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9,700
['eng']
['Dotti, G', 'Manohar, A V']
['Supersymmetric Gauge Theories with an Affine Quantum Moduli Space']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['gauge field theory, Yang-Mills', 'supersymmetry', 'moduli space, affine', 'quantum space', 'fermion, flavor', 'grand unified theory, SU(5)', 'grand unified theory, SO(10)', 'anomaly', 'particle, multiplet']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9712010']
['All supersymmetric gauge theories based on simple groups which have an affine quantum moduli space, i.e. one generated by gauge invariants with no relations, W=0, and anomaly matching at the origin, are classified. It is shown that the only theories with no gauge invariants (and moduli space equal to a single point) ...
['1997-12-02']
9,701
['eng']
['Kim, Y S']
['High-speed Contraction of Transverse Rotations to Gauge Transformations']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['talk, Istanbul 1997/09/17', 'group theory, Lorentz', 'group theory, Poincare', 'group theory, representation', 'transformation, gauge']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9712009']
['The Inonu-Wigner contraction is applied to special relativity and the little groups of the Lorentz group. If the O(3) symmetry group for massive particle is boosted to an infinite-momentum frame, it becomes contracted to a combination of the cylindrical group and the two-dimensional Euclidean group. The Euclidean com...
['1997-12-02']
9,702
['eng']
['Diamantini, M Cristina', 'Trugenberger, Carlo Andrea']
['Surfaces with Long-Range Correlations from Non-Critical Strings']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['string model, action', 'confinement', 'correlation function', 'fluctuation', 'regularization']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9712008']
['We show that the recently proposed confining string theory describes smooth surfaces with long-range correlations for the normal components of tangent vectors. These long-range correlations arise as a consequence of a "frustrated antiferromagnetic" interaction whose two main features are non-locality and a negative s...
['1997-12-02']
9,703
['eng']
['Berkovits, N', 'Hull, C']
['Manifestly Covariant Actions for D=4 Self-Dual Yang-Mills and D=10 Super-Yang-Mills']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['boson, chiral', 'dimension, 2', 'gauge field theory, Yang-Mills', 'duality', 'dimension, 4', 'supersymmetry', 'dimension, 10', 'field theory, action', 'invariance, Lorentz', 'Hamiltonian formalism']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9712007']
['Using an infinite number of fields, we construct actions for D=4 self-dual Yang-Mills with manifest Lorentz invariance and for D=10 super-Yang-Mills with manifest super-Poincaré invariance. These actions are generalizations of the covariant action for the D=2 chiral boson which was first studied by McClain, Wu, Yu an...
['1997-12-02']
9,704
['eng']
['Akemann, G', 'Damgaard, P H', 'Magnea, U', 'Nishigaki, S M']
['Multicritical Microscopic Spectral Correlators of Hermitian and Complex Matrices']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['matrix model', 'partition function', 'statistical mechanics', 'critical phenomena', 'potential', 'universality', 'bibliography']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9712006']
['We find the microscopic spectral densities and the spectral correlators associated with multicritical behavior for both hermitian and complex matrix ensembles, and show their universality. We conjecture that microscopic spectral densities of Dirac operators in certain theories without spontaneous chiral symmetry brea...
['1997-12-02']
9,705
['eng']
['Ahn, C', 'Oh, K', 'Tatar, R']
['M Theory Fivebrane and Confining Phase of N=1 $SO(N_c)$ Gauge Theories']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['gauge field theory, SO(N)', 'supersymmetry', 'vacuum state', 'moduli space', 'membrane model, p-brane', 'membrane model, D-brane', 'p-brane, 5', 'confinement', 'geometry, algebra', 'bibliography']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9712005']
["The moduli space of vacua for the confining phase of N=1 $SO(N_c)$ supersymmetric gauge theories in four dimensions is analyzed by studying the M theory fivebrane. The type IIA brane configuration consists of a single NS5 brane, multiple copies of NS'5 branes, D4 branes between them, and D6 branes intersecting D4 bra...
['1997-12-02']
9,706
['eng']
['Townsend, P K']
['M-Theory from its superalgebra']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['talk, Cargese 1997/05/26', 'M-theory', 'supersymmetry, algebra', 'any-dimensional', 'membrane model, interaction', 'membrane model, p-brane', 'p-brane, 5', 'duality', 'bibliography']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9712004']
["These lectures explore what can be learnt about M-theory from its superalgebra. The first three lectures introduce the `basic' branes of M-theory, and Type II superstring theories, and show how the duality relations between them are encoded in the respective spacetime superalgebras. The fourth lecture introduces bran...
['1997-12-02']
9,707
['eng']
['Antonov, D V']
['Field Correlators in the Georgi-Glashow Model and Several Aspects of its String Representation']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['gauge field theory, U(1)', 'Higgs model', 'Wilson loop', 'vortex', 'string model', 'correlation function', 'path integral']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9712003']
["String representations of the Wilson loop and of the non-Abelian analog of the 't Hooft loop, defined on the string world-sheet, in the 4D Georgi-Glashow model are found in the BPS limit. In the first case, only the massless photon interacts with the string, while the interaction of the massive gauge bosons yields pe...
['1997-12-02']
9,708
['eng']
['Suzuki, T']
['Born-Infeld Action in (n+2)-Dimension, the Field Equation and a Soliton Solution']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['Born-Infeld model', 'field theory, tensor', 'dimension, 6', 'field theory, action', 'soliton']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9712002']
['In this paper we introduce the $(n+2)$-dimensional Born-Infeld action with a dual field strength $\\tilde{H}$. We compute the field equation by using Schur polynomials and give a soliton solution.']
['1997-12-02']
9,709
['eng']
['Barvinsky, A O']
['Quantum Dirac constraints, Ward identities and path integral in relativistic gauge']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['quantization, constraint', 'path integral, determinant', 'gauge field theory', 'dependence, gauge', 'perturbation theory, higher-order', 'Ward identity']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9712001']
['Quantum Dirac constraints in generic constrained system are solved by directly calculating in the one-loop approximation the path integral with relativistic gauge fixing procedure. The calculations are based on the reduction algorithms for functional determinants extended to gauge theories. Explicit mechanism of tran...
['1997-12-02']
9,710
['eng']
['Gauntlett, J P', 'Gomis, J P', 'Townsend, P K']
['BPS Bounds for Worldvolume Branes']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['membrane model, D-brane', 'membrane model, p-brane', 'field equations, solution', 'M-theory', 'bound state, soliton', 'duality']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711205']
["The worldvolume field equations of M-branes and D-branes are known to admit p-brane soliton solutions. These solitons are shown to saturate a BPS-type bound on their p-volume tensions, which are expressed in terms of central charges that are expected to appear in the worldvolume supertranslation algebra. The cases we...
['1997-12-01']
9,711
['eng']
['Kempf, A']
['Recent results on UV-regularisation through UV-modified uncertainty relations']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['talk, Vienna 1997/08/25', 'regularization', 'operator, algebra', 'uncertainty relations', 'symmetry, transformation']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711204']
['Assume that in a fundamental theory of quantum gravity spatial information is encoded through elements x_i of an associative, complex and possibly noncommutative algebra in which the involution acts as x^*_i = x_i. Without further assumptions it can be shown that such x_i can describe only three different types of sh...
['1997-12-01']
9,712
['eng']
['Adawi, T', 'Cederwall, Martin', 'Gran, U G', 'Holm, M', 'Nilsson, B E W']
['Superembeddings, Non-Linear Supersymmetry and 5-branes']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['membrane model, p-brane', 'p-brane, 5', 'differential geometry, superspace', 'differential forms', 'representation, nonlinear']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711203']
['We examine general properties of superembeddings, i.e., embeddings of supermanifolds into supermanifolds. The connection between an embedding procedure and the method of non-linearly realised supersymmetry is clarified, and we demonstrate how the latter arises as a special case of the former. As an illustration, the ...
