a flat spatial two-torus in the limit when the torus becomes small. The zero-modes of the fields then decouple from the non-zero modes and give rise to a spectrum of states with energies that are given by multiples of the square of the coupling constant. We discuss the determination of this low-energy spectrum, both for simply connected gauge groups and for gauge groups of adjoint type, with a few examples worked out in detail.
2105.11684
Bryan O. Larios
Allan Alonzo-Artiles, Ana Avilez-L\'opez, J. Lorenzo D\'iaz-Cruz and Bryan O. Larios-L\'opez
The Higgs-Graviton Couplings: from Amplitudes to the Action
16 pages, 1 figure
null
null
null
hep-th hep-ph
http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
In this paper we study the coupling of scalar (Higgs) particles ($\phi$) with gravitons ($h$) and their possible effects. The general form of the 3-point interaction $\phi(p) h(1)h(2)$ can be derived using the scaling behavior of the spinor variables under the little group; the resulting vertices exhibit such simplicity, that some simplifications should be hidden in the expressions obtained from the extended scalar action. To investigate this, we study an extended Einstein-Hilbert action that besides the minimal coupling, it also includes terms of the form $\phi R^2$, $\phi R^{\mu\nu} R_{\mu\nu}$ and $\phi R^{\mu\nu\rho\sigma} R_{\mu\nu\rho\sigma}$, as well as the term $\epsilon_{\mu\nu \alpha\beta} \phi_5 R^{\mu\nu}_{\rho\sigma} R^{\alpha\beta\rho\sigma}$ for the case of a pseudo-scalar ($\phi_5$). The resulting vertices satisfy KLT-type relations, i.e., they can be written as the square of the coupling of the Higgs with gluons. We find that the amplitude for the Higgs decay into a pair of gravitons (on-shell) only receives a contribution coming from the square of the Riemann tensor. Similar results are obtained for the 3-body decay $\phi \to h h^* (\to XX)$, with an off-shell graviton ($h^*$) that goes into the final state $XX$. One could expect that these quadratic terms can produce new loop effects, however we find that the new contribution from this non-minimal coupling to the graviton self-energy, also vanishes for on-shell gravitons.
[ { "created": "Tue, 25 May 2021 05:44:27 GMT", "version": "v1" } ]
2021-05-26
[ [ "Alonzo-Artiles", "Allan", "" ], [ "Avilez-López", "Ana", "" ], [ "Díaz-Cruz", "J. Lorenzo", "" ], [ "Larios-López", "Bryan O.", "" ] ]
In this paper we study the coupling of scalar (Higgs) particles ($\phi$) with gravitons ($h$) and their possible effects. The general form of the 3-point interaction $\phi(p) h(1)h(2)$ can be derived using the scaling behavior of the spinor variables under the little group; the resulting vertices exhibit such simplicity, that some simplifications should be hidden in the expressions obtained from the extended scalar action. To investigate this, we study an extended Einstein-Hilbert action that besides the minimal coupling, it also includes terms of the form $\phi R^2$, $\phi R^{\mu\nu} R_{\mu\nu}$ and $\phi R^{\mu\nu\rho\sigma} R_{\mu\nu\rho\sigma}$, as well as the term $\epsilon_{\mu\nu \alpha\beta} \phi_5 R^{\mu\nu}_{\rho\sigma} R^{\alpha\beta\rho\sigma}$ for the case of a pseudo-scalar ($\phi_5$). The resulting vertices satisfy KLT-type relations, i.e., they can be written as the square of the coupling of the Higgs with gluons. We find that the amplitude for the Higgs decay into a pair of gravitons (on-shell) only receives a contribution coming from the square of the Riemann tensor. Similar results are obtained for the 3-body decay $\phi \to h h^* (\to XX)$, with an off-shell graviton ($h^*$) that goes into the final state $XX$. One could expect that these quadratic terms can produce new loop effects, however we find that the new contribution from this non-minimal coupling to the graviton self-energy, also vanishes for on-shell gravitons.
