May 2004 arXiv papers — page 6

Marta Gomez-Reino

In this paper we study some interesting properties of the effective superpotential of N=1 supersymmetric gauge theories with fundamental matter, with the help of the Dijkgraaf--Vafa proposal connecting supersymmetric gauge theories with matrix models. We find that the effective superpotential for theories with N_f fundamental flavors can be calculated in ter

Pavel D. Naselsky, Oleg V. Verkhodanov, Lung-Yih Chiang, Igor D. Novikov

We present a detailed analysis on the phases of the WMAP foregrounds (synchrotron, free-free and dust emission) of the WMAP K-W bands in order to estimate the significance of the variation of the spectral indices at different components. We first extract the spectral-index varying signals by assuming that the invariant part among different frequency bands ha

P. J. Heslop

We introduce the analytic superspace formalism for six-dimensional $(N,0)$ superconformal field theories. Concentrating on the $(2,0)$ theory we write down the Ward identities for correlation functions in the theory and show how to solve them. We then consider the four-point function of four energy momentum multiplets in detail, explicitly solving the Ward i

Alexey Anisimov, Michael Dine

The nature of axion cosmology is usually said to depend on whether the Peccei-Quinn (PQ) symmetry breaks before or after inflation. The PQ symmetry itself is believed to be an accident, so there is not necessarily a symmetry during inflation at all. We explore these issues in some simple models, which provide examples of symmetry breaking before and after in

H. M. Araujo, P. Wass, D. Shaul, G. Rochester

The electrostatic charging of the LISA test masses due to exposure of the spacecraft to energetic particles in the space environment has implications in the design and operation of the gravitational inertial sensors and can affect the quality of the science data. Robust predictions of charging rates and associated stochastic fluctuations are therefore requir

Joseph A. Minahan

We consider the case of coherent gauge invariant operators in the SU(3) and SO(4) sectors. We argue that in many cases, these sectors can be closed in the thermodynamic limit, even at higher loops. We then use a modification of the Bethe equations which is a natural generalization of a proposal put forward by Serban and Staudacher to make gauge theory predic

Simon Philip

We prove that the Penrose limit of a spacetime along a homogeneous geodesic is a homogeneous plane wave spacetime and that the Penrose limit of a reductive homogeneous spacetime along a homogeneous geodesic is a Cahen--Wallach space. We then consider several homogenous examples to show that these results are indeed sharp and conclude with a remark about the

Ganesh Bhandari, Nicole Lemire, Jan Minac, John Swallow

Let E be a cyclic extension of degree p^n of a field F of characteristic p. Using arithmetic invariants of E/F we determine k_mE, the Milnor K-groups K_mE modulo p, as Fp[Gal(E/F)]-modules for all m in N. In particular, we show that each indecomposable summand of k_mE has Fp-dimension a power of p. That all powers p^i, i=0,1,...,n, occur for suitable example

Maxim Zabzine

We give a world-sheet description of D-brane in terms of gluing conditions on T+T^*. Using the notion of generalized Kahler geometry we show that A- and B-types D-branes for the general N=(2,2) supersymmetric sigma model (including a non-trivial NS-flux) correspond to the (twisted) generalized complex submanifolds with respect to the different (twisted) gene

Taewon Kim, P. Ko

It is pointed out that dipion invariant mass spectrum in $X (3872) \to ππJ/ψ$ is a useful probe for the $J^{PC}$ quantum number of the X(3872), complementary to the angular distributions. If X(3872) is a $^1 P_1$ state, the dipion has a peak at low $m_{ππ}$ region, which is not in accord with the preliminary Belle data. If X(3872) is a $^3 D_2$ or $^3 D_3$ s

HPQCD collaboration, MILC collaboration, UKQCD collaboration, C. Aubin

We compute the strange quark mass $m_s$ and the average of the $u$ and $d$ quark masses $\hat m$ using full lattice QCD with three dynamical quarks combined with experimental values for the pion and kaon masses. The simulations have degenerate $u$ and $d$ quarks with masses $m_u=m_d\equiv \hat m$ as low as $m_s/8$, and two different values of the lattice spa