['1997-12-01']
9,713
['eng']
['Rey, S J', 'Yee, J T']
['BPS Dynamics of (p,q) Triple String Junction']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['string model', 'supersymmetry', 'string, interaction', 'soliton', 'bound state', 'M-theory']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711202']
["We study dynamics of triple junction of $(p,q)$ strings in Type IIB string theory. We probe tension and mass density of $(p,q)$ strings by studying harmonic fluctuations of the triple junction. We show that they agree perfectly with BPS formula provided suitable geometric interpretation of the junction is given. At w...
['1997-12-01']
9,714
['eng']
['Bianchi, M']
['A Note on Toroidal Compactifications of the Type I Superstring and Other Superstring Vacuum Configurations with 16 Supercharges']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['string model', 'supersymmetry, charge', 'spontaneous compactification, torus', 'vacuum state', 'M-theory', 'F-theory', 'bibliography']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711201']
['We show that various disconnected components of the moduli space of superstring vacua with 16 supercharges admit a rationale in terms of type I toroidal compactifications with constant non-vanishing but quantized vacuum expectation values of the NS-NS antisymmetric tensor. These include heterotic vacua with reduced r...
['1997-12-01']
9,715
['eng']
['Maldacena, J M']
['The Large N Limit of Superconformal Field Theories and Supergravity']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['field theory, conformal', 'expansion 1/N', 'supergravity', 'Hilbert space', 'space-time, anti-de Sitter', 'membrane model', 'string model', 'geometry, horizon', 'gauge field theory, U(N)', 'supersymmetry', 'duality', 'M-theory', 'bibliography']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711200']
["We show that the large $N$ limit of certain conformal field theories in various dimensions include in their Hilbert space a sector describing supergravity on the product of Anti-deSitter spacetimes, spheres and other compact manifolds. This is shown by taking some branes in the full M/string theory and then taking a ...
['1997-12-01']
9,716
['eng']
['Alvarez, Enrique', 'Borlaf, J', 'León, J H']
['Killings, Duality and Characteristic Polynomials']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['string model', 'duality', 'differential geometry']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711199']
['In this paper the complete geometrical setting of (lowest order) abelian T-duality is explored with the help of some new geometrical tools (the reduced formalism). In particular, all invariant polynomials (the integrands of the characteristic classes) can be explicitly computed for the dual model in terms of quantiti...
['1997-12-01']
9,717
['eng']
['Preparata, Giuliano', 'Xue, S S']
['On A Possible Ground State for Quantum Gravity']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['talk, Jerusalem 1997/06/22', 'quantum gravity', 'ground state, energy', 'wormhole, gas', 'Einstein equation, solution', 'space-time, stability', 'model, lattice', 'mathematical methods, variational']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711198']
["A variational calculation is presented of the ADM-energy of the quantized gravitational field around a wormhole solution of the classical Einstein's equations. One finds the energy of such state to be in general lower than the perturbative ground state, in which the quantized gravity field fluctuates around flat (Euc...
['1997-12-01']
9,718
['eng']
['Lukas, A', 'Ovrut, B A', 'Waldram, D']
['Gaugino Condensation in M-theory on $S^{1}/Z_{2}$']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['M-theory', 'field theory, S(1)/Z(2)', 'effective action', 'gaugino, condensation', 'flux, quantization', 'field theory, tensor', 'approximation, strong coupling', 'supersymmetry, symmetry breaking', 'mass spectrum']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711197']
['In the low energy limit of for M-theory on S^1/Z_2, we calculate the gaugino condensate potential in four dimensions using the background solutions due to Horava. We show that this potential is free of delta-function singularities and has the same form as the potential in the weakly coupled heterotic string. A genera...
['1997-12-01']
9,719
['eng']
['Deriglazov, A A', 'Galajinsky, A V']
['A Covariant Action for the Eleven Dimensional Superstring']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['string model', 'supersymmetry, superfield', 'dimension, 11', 'field theory, action', 'algebra, Poincare']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711196']
['We suggest a super Poincaré invariant action for closed eleven dimensional superstring. The sector of physical variables $x^i$, $\\theta_a$, the D=11 $x^\\mu$ coordinate is shown to possess free dynamics.']
['1997-12-01']
9,720
['eng']
['Schroder, E', 'Törnkvist, O']
['Towards a String Formulation of Vortex Dynamics']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['talk, Kingston 1997/07/20', 'field theory, vortex', 'string model']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711195']
['We derive an exact equation of motion for a non-relativistic vortex in two- and three-dimensional models with a complex field. The velocity is given in terms of gradients of the complex field at the vortex position. We discuss the problem of reducing the field dynamics to a closed dynamical system with non-locally in...
['1997-11-27']
9,721
['eng']
['Morozov, A']
['On Integrable Structure behind the Generalized WDVV Equations']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['sigma model, nonlinear', 'field theory, topological', 'dimension, 2', 'cohomology', 'potential, prepotential']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711194']
['In the theory of quantum cohomologies the WDVV equations imply integrability of the system $(I\\partial_\\mu - zC_\\mu)\\psi = 0$. However, in generic situation -- of which an example is provided by the Seiberg-Witten theory -- there is no distinguished direction (like $t^0$) in the moduli space, and such equations f...
['1997-11-27']
9,722
['eng']
['Shilnov, Yu I']
['Dynamical Symmetry Breaking in Four-Fermionic Models under the Influence of External Electromagnetic Field in Curved Spacetime']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['talk, Valencia 1997/10/13', 'Jona-Lasinio-Nambu model', 'electromagnetic field, external field', 'gravitation, external field', 'space-time', 'symmetry, dynamically broken', 'dimension, 3', 'dimension, 4', 'numerical calculations']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711193']
['An investigation of the Nambu-Jona-Lasinio model with external constant electromagnetic and weak gravitational fields is carried out in three- and four-dimensional spacetimes. The effective potential of the composite bifermionic fields is calculated keeping terms linear in the curvature, while the electromagnetic fie...
['1997-11-27']
9,723
['eng']
['Dahmen, H D', 'Maslikov, A A', 'Naumov, I', 'Stroh, T', 'Volkov, G G']
['Grand Unified Theories in Superstrings in the Free World-Sheet Fermion Formulation']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['string model, heterotic', 'algebra, Virasoro', 'supersymmetry, algebra', 'current algebra, Kac-Moody', 'operator product expansion', 'invariance, reparametrization', 'duality', 'fermion, flavor', 'grand unified theory', 'particle, multiplet', 'group theory, representation', 'symmetry breaking', 'bibliography']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711192']
['In the framework of the four dimensional heterotic superstring with free world-sheet fermions we study the GUSTs which contain non-abelian horizontal symmetry. To solve the problem of breaking the G_GUT gauge symmetry of the level one KMA we extend the gauge symmetry to G x G. Using the autoduality of the fermionic c...
['1997-11-27']
9,724
['eng']
['Monteiro del Cima, O', 'Franco, D H T', 'Helayël-Neto, José A', 'Piguet, O']
['On the Non-Renormalization Properties of Gauge Theories with Chern-Simons Terms']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['space-time', 'gauge field theory, Yang-Mills', 'Chern-Simons term', 'perturbation theory, higher-order', 'renormalization group, beta function', 'Slavnov identity', 'Ward identity', 'invariance, conformal']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711191']
['Considering three-dimensional Chern-Simons theory, either coupled to matter or with a Yang-Mills term, we show the validity of a trace identity, playing the role of a local form of the Callan-Symanzik equation, in all orders of perturbation theory. From this we deduce the vanishing of the beta-function associated to ...