1506.03204
James Halverson
James Halverson and Washington Taylor
$\mathbb{P}^1$-bundle bases and the prevalence of non-Higgsable structure in 4D F-theory models
51 pages + references, appendices. v2: references added
null
10.1007/JHEP09(2015)086
NSF-KITP-15-068, MIT-CTP-4677
hep-th
http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
We explore a large class of F-theory compactifications to four dimensions. We find evidence that gauge groups that cannot be Higgsed without breaking supersymmetry, often accompanied by associated matter fields, are a ubiquitous feature in the landscape of ${\cal N} = 1$ 4D F-theory constructions. In particular, we study 4D F-theory models that arise from compactification on threefold bases that are $\mathbb{P}^1$ bundles over certain toric surfaces. These bases are one natural analogue to the minimal models for base surfaces for 6D F-theory compactifications. Of the roughly 100,000 bases that we study, only 80 are weak Fano bases in which there are no automatic singularities on the associated elliptic Calabi-Yau fourfolds, and 98.3% of the bases have geometrically non-Higgsable gauge factors. The $\mathbb{P}^1$-bundle threefold bases we analyze contain a wide range of distinct surface topologies that support geometrically non-Higgsable clusters. Many of the bases that we consider contain $SU(3)\times SU(2)$ seven-brane clusters for generic values of deformation moduli; we analyze the relative frequency of this combination relative to the other four possible two-factor non-Higgsable product groups, as well as various other features such as geometrically non-Higgsable candidates for dark matter structure and phenomenological ($SU(2)$-charged) Higgs fields.
[ { "created": "Wed, 10 Jun 2015 08:13:03 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Fri, 3 Jul 2015 20:23:38 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2015-10-28
[ [ "Halverson", "James", "" ], [ "Taylor", "Washington", "" ] ]
We explore a large class of F-theory compactifications to four dimensions. We find evidence that gauge groups that cannot be Higgsed without breaking supersymmetry, often accompanied by associated matter fields, are a ubiquitous feature in the landscape of ${\cal N} = 1$ 4D F-theory constructions. In particular, we study 4D F-theory models that arise from compactification on threefold bases that are $\mathbb{P}^1$ bundles over certain toric surfaces. These bases are one natural analogue to the minimal models for base surfaces for 6D F-theory compactifications. Of the roughly 100,000 bases that we study, only 80 are weak Fano bases in which there are no automatic singularities on the associated elliptic Calabi-Yau fourfolds, and 98.3% of the bases have geometrically non-Higgsable gauge factors. The $\mathbb{P}^1$-bundle threefold bases we analyze contain a wide range of distinct surface topologies that support geometrically non-Higgsable clusters. Many of the bases that we consider contain $SU(3)\times SU(2)$ seven-brane clusters for generic values of deformation moduli; we analyze the relative frequency of this combination relative to the other four possible two-factor non-Higgsable product groups, as well as various other features such as geometrically non-Higgsable candidates for dark matter structure and phenomenological ($SU(2)$-charged) Higgs fields.
hep-th/0212057
Djordje Minic
Vishnu Jejjala, Robert G. Leigh and Djordje Minic
The Cosmological Constant and the Deconstruction of Gravity
LaTeX, 17 pages; references added, arguments clarified, discussion on the scaling of entropy added
Phys.Lett. B556 (2003) 71-79
10.1016/S0370-2693(03)00101-1
VPI-IPPAP-02-16, CERN-TH/2002-351
hep-th gr-qc hep-ph
null
Witten has presented an argument for the vanishing of the cosmological constant in 2+1 dimensions. This argument is crucially tied to the specific properties of (2+1)-dimensional gravity. We argue that this reasoning can be deconstructed to 3+1 dimensions under certain conditions. Our observation is also tied to a possibility that there exists a well-defined UV completion of (3+1)-dimensional gravity.
[ { "created": "Wed, 4 Dec 2002 18:32:57 GMT", "version": "v1" }, { "created": "Wed, 18 Dec 2002 21:57:50 GMT", "version": "v2" } ]
2010-04-05
[ [ "Jejjala", "Vishnu", "" ], [ "Leigh", "Robert G.", "" ], [ "Minic", "Djordje", "" ] ]
Witten has presented an argument for the vanishing of the cosmological constant in 2+1 dimensions. This argument is crucially tied to the specific properties of (2+1)-dimensional gravity. We argue that this reasoning can be deconstructed to 3+1 dimensions under certain conditions. Our observation is also tied to a possibility that there exists a well-defined UV completion of (3+1)-dimensional gravity.