Kate Land, Joao Magueijo

We perform a frequentist analysis of the bispectrum of WMAP first year data. We find clear signal domination up to l=200, with overall consistency with Gaussianity except for the following features. There is a flat patch (i.e. a low chi-squared region) in the same-l components of the bispectrum spanning the range l=32-62; this may be interpreted as ruling ou

Costel Constantin, Hamad Al-Brithen, Muhammad B. Haider, David Ingram

Alloy formation in ScGaN is explored using rf molecular beam epitaxy over the Sc fraction range x = 0-100%. Optical and structural analysis show separate regimes of growth, namely I) wurtzite-like but having local lattice distortions in the vicinity of the ScGa substitutions for small x (x < 0.17), II) a transitional regime for intermediate x, and III) cubic

E. Akhmetzyanova, M. Dolgopolov, M. Dubinin

We consider the effective two-Higgs-doublet potential with complex parameters, when the CP invariance is broken both explicitly and spontaneously. Diagonal mass term in the local minimum of the potential is constructed for the physical basis of Higgs fields, keeping explicitly the limiting case of CP-conservation if the parameters are taken real. For special

E. V. L. de Mello, E. S. Caixeiro

Phase separation has been observed by several different experiments and it is believed to be closely related with the physics of cuprates but its exactly role is not yet well known. We propose that the onset of pseudogap phenomenon or the upper pseudogap temperature $T^*$ has its origin in a spontaneous phase separation transition at the temperature $T_{ps}=

E. G. Kalnins, Z. Thomova, P. Winternitz

Separable coordinate systems are introduced in the complex and real four-dimensional flat spaces. We use maximal Abelian subgroups to generate coordinate systems with a maximal number of ignorable variables. The results are presented (also graphically) in terms of subgroup chains. Finally, the explicit solutions of the Schrődinger equation in the separable c

Gandalf Lechner

A recently proposed criterion for the existence of local quantum fields with a prescribed factorizing scattering matrix is verified in a non-trivial model, thereby establishing a new constructive approach to quantum field theory in a particular example. The existence proof is accomplished by analyzing nuclearity properties of certain specific subsets of Ferm

D. Rohe, C. S. Armstrong, R. Asaturyan, O. K. Baker

We have carried out an (e,e&#39;p) experiment at high momentum transfer and in parallel kinematics to measure the strength of the nuclear spectral function S(k,E) at high nucleon momenta k and large removal energies E. This strength is related to the presence of short-range and tensor correlations, and was known hitherto only indirectly and with considerable

C. D. Hoyle, D. J. Kapner, B. R. Heckel, E. G. Adelberger

Motivated by a variety of theories that predict new effects, we tested the gravitational 1/r^2 law at separations between 10.77 mm and 137 microns using two different 10-fold azimuthally symmetric torsion pendulums and rotating 10-fold symmetric attractors. Our work improves upon other experiments by up to a factor of about 100. We found no deviation from Ne

Yukitaka Ishimoto

Amongst conformal field theories, there exist logarithmic conformal field theories such as $c_{p,1}$ models. We have investigated $c_{p,q}$ models with a boundary in search of logarithmic theories and have found logarithmic solutions of two-point functions in the context of the Coulomb gas picture. We have also found the relations between coefficients in the

Shahar Hod

The celebrated area-entropy formula for black holes has provided the most important clue in the search for the elusive theory of quantum gravity. We explore the possibility that the (linear) area-entropy relation acquires some smaller corrections. Using the Boltzmann-Einstein formula, we rule out the possibility for a power-law correction, and provide severe

Daniel Barsky

The article is withdrawn. There is a gap in the proof of the vanishing of Iwasawa mu-invariant for the cyclotomic Z_p extension of a CM field, abelian over a totally real number field.