['1997-11-27']
9,725
['eng']
['Cougo-Pinto, M V', 'Farina, C', 'Tort, A C', 'Rafelski, Johann']
['Magnetic Permeability of Confined Fermionic Vacuum']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['gauge field theory, U(1)', 'fermion, fluctuation', 'boundary condition', 'effective action', 'effect, Casimir', 'perturbation theory, higher-order', 'renormalization', 'numerical calculations']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711190']
["We obtain using Schwinger's proper time approach the Casimir-Euler-Heisenberg effective action of fermion fluctuations for the case of an applied magnetic field between confining plates. Aside of higher order non-linear field effects we identify a novel contribution to the vacuum permeability. These contributions are...
['1997-11-27']
9,726
['eng']
['Brown, W E']
['Equivalence of the $\\beta$-function of the Variational Approach to that of QCD']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['gauge field theory, SU(N)', 'Hamiltonian formalism', 'renormalization group, beta function', 'perturbation theory, higher-order', 'ground state, wave function', 'numerical calculations, variational']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711189']
["The variational ansatz for the ground state wavefunctional of QCD is found to capture the anti-screening behaviour that contributes the dominant `-4' to the beta-function and leads to asymptotic freedom. By considering an SU(N) purely gauge theory in the Hamiltonian formalism and choosing the Coulomb gauge, the origi...
['1997-11-27']
9,727
['eng']
['Remiddi, E']
['Differential Equations for Feynman Graph Amplitudes']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['Feynman graph, higher-order', 'differential equations']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711188']
['It is by now well established that, by means of the integration by part identities, all the integrals occurring in the evaluation of a Feynman graph of given topology can be expressed in terms of a few independent master integrals. It is shown in this paper that the integration by part identities can be further used ...
['1997-11-27']
9,728
['eng']
['Bassetto, A', 'Nardelli, G']
['A class of two-dimensional Yang-Mills vacua and their relation to the non-linear sigma model']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['gauge field theory, SU(2)', 'sigma model, nonlinear', 'dimension, 2', 'charge, topological']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711187']
['Classical vacuum - pure gauge - solutions of Euclidean two-dimensional SU(2) Yang-Mills theories are studied. Topologically non-trivial vacua are found in a class of gauge group elements isomorphic to $S_2$. These solutions are unexpectedly related to the solution of the non-linear O(3) model and to the motion of a p...
['1997-11-27']
9,729
['eng']
['Lee, H', 'Kim, Y W', 'Park, Y J']
['Topological Massive Gauge Theories in Three Dimensions Based on the Faddeev-Jackiw Formalism']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['gauge field theory, U(1)', 'Chern-Simons term', 'dimension, 3', 'mass, topological', 'duality', 'quantization, constraint', 'Hamiltonian formalism']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711186']
['We quantize the (2+1)-dimensional self-dual and Maxwell-Chern-Simons theories by using the Faddeev-Jackiw formulation and compare the results with those of the Dirac formalism.']
['1997-11-27']
9,730
['eng']
['Gomes, M J', 'Malacarne, L C', 'Silva, A J']
['On the equivalence of the self-dual and Maxwell-Chern-Simons models coupled to Fermions']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['gauge field theory, U(1)', 'Chern-Simons term', 'duality', 'path integral', 'field theory, action']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711184']
['We study the exact equivalence between the self-dual model minimally coupled with a Dirac field and the Maxwell-Chern-Simons model with non-minimal magnetic coupling to fermions. We show that the fermion sectors of the models are equivalent only if a Thirring like interaction is included. Using functional methods we ...
['1997-11-26']
9,731
['eng']
['Curtright, T L', 'Fairlie, David B', 'Zachos, C K']
['Features of Time-independent Wigner Functions']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['quantization', 'path integral', 'phase space, Hilbert space', 'model, oscillator', 'quantum mechanics, Liouville']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711183']
['The Wigner phase-space distribution function provides the basis for Moyal\'s deformation quantization alternative to the more conventional Hilbert space and path integral quantizations. General features of time-independent Wigner functions are explored here, including the functional ("star") eigenvalue equations they...
['1997-11-26']
9,732
['eng']
['Abreu, E M C']
['Non-locally Regularized Field-Antifield Quantization of the Chiral Schwinger Model']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['Schwinger model, chiral', 'dimension, 2', 'quantization, Batalin-Vilkovisky', 'Hamiltonian formalism', 'transformation, Becchi-Rouet-Stora', 'regularization, nonlocal', 'perturbation theory, higher-order', 'anomaly']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711182']
['The non-local regularization is a powerful method to regularize theories with an action that can be decomposed in a kinetic and an interacting part. Recently it was shown how to regularize the Batalin-Vilkovisky field-antifield formalism of quantization of gauge theories with the non-local regularization. We compute ...
['1997-11-26']
9,733
['eng']
['Chamseddine, A H', 'Volkov, M S']
['Non-Abelian Solitons in N=4 Gauged Supergravity and Leading Order String Theory']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['supergravity', 'gauge field theory', 'soliton, nonabelian', 'symmetry, rotational', 'supersymmetry, transformation', 'dimension, 4', 'dimension, 10', 'spontaneous compactification', 'string model']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711181']
['We study static, spherically symmetric, and purely magnetic solutions of the N=4 gauged supergravity in four dimensions. A systematic analysis of the supersymmetry conditions reveals solutions which preserve 1/4 of the supersymmetries and are characterized by a BPS-monopole-type gauge field and a globally hyperbolic,...
['1997-11-26']
9,734
['eng']
['Gronwald, F']
['BRST-antifield-treatment of metric-affine gravity']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['gravitation, affine', 'gauge field theory, space-time', 'Hamiltonian formalism', 'quantization, Batalin-Vilkovisky', 'transformation, Becchi-Rouet-Stora', 'string model, boson']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711180']
['The metric-affine gauge theory of gravity provides a broad framework in which gauge theories of gravity can be formulated. In this article we fit metric-affine gravity into the covariant BRST--antifield formalism in order to obtain gauge fixed quantum actions. As an example the gauge fixing of a general two-dimension...
['1997-11-25']
9,735
['eng']
['Hull, C M']
['Matrix Theory, U-Duality and Toroidal Compactifications of M-Theory']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['M-theory', 'spontaneous compactification, torus', 'duality', 'matrix model', 'membrane model, D-brane', 'soliton, spectra', 'group theory, representation']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711179']
['Using U-duality, the properties of the matrix theories corresponding to the compactification of M-theory on $T^d$ are investigated. The couplings of the $d+1$ dimensional effective Super-Yang-Mills theory to all the M-theory moduli is deduced and the spectrum of BPS branes in the SYM gives the corresponding spectrum ...
['1997-11-25']
9,736
['eng']
['Cleaver, G', 'Cvetic, M', 'Espinosa, J R', 'Everett, L', 'Langacker, P G']
['Classification of Flat Directions in Perturbative Heterotic Superstring Vacua with Anomalous U(1)']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['string model, heterotic', 'supersymmetry', 'vacuum state', 'grand unified theory', 'anomaly, U(1)', 'perturbation theory', 'potential, flat direction', 'particle, multiplet']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711178']
['We develop techniques to classify D- and F-flat directions for N=1 supersymmetric string vacua of the perturbative heterotic string theory, which possess an anomalous U(1) gauge group at the tree level. Genus-one corrections generate a Fayet-Iliopoulos term for the D-term of U(1)_A, which is canceled by non-zero vacu...
['1997-11-25']
9,737
['eng']
['Yoshida, Y']
['Geometrical Analysis of Brane Creation via M-Theory']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['membrane model, D-brane', 'membrane model, p-brane', 'p-brane, 4-6', 'M-theory', 'asymptotic behavior', 'renormalization group, beta function']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711177']
['A geometrical analysis is given of Dirichlet fourbrane creation, when sixbrane crosses fivebrane in M-theory. A special property of the Taub-NUT space leads to the consequence. When brane configurations are considered for four dimensional N=2 field theories, sixbrane contributes to the beta-function through the Dirac...
['1997-11-25']
9,738
['eng']
['Lucha, W', 'Moser, M']
['Clifford algebras in finite quantum field theories; 2, Reducible Yukawa finiteness condition']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['gauge field theory, Yang-Mills', 'fermion', 'Higgs model', 'renormalization', 'field theory, finite', 'algebra, Clifford']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711176']
['An arbitrary renormalizable quantum field theory is considered as finite if its dimensionless couplings conspire to yield, at every order of its perturbative expansion, no ultraviolet-divergent renormalizations of the physical parameters of the theory. The "finiteness conditions" resulting from these requirements for...
['1997-11-25']
9,739
['eng']
['Edelstein, J D', 'Núñez, C']
['Supersymmetry and Bosonization in Three Dimensions']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['supersymmetry', 'bosonization', 'dimension, 3', 'fermion, massive', 'path integral', 'transformation, nonlinear']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711175']
['We discuss on the possible existence of a supersymmetric invariance in purely fermionic planar systems and its relation to the fermion-boson mapping in three-dimensional quantum field theory. We consider, as a very simple example, the bosonization of free massive fermions and show that, under certain conditions on th...
['1997-11-25']
9,740
['eng']
['Fort, H', 'Gambini, R']
['The U(1) and Strong CP Problem From the Loop Formulation Perspective']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['U(1) problem', 'strong interaction, CP', 'quantum chromodynamics', 'invariance, gauge', 'Schwinger model', 'vacuum state, Theta parameter', 'lattice field theory', 'loop space']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711174']
['We show how the gauge invariant formulation of QCD in terms of loops is free from a hidden $\\theta$ parameter and offers an alternative way to solve the $U(1)_A$ puzzle.']
['1997-11-25']
9,741
['eng']
['Giannakis, I', 'Liu, J T']
['N=2 Supersymmetry and Dipole Moments']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['supersymmetry, algebra', 'supersymmetry, multiplet', 'current, conservation law', 'magnetic moment']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711173']
['We derive sum rules for the magnetic and electric dipole moments of all particle states of an N=2 supermultiplet. For short representations, we find agreement with previously determined N=1 sum rules, while there is added freedom for long representations (expressed as certain scalar expectation values). With mild ass...
['1997-11-25']
9,742
['eng']
['Valtancoli, P']
['Exact Results in Chern-Simons Supergravity']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['supergravity', 'supersymmetry, superspace', 'Chern-Simons term', 'dimension, 3', 'particle, relativistic', 'many-body problem', 'analytic properties']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711172']
['We propose an extension of a recent non-perturbative method suited for solving the N-body problem in (2+1)-gravity to the case of Chern-Simons supergravity. Coupling with supersymmetric point particles is obtained implicitly by extending the DJH matching conditions of gravity. The consistent solution of the interacti...
['1997-11-25']
9,743
['eng']
['Brandt, F']
['Gauge covariant algebras and local BRST cohomology']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['talk, Moscow 1997/08/24', 'gauge field theory', 'transformation, Becchi-Rouet-Stora', 'cohomology', 'algebra, gauge', 'differential geometry', 'fibre bundle']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711171']
['The formulation of the local BRST cohomology on infinite jet bundles and its relation and reduction to gauge covariant algebras are reviewed. As an illustration, we compute the local BRST cohomology for geodesic motion in (pseudo-) Riemannian manifolds and discuss briefly the result (symmetries, constants of the moti...
['1997-11-25']
9,744
['eng']
['Gamboa-Rios, J', 'Plyushchay, M S']
['Classical anomalies for spinning particles']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['particle, relativistic', 'Hamiltonian formalism', 'Lagrangian formalism', 'any-dimensional', 'spin', 'anomaly', 'quantization', 'invariance, gauge']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711170']
['We discuss the phenomenon of classical anomaly. It is observed for 3D Berezin-Marinov (BM), Barducci-Casalbuoni-Lusanna (BCL) and Cortes-Plyushchay-Velazquez (CPV) pseudoclassical spin particle models. We show that quantum mechanically these different models correspond to the same P,T-invariant system of planar fermi...
['1997-11-24']
9,745
['eng']
['Hoppe, J', 'Yau, S T']
['Absence of Zero Energy States in Reduced SU(N) 3d Supersymmetric Yang Mills Theory']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['gauge field theory, SU(N)', 'supersymmetry', 'dimension, 3', 'ground state', 'matrix model', 'membrane model']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711169']
['For the SU(N) invariant supersymmetric matrix model related to membranes in 4 space-time dimensions we prove non-existence of zero energy states by showing that <Psi,chi> = 0 for the previously obtained solution of Q chi = 0, Q^{dagger} Psi = 0.']
['1997-11-24']
9,746
['eng']
['Nesterenko, A V', 'Nesterenko, V V']
['Mode-by-mode summation for the zero point electromagnetic energy of an infinite cylinder']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['electromagnetic field, cylinder', 'energy, Casimir', 'boundary condition', 'numerical calculations']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711168']
['Using the mode-by-mode summation techniques the zero point energy of the electromagnetic field is calculated for the boundary conditions given on the surface of an infinite solid compact cylinder. It is assumed that the dielectric and magnetic characteristics of the cylinder material $(\\epsilon_1, $(\\epsilon_1\\mu_...
['1997-11-24']
9,747
['eng']
['Ying, S']
['The Quantum Aspects of Relativistic Fermion Systems with Particle Condensation']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['fermion, relativistic', 'particle, condensation', 'gauge field theory, statistical', 'strong interaction', 'critical phenomena', 'violation, CP', 'fermion, production', 'density, finite', 'approximation, quasiparticle', 'quantum chromodynamics', 'Jona-Lasinio-Nambu model', 'effective action', 'numerical calculations'...
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711167']
['A consistent local approach to the study of interacting relativistic fermion systems with a condensation of bare particles in its ground or vacuum state, which may has a finite matter density, is developed. The attention is payed to some of the not so well explored quantum aspects that survive the thermodynamic limit...
['1997-11-24']
9,748
['eng']
['Farrar, Glennys R S', 'Gabadadze, Gregory T', 'Schwetz, M']
['On the Effective Action of N=1 Supersymmetric Yang-Mills Theory']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['gauge field theory, SU(N)', 'supersymmetry, superfield', 'effective action', 'perturbation theory, higher-order', 'renormalization', 'mass spectrum']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711166']
['We propose a generalization of the Veneziano-Yankielowicz effective low-energy action for N=1 SUSY Yang-Mills theory which includes composite operators interpolating pure gluonic bound states. The chiral supermultiplet of anomalies is embedded in a larger three-form multiplet and an extra term in the effective action...
['1997-11-24']
9,749
['eng']
['Douglas, M R', 'Hull, C']
['D-branes and the Noncommutative Torus']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['string model', 'supersymmetry', 'spontaneous compactification', 'torus, noncommutative', 'membrane model, D-brane']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711165']
['We show that in certain superstring compactifications, gauge theories on noncommutative tori will naturally appear as D-brane world-volume theories. This gives strong evidence that they are well-defined quantum theories. It also gives a physical derivation of the identification proposed by Connes, Douglas and Schwarz...