Bjorn Einarsson

We identify conditions for the presence of negative specific heat in non-relativistic self-gravitating systems and similar systems of attracting particles. The method used, is to analyse the Virial theorem and two soluble models of systems of attracting particles, and to map the sign of the specific heat for different combinations of the number of spatial di

Shigeru Furuichi

A chain rule and a subadditivity for the entropy of type $β$, which is one of the nonadditive entropies, were derived by Z.Daróczy. In this paper, we study the further relations among Tsallis type entropies which are typical nonadditive entropies. The chain rule is generalized by showing it for Tsallis relative entropy and the nonadditive entropy. We show so

M. J. Hardcastle, D. E. Harris, D. M. Worrall, M. Birkinshaw

We use new and archival Chandra data to investigate the X-ray emission from a large sample of compact hotspots of FRII radio galaxies and quasars from the 3C catalogue. We find that only the most luminous hotspots tend to be in good agreement with the predictions of a synchrotron self-Compton model with equipartition magnetic fields. At low hotspot luminosit

Gaspar D. Montesinos, Victor M. Perez-Garcia, Humberto Michinel, Jose R. Salgueiro

In this letter we demonstrate the possibility of stabilizing beams with angular momentum propagating in Kerr media. Large propagation distances without filamentation can be achieved in layered media with alternating focusing and defocusing nonlinearities. Stronger stabilization can be obtained with the addition of an incoherent beam.

Stephane Abriet, Dragi Karevski

We investigate through Monte Carlo simulations the non-equilibrium behaviour of the three-dimensional XY-model quenched from a high temperature state to its ferromagnetic and critical phases. The two-times autocorrelation and response functions are determined in the asymptotic (scaling) regime, from which the nonequilibrium exponents $λ$ and critical $λ^c$ a

Qiyuan Pan, Jiliang Jing

The late-time tail behavior of massive scalar fields is studied analytically in a stationary axisymmetric EMDA black hole geometry. It is shown that the asymptotic behavior of massive perturbations is dominated by the oscillatory inverse power-law decaying tail $ t^{-(l+3/2)}\sin(μt)$ at the intermediate late times, and by the asymptotic tail $ t^{-5/6}\sin(

S. M. Troshin

The effects of antishadowing related to the spin correlations of particles in multiparticle production are discussed. It is shown that significant spin correlations should be expected at the LHC energies.

Sebastien Camalet, Josef Schriefl, Pascal Degiovanni, Francois Delduc

We consider a system of two qubits at the ends of a finite length 1D cavity. This problem is mapped onto the double-Kondo model which is also shown to describe the low energy physics of a finite length quantum wire with resonant levels at its ends. At the Toulouse point the ground state energy and the average populations and correlations of the qubits or res

Masako Bando, Taichiro Kugo, Akio Sugamoto, Sachiko Terunuma

The recently observed pentaquark baryons $Θ^{+}$ and $Ξ^{--}$ are studied in the dual gravity theory of QCD. By developing a general formulation useful for studying the branched string web in a curved space, simple mass formulae of the pentaquark baryons are derived in the Maldacena prototype model for supersymmetric QCD and a more realistic model for ordina

G. Gaigalas, S. Fritzsche

A revised program for generating the spin-angular coefficients in relativistic atomic structure calculations is presented. When compared with our previous version [G.Gaigalas, S.Fritzsche and I.P.Grant, CPC 139 (2001) 263], the new version of the Anco program now provides these coefficients for both, scalar as well as non-scalar one-particle operators as the

A. Kapustin, L. Rozansky

We discuss the relation between open and closed string correlators using topological string theories as a toy model. We propose that one can reconstruct closed string correlators from the open ones by considering the Hochschild cohomology of the category of D-branes. We compute the Hochschild cohomology of the category of D-branes in topological Landau-Ginzb

Daniel Cartin, Gaurav Khanna, Martin Bojowald

Loop quantum cosmology leads to a difference equation for the wave function of a universe, which in general has solutions changing rapidly even when the volume changes only slightly. For a semiclassical regime such small-scale oscillations must be suppressed, by choosing the parameters of the solution appropriately. For anisotropic models this is not possibl

Masanori Sato

We propose experiments on quantum entanglement for investigating the Einstein Podolsky Rosen (EPR) problem