['1997-11-24']
9,750
['eng']
['Barvinsky, A O']
['Solution of quantum Dirac constraints via path integral']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['quantization, constraint', 'Hamiltonian formalism', 'Lagrangian formalism', 'path integral', 'constraint, solution', 'gauge field theory', 'dependence, gauge']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711164']
['The semiclassical solution of quantum Dirac constraints in generic constrained system is obtained by directly calculating in the one-loop approximation the gauge field path integral with relativistic gauge fixing procedure. The gauge independence property of this path integral is analyzed by the method of Ward identi...
['1997-11-24']
9,751
['eng']
['Ellis, Jonathan Richard', 'Kanti, Panagiota', 'Mavromatos, Nikolaos E', 'Nanopoulos, Dimitri V', 'Winstanley, E']
['Decoherent Scattering of Light Particles in a D-Brane Background']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['membrane model, D-brane', 'gravitation, induced', 'particle, scattering', 'coherence, decoherence', 'background field', 'fluctuation']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711163']
["We discuss the scattering of two light particles in a D-brane background. It is known that, if one light particle strikes the D brane at small impact parameter, quantum recoil effects induce entanglement entropy in both the excited D brane and the scattered particle. In this paper we compute the asymptotic `out' stat...
['1997-11-21']
9,752
['eng']
['Connes, Alain', 'Douglas, M R', 'Schwarz, A']
['Noncommutative Geometry and Matrix Theory']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['matrix model', 'spontaneous compactification, torus', 'differential geometry, noncommutative', 'gauge field theory, Yang-Mills', 'soliton', 'charge, conservation law', 'transformation, Becchi-Rouet-Stora']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711162']
['We study toroidal compactification of Matrix theory, using ideas and results of non-commutative geometry. We generalize this to compactification on the noncommutative torus, explain the classification of these backgrounds, and argue that they correspond in supergravity to tori with constant background three-form tens...
['1997-11-21']
9,753
['eng']
['Claus, P', 'Kallosh, R', 'Van Proeyen, A']
['M 5-brane and superconformal (0,2) tensor multiplet in 6 dimensions']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['membrane model, p-brane', 'p-brane, 5', 'supersymmetry, tensor', 'dimension, 6', 'symmetry, OSp(6,2/4)', 'symmetry, conformal', 'field theory, action']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711161']
['We present a gauge-fixed M 5-brane action: a 6-dimensional field theory of a self-interacting (0,2) tensor multiplet with 32 worldvolume supersymmetries. The quadratic part of this action is shown to be invariant under rigid OSp(6,2|4) superconformal symmetry, with 16 supersymmetries and 16 special supersymmetries. W...
['1997-11-21']
9,754
['eng']
['De Roo, M', 'Panda, S', 'Van der Schaar, J P']
['Intersecting Branes in Matrix Theory']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['matrix model', 'membrane model', 'supersymmetry', 'supergravity', 'dimension, 11', 'charge']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711160']
['We construct BPS states in the matrix description of M-theory. Starting from a set of basic M-branes, we study pair intersections which preserve supersymmetry. The fractions of the maximal supersymmetry obtained in this way are 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 3/16 and 1/16. In explicit examples we establish that the matrix BPS states...
['1997-11-21']
9,755
['eng']
['Brevik, I', 'Bytsenko, A A', 'Gonçalves, A E', 'Williams, F L']
['Zeta-function regularization and the thermodynamic potential for quantum fields in symmetric spaces']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['field theory, scalar', 'field theory, massive', 'potential, thermodynamical', 'regularization, zeta function', 'topology', 'low temperature expansion', 'high temperature expansion', 'heat kernel']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711159']
['We calculate a temperature dependent part of the one-loop thermodynamic potential (and the free energy) for charged massive fields in a general class of irreducible rank 1 symmetric spaces. Both low- and high-temperature expansions are derived and the role of non-trivial topology influence on asymptotic properties of...
['1997-11-21']
9,756
['eng']
['Choi, K', 'Kim, H B', 'Muñoz, C']
['Four-Dimensional Effective Supergravity and Soft Terms in M-Theory']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['supergravity', 'effective action', 'supersymmetry, symmetry breaking', 'M-theory', 'potential, Kaehler', 'perturbation theory, higher-order', 'mass spectrum', 'numerical calculations']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711158']
['We provide a simple macroscopic analysis of the four-dimensional effective supergravity of the Ho\\v{r}ava-Witten M-theory which is expanded in powers of $V$ and $\\rho$ denote the eleven-dimensional gravitational coupling, the Calabi-Yau volume and the eleventh length respectively. Possible higher order terms in the...
['1997-11-21']
9,757
['eng']
['Karch, A', 'Lüst, Dieter', 'Zoupanos, George']
['Dualities in all order finite N=1 gauge theories']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['gauge field theory, Yang-Mills', 'supersymmetry', 'duality', 'perturbation theory, higher-order', 'field theory, finite', 'grand unified theory, SU(5)', 'grand unified theory, SO(10)', 'particle, multiplet', 'group theory, representation', 'bibliography']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711157']
['We search for dual gauge theories of all-loop finite, N = 1 supersymmetric gauge theories. It is shown how to find explicitly the dual gauge theories of almost all chiral, N = 1, all-loop finite gauge theories, while several models have been discussed in detail, including a realistic finite SU(5) unified theory. Out ...
['1997-11-21']
9,758
['eng']
['Marshakov, A V', 'Mironov, A E']
['5d and 6d Supersymmetric Gauge Theories']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['gauge field theory, U(1)**N', 'gauge field theory, SU(N)', 'dimension, 5', 'dimension, 6', 'supersymmetry', 'spontaneous compactification', 'geometry, algebra', 'statistical mechanics', 'integrability', 'perturbation theory, higher-order', 'bibliography']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711156']
['We discuss $5d$ and $6d$ supersymmetric gauge theories in the target-space with compactified directions and with the matter hypermultiplets in fundamental representations in the framework of integrable systems. In particular, we consider the prepotentials of these theories and derive explicit formulas for their pertu...
['1997-11-21']
9,759
['eng']
['Khorrami, M', 'Aghamohammadi, A', 'Tabar, M R R']
['Logarithmic conformal field theories with continuous weights']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['field theory, conformal', 'dimension, 2', 'gas, Coulomb', 'correlation function', 'analytic properties']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711155']
['We study the logarithmic conformal field theories in which conformal weights are continuous subset of real numbers. A general relation between the correlators consisting of logarithmic fields and those consisting of ordinary conformal fields is investigated. As an example the correlators of the Coulomb-gas model are ...
['1997-11-21']
9,760
['eng']
['Hlousek, Zvonimir T', 'Spector, D']
['Fermi-Bose Cancellation in Topologically Non-Trivial Backgrounds']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['gauge field theory, Yang-Mills', 'fermion', 'field theory, scalar', 'duality', 'instanton', 'fluctuation, spectra']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711154']
["We show in a model-independent way that, in the background of a topological soliton or instanton that saturates a Bogomol'nyi bound, the fermion and boson excitation spectra of non-zero modes cancel at the one-loop level. This generalizes D'Adda and DiVecchia's result for some specific instanton models. Our method al...
['1997-11-21']
9,761
['eng']
['Akhmedov, E T']
['Black Hole Thermodynamics from the point of view of Superstring Theory']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['black hole', 'thermodynamics', 'string model', 'supersymmetry', 'entropy', 'information theory', 'soliton', 'supergravity', 'membrane model, D-brane', 'dimension, 5', 'dimension, 4', 'bibliography']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711153']
['In this paper we try to give a pedagogical introduction to the recent progress in the resolution of old problems of black hole thermodynamics within superstring theory.']
['1997-11-20']
9,762
['eng']
['Moreira, E S']
['Path integrals on a flux cone']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['quantum mechanics', 'space-time', 'boundary condition', 'propagator', 'path integral', 'Hamiltonian formalism', 'effective Lagrangian']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711152']
['This paper considers the Schroedinger propagator on a cone with the conical singularity carrying magnetic flux (``flux cone\'\'). Starting from the operator formalism and then combining techniques of path integration in polar coordinates and in spaces with constraints, the propagator and its path integral representat...
['1997-11-20']
9,763
['eng']
['Gates, S J', 'Grisaru, Marc T', 'Knutt-Wehlau, M E', 'Siegel, Warren']
['Component Actions from Curved Superspace']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['supersymmetry, superspace', 'action', 'differential geometry', 'differential forms', 'supergravity']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711151']
['We give efficient superspace methods for deriving component actions for supergravity coupled to matter. One method uses normal coordinates to covariantly expand the superfield action, and can be applied straightforwardly to any superspace. The other interprets the component lagrangian as a differential form on a boso...
['1997-11-20']
9,764
['eng']
['Latorre, J I', 'Lütken, C A']
['On RG potential in Yang-Mills theories']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['gauge field theory, SU(2)', 'supersymmetry', 'renormalization group, transformation', 'renormalization group, beta function', 'renormalization group, potential', 'numerical calculations']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711150']
['We construct an RG potential for N=2 supersymmetric SU(2) Yang-Mills theory, and extract a positive definite metric by comparing its gradient with the recently discovered beta-function for this system, thus proving that the RG flow is gradient in this four-dimensional field theory. We also discuss how this flow might...
['1997-11-20']
9,765
['eng']
['Abdel-Khalek, K']
['The Compatibility between the Higher Dimensions Self Duality and the Yang-Mills Equation of Motion']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['gauge field theory, Yang-Mills', 'field equations', 'duality', 'dimension, >4']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711149']
["We study the compatiblity between the higher dimension dualities and the Yang-Mills equation of motion. Taking a 't Hooft solution as a starting point, we come to the conclusion that for only 4 dimensions the self duality implies the equation of motion for generic instanton size. Whereas in higher dimensions, the sel...
['1997-11-20']
9,766
['eng']
['MacKay, N J']
['Quantum affine Toda solitons']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['talk, Brisbane 1997/07/13', 'field theory, Toda', 'field theory, affine', 'dimension, 2', 'soliton', 'duality', 'bibliography']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711148']
['We review some of the progress in affine Toda field theories in recent years, explain why known dualities cannot easily be extended, and make some suggestions for what should be sought instead.']
['1997-11-20']
9,767
['eng']
['Niedermaier, M R']
['Form Factors, Thermal States and Modular Structures']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['axiomatic field theory', 'dimension, 2', 'integrability', 'S-matrix', 'form factor', 'transformation, modular', 'mathematical methods']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711146']
["Form factor sequences of an integrable QFT can be defined axiomatically as solutions of a system of recursive functional equations, known as ``form factor equations''. We show that their solution can be replaced with the study of the representation theory of a novel algebra F(S). It is associated with a given two-par...
['1997-11-20']
9,768
['eng']
['Cherkis, S A', 'Kapustin, A A']
['Singular Monopoles and Supersymmetric Gauge Theories in Three Dimensions']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['gauge field theory, SU(N)', 'dimension, 3', 'monopole', 'moduli space', 'supersymmetry', 'critical phenomena']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711145']
['According to the proposal of Hanany and Witten, Coulomb branches of N=4 SU(n) gauge theories in three dimensions are isometric to moduli spaces of BPS monopoles. We generalize this proposal to gauge theories with matter, which allows us to compute the metrics on their spaces of vacua by means of the hyperkähler quoti...
['1997-11-20']
9,769
['eng']
['Baacke, J', 'Heitmann, K', 'Pätzold, C']
['On the choice of initial states in nonequilibrium dynamics']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['phi**n model, 4', 'singularity', 'Bogolyubov transformation', 'renormalization', 'vacuum state', 'boundary condition']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711144']
["Imposing initial conditions to nonequilibrium systems at some time t_0 leads, in renormalized quantum field theory, to the appearance of singularities in the variable t-t_0 in relevant physical quantities, such as energy density and pressure. The origin of these `initial singularities' can be traced back to the choic...
['1997-11-20']
9,770
['eng']
['De Boer, J', 'Hori, K', 'Ooguri, H', 'Oz, Y']
['Kahler Potential and Higher Derivative Terms from M Theory Fivebrane']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['M-theory', 'membrane model, p-brane', 'p-brane, 5', 'potential, Kaehler', 'derivative, high', 'supersymmetry, superfield', 'soliton', 'Riemann surfaces', 'moduli space', 'bibliography']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711143']
['The construction of four dimensional supersymmetric gauge theories via the fivebrane of M theory wrapped around a Riemann surface has been successfully applied to the computation of holomorphic quantities of field theory. In this paper we compute non-holomorphic quantities in the eleven dimensional supergravity limit...
['1997-11-20']
9,771
['eng']
['Park, M I', 'Park, Y J']
['Note on the Abelian Pure CS Theory Based on the Improved BFT Method']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['gauge field theory, U(1)', 'Chern-Simons term', 'dimension, 3', 'quantization, constraint', 'Hamiltonian formalism', 'partition function']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711142']
['We reconsider the Abelian pure Chern-Simons theory in three dimensions by using our improved Batalin-Fradkin-Tyutin Hamiltonian formalism. As a result, we show several novel features, including the connection of the Dirac brackets. In particular, through the path integral quantization, we obtain the desired new type ...
['1997-11-20']
9,772
['eng']
['Ma, Z Q', 'Hou, B Y']
['The modified Seiberg-Witten monopole equations and their exact solutions']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['gauge field theory, SU(2)', 'supersymmetry', 'Seiberg-Witten model', 'monopole', 'symmetry, rotational', 'partial wave analysis']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711141']
['The modified Seiberg-Witten monopole equations are presented in this letter. These equations have analytic solutions in the whole 1+3 Minkowski space with finite energy. The physical meaning of the equations and solutions are discussed here.']
['1997-11-20']
9,773
['eng']
['Evans, J M', 'MacKay, N J', 'Hassan, M']
['Conserved charges and supersymmetry in principal chiral models']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['model, chiral', 'dimension, 2', 'Hamiltonian formalism', 'charge, conservation law', 'quantization, constraint', 'anomaly', 'supersymmetry, superspace', 'tensor, energy-momentum']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711140']
["We consider local and non-local charges in bosonic and supersymmetric principal chiral models in 1+1 dimensions. In the bosonic case we point out that there exist local conserved charges, in involution with the Yangian non-local charges, which have spins equal to the orders of the Casimir operators and which therefor...
['1997-11-19']
9,774
['eng']
['Mourão, J M', 'Thiemann, T', 'Velhinho, J M']
['Physical Properties of Quantum Field Theory Measures']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['axiomatic field theory', 'correlation function, measure', 'field theory, scalar', 'transformation, diffeomorphism', 'functional analysis']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711139']
['Well known methods of measure theory on infinite dimensional spaces are used to study physical properties of measures relevant to quantum field theory. The difference of typical configurations of free massive scalar field theories with different masses is studied. We apply the same methods to study the Ashtekar-Lewan...
['1997-11-19']
9,775
['eng']
['Sfetsos, K', 'Skenderis, K']
['Microscopic derivation of the Bekenstein-Hawking entropy formula for non-extremal black holes']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['black hole', 'dimension, 3-5', 'entropy', 'duality', 'higher-dimensional', 'membrane model, D-brane', 'M-theory', 'bibliography']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711138']
["We derive the Bekenstein--Hawking entropy formula for four and five dimensional non-supersymmetric black holes (which include the Schwarzchild ones) by counting microscopic states. This is achieved by first showing that these black holes are U-dual to the three-dimensional black hole of Banados--Teitelboim--Zanelli a...
['1997-11-19']
9,776
['eng']
['Tyutin, I V', 'Zeitlin, V']
['Gauge Invariance of $QED_{2+1}$']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['quantum electrodynamics', 'dimension, 3', 'Chern-Simons term', 'fermion, mass', 'invariance, gauge', 'infrared problem, regularization', 'mass, Proca', 'Ward identity', 'electromagnetic field', 'vertex function', 'Feynman gauge']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711137']
['The problem of gauge invariance of the physical sector of (2+1)-dimensional Maxwell-Chern-Simons quantum electrodynamics (QED$_{2+1}$) is studied. It is shown that using Proca mass term for the infrared regularization one obtains gauge-invariant fermion mass and the physical mass shell of QED$_{2+1}$ is well-defined ...
['1997-11-19']
9,777
['eng']
['Bozhilov, P']
['A Model for Tensionless Branes']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['talk, Shoumen 1996/10/30', 'membrane model, p-brane', 'quantization, constraint', 'Hamiltonian formalism', 'transformation, Becchi-Rouet-Stora', 'supersymmetry']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711136']
['BRST quantization is carried out for a model of p-branes with second class constraints. After BFV extension of the phase space the constraint algebra coincides with the one of null string when p=1. It is shown that in this case one can or can not obtain critical dimension for the null string, depending on the choice ...
['1997-11-19']
9,778
['eng']
['González-Rey, F', 'Von Unge, R']
['Feynman rules in N=2 projective Superspace; 2, Massive hypermultiplets']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['supersymmetry, superspace', 'supersymmetry, multiplet', 'central charge', 'field theory, action', 'propagator', 'perturbation theory, higher-order']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711135']
['Manifest N=2 supersymmetric hypermultiplet mass terms can be introduced in the projective N=2 superspace formalism. In the case of complex hypermultiplets, where the gauge covariantized spinor derivatives have an explicit representation in terms of gauge prepotentials, it is possible to interpret such masses as vacuu...
['1997-11-19']
9,779
['eng']
['Brustein, Ram', 'Madden, R']
['Graceful Exit in String Cosmology']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['talk, Beer Sheva 1997/06/29', 'talk, Jerusalem 1997/08/19', 'astrophysics, model', 'string model', 'inflationary universe', 'dilaton', 'Friedman model', 'space-time, Robertson-Walker', 'effective action, correction', 'energy']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711134']
['The graceful exit transition from a dilaton-driven inflationary phase to a decelerated Friedmann-Robertson-Walker era requires certain classical and quantum corrections to the string effective action. Classical corrections can stabilize a high curvature string phase while the evolution is still in the weakly coupled ...
['1997-11-19']
9,780
['eng']
['Carey, A L', 'Mickelsson, J', 'Murray, M']
['Bundle Gerbes Applied to Quantum Field Theory']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['gauge field theory', 'fibre bundle', 'index theorem', 'Fock space', 'path integral', 'topology', 'Wess-Zumino-Witten model']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711133']
["This paper reviews recent work on a new geometric object called a bundle gerbe and discusses some new examples arising in quantum field theory. One application is to an Atiyah-Patodi-Singer index theory construction of the bundle of fermionic Fock spaces parametrized by vector potentials in odd space dimensions and a...
['1997-11-19']
9,781
['eng']
['Labastida, J M F', 'Lozano, C']
['Mass Perturbations in Twisted N=4 Supersymmetric Gauge Theories']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['gauge field theory', 'supersymmetry', 'mass, perturbation', 'duality', 'space, Kaehler', 'symmetry, U(1)', 'partition function', 'charge, Becchi-Rouet-Stora']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711132']
['Mass perturbations of the twisted N=4 supersymmetric gauge theory considered by Vafa and Witten to test S-duality are studied for the case of Kahler four-manifolds. It is shown that the resulting mass-perturbed theory can be regarded as an equivariant extension associated to a U(1) symmetry of the twisted theory, whi...
['1997-11-19']
9,782
['eng']
['Mukhopadhyay, S', 'Ray, K']
['Conifolds From D-branes']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['membrane model, D-brane', 'spontaneous compactification', 'string model', 'moduli space', 'singularity, conifold']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711131']
['We study resolution of conifold singularity by D-branes by considering compactification of D-branes on $\\C^3/\\Z_2\\times\\Z_2$. The resulting vacuum moduli space of D-branes is a toric variety which turns out to be a resolution of a conifold, that is a nodal variety in $\\C^4$. This has the implication that all the...
['1997-11-19']
9,783
['eng']
['Sen, A']
['String Network']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['string, network', 'supersymmetry', 'string, lattice', 'spontaneous compactification, torus']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711130']
['Type IIB string theory admits a BPS configuration in which three strings (of different type) meet at a point. Using this three string configuration we construct a string network and study its properties. In particular we prove supersymmetry of this configuration. We also consider string lattices, which can be used to...
['1997-11-19']
9,784
['eng']
['Sugihara, T']
['Variational Calculation of the Effective Action']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['phi**n model, 4', 'dimension, 2', 'effective action', 'symmetry, spontaneously broken', 'energy, ground state', 'wave function', 'external field', 'quantization, light cone', 'discrete', 'critical phenomena', 'coupling constant', 'mass spectrum', 'numerical calculations, variational']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711129']
['An indication of spontaneous symmetry breaking is found in the two-dimensional $\\lambda\\phi^4$ model, where an attention is payed to a functional form of an effective action. An effective energy, which is an effective action for a static field, is obtained as a functional of the classical field from the ground stat...
['1997-11-19']
9,785
['eng']
['Rudychev, I', 'Sezgin, E']
['Superparticles in D > 11 Revisited']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['supersymmetry', 'dimension, >11', 'charge', 'particle, relativistic']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711128']
['A model for n superparticles in (d-n,n) dimensions is proposed. In addition to target space supersymmetry that involves a product of n momentum generators, the action also has n(n+1)/2 local bosonic symmetries and n local fermionic symmetries. The precise relation between this model and related ones in the literature...
['1997-11-18']
9,786
['eng']
['Rudychev, I', 'Sezgin, E', 'Sundell, P']
['Supersymmetry in Dimensions Beyond Eleven']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['talk, Amsterdam 1997/06/16', 'supersymmetry, algebra', 'dimension, 11-14', 'algebra, Poincare', 'particle, relativistic', 'gauge field theory, Yang-Mills', 'string model']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711127']
['Spacetime superalgebras with 64 or less number of real supercharges, containing the type IIB Poincare superalgebra in (9,1) dimensions and the N=1 Poincare superalgebra in (10,1) are considered. The restriction D<14, and two distinct possibilities arise: The N=(1,0) superalgebra in (11,3) dimensions, and the N=(2,0) ...
['1997-11-18']
9,787
['eng']
['Lee, D S', 'Leung, C N', 'Ng, Y J']
['Chiral symmetry breaking in a uniform external magnetic field; 2, Symmetry restoration at high temperatures and chemical potentials']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['quantum electrodynamics', 'symmetry, chiral', 'symmetry, dynamically broken', 'magnetic field, external field', 'potential, chemical', 'finite temperature', 'critical phenomena', 'fermion, mass', 'numerical calculations']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711126']
['Chiral symmetry is dynamically broken in quenched, ladder QED at weak gauge couplings when an external magnetic field is present. In this paper, we show that chiral symmetry is restored above a critical chemical potential and the corresponding phase transition is of first order. In contrast, the chiral symmetry resto...
['1997-11-18']
9,788
['eng']
['Nair, V P', 'Randjbar-Daemi, S']
['Solitons in a six-dimensional super Yang-Mills-tensor system and noncritical strings']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['gauge field theory, Yang-Mills', 'supersymmetry', 'dimension, 6', 'soliton', 'charge', 'energy', 'string model']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711125']
['In this letter we study a coupled system of six-dimensional N=1 tensor and super Yang-Mills multiplets. We identify some of the solitonic states of this system which exhibit stringy behaviour in six dimensions. A discussion of the supercharges and energy for the tensor multiplet as well as zero modes is also given. W...
['1997-11-18']
9,789
['eng']
['Greene, Brian R']
['D-Brane Topology Changing Transitions']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['membrane model, D-brane', 'orbifold', 'dimension, 3', 'space-time', 'topology, effect', 'geometry, algebra', 'moduli space']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711124']
['We study D-branes on three-dimensional orbifold backgrounds that admit topologically distinct resolutions differing by flop transitions. We show that these distinct phases are part of the vacuum moduli space of the super Yang-Mills gauge theory describing the D-brane dynamics. In this way we establish that D-branes -...
['1997-11-18']
9,790
['eng']
['Tchrakian, D H', 'Tomaras, T N']
['Maxwell-Chern-Simons gauged non-relativistic O(3) model with self-dual vortices']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['sigma model, nonlinear', 'symmetry, O(3)', 'dimension, 3', 'gauge field theory, U(1)', 'Chern-Simons term', 'nonrelativistic', 'vortex']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711123']
['A non-relativistic version of the 2+1 dimensional gauged Chern-Simons O(3) sigma model, augmented by a Maxwell term, is presented and shown to support topologically stable static self-dual vortices. Exactly like their counterparts of the ungauged model, these vortices are shown to exhibit Hall behaviour in their dyna...
['1997-11-18']
9,791
['eng']
['Caicedo, M I', 'Martin, I', 'Restuccia, A']
['On the Geometry on Antisymmetric Fields']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['field theory, tensor', 'space-time', 'topology', 'differential geometry', 'cohomology', 'field theory, action', 'partition function', 'duality', 'zero mode', 'torsion']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711122']
['The geometry of antisymmetric fields with nontrivial transitions over a base manifold is described in terms of exact sequences of cohomology groups. This formulation leads naturally to the appearance of nontrivial topological charges associated to the periods of the curvature of the antisymmetric fields. The relation...
['1997-11-18']
9,792
['eng']
['Sitenko, Yu A', 'Mishchenko, A S']
['Aharonov-Bohm effect in curved space and cosmic strings']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['astrophysics, string', 'gravitation, string', 'string, magnetic', 'scattering, nonrelativistic', 'quantum mechanics', 'S-matrix', 'scattering amplitude, asymptotic behavior', 'differential cross section', 'Aharonov-Bohm effect', 'Lippmann-Schwinger equation', 'perturbation, long-range', 'perturbation, short-range']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711121']
['A quantum theory is developed for the scattering of a nonrelativistic particle in the field of a cosmic string regarded as a combination of a magnetic and gravitational strings. Allowance is made for the effects due to the finite transverse dimensions of the string under fairly general assumptions about the distribut...
['1997-11-18']
9,793
['eng']
['Grisaru, Marc T', 'Knutt-Wehlau, M E', 'Siegel, Warren']
['A Superspace Normal Coordinate Derivation of the Density Formula']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['supergravity', 'coupling, matter', 'supersymmetry, superspace', 'dimension, 2', 'dimension, 4', 'field theory, action']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711120']
['Using normal coordinate expansions we derive by purely superspace methods the density formula giving the component action corresponding to a superspace supergravity-matter action.']
['1997-11-18']
9,794
['eng']
['Grosche, C']
['Alternative Solution of the Path Integral for the Radial Coulomb Problem']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['potential, Coulomb', 'path integral', 'propagator', 'bound state, energy spectrum', 'transformation']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711119']
['In this Letter I present an alternative solution of the path integral for the radial Coulomb problem which is based on a two-dimensional singular version of the Levi-Civita transformation.']
['1997-11-18']
9,795
['eng']
['Nakatsu, T', 'Ohta, K', 'Yokono, T', 'Yoshida, Y']
['A Proof of Brane Creation via M theory']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['M-theory', 'membrane model, p-brane', 'p-brane, 5', 'dimension, 11', 'space, Taub-NUT', 'string model']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711117']
['We study configurations of a single $M$ fivebrane in the geometry ${\\bf R}^7 of their modulus, two possibilities of the IIA configuration are revealed. One consists of a NS fivebrane and a D sixbrane while the other consists of a NS fivebrane, a D sixbrane and a D fourbrane. In the latter case the fourbrane is shown...
['1997-11-18']
9,796
['eng']
['Ferrara, Sergio', 'Porrati, Massimo']
['Central Extensions of Supersymmetry in Four and Three Dimensions']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['supersymmetry, algebra', 'dimension, 3', 'dimension, 4', 'central charge, tensor', 'topology, defect', 'moduli space', 'spontaneous compactification, Calabi-Yau', 'symmetry, SU(N)', 'symmetry, O(N)']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711116']
['We consider the maximal central extension of the supertranslation algebra in d=4 and 3, which includes tensor central charges associated to topological defects such as domain walls (membranes) and strings. We show that for all N-extended superalgebras these charges are related to nontrivial configurations on the scal...
['1997-11-18']
9,797
['eng']
['García-Compéan, H', 'Obregón, O', 'Plebanski, J F', 'Ramírez, C']
['Towards a Gravitational Analog to S-duality in Non-abelian Gauge Theories']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['gauge field theory, nonabelian', 'duality', 'gravitation', 'field theory, topological', 'gauge field theory, BF']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711115']
['It is well known that Yang-Mills theories do possess a phase of non-Abelian strong-weak duality invariance. Moreover, dual theories, with inverted couplings, to non-Abelian, non-supersymmetric gauge theories have been constructed. Following a similar procedure we propose a non-dynamical gravitational analog to this k...
['1997-11-18']
9,798
['eng']
['Dolan, L', 'Langham, M C']
['Partition Functions, Duality, and the Tube Metric']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['string model', 'partition function', 'duality', 'field theory, conformal', 'invariance, modular', 'sigma model', 'multiplet', 'supersymmetry', 'dimension, 10', 'dimension, 6', 'orbifold', 'mass spectrum', 'algebra, Kac-Moody', 'membrane model', 'gauge field theory']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711114']
["The partition function of type IIA and B strings on R^6xK3, in the T^4/Z_2 orbifold limit, is explicitly computed as a modular invariant sum over spin strutures required by perturbative unitarity in order to extend the analysis to include type II strings on R^6 x W4, where W4 is associated with the tube metric confor...
['1997-11-18']
9,799
['eng']
['Bytsko, A G', 'Fring, A']
['Anyonic Interpretation of Virasoro Characters and the Thermodynamic Bethe Ansatz']
['Particle Physics - Theory']
['statistics', 'S-matrix', 'algebra, Virasoro', 'algebra, representation', 'anyon', 'field theory, conformal', 'model, minimal', 'thermodynamics, Bethe ansatz', 'central charge, Virasoro', 'factorization, character', 'saddle-point approximation']
['http://preprints.cern.ch/cgi-bin/setlink?base=preprint&categ=hep-th&id=9711113']
['Employing factorized versions of characters as products of quantum dilogarithms corresponding to irreducible representations of the Virasoro algebra, we obtain character formulae which admit an anyonic quasi-particle interpretation in the context of minimal models in conformal field theories. We propose anyonic therm...
['1997-11-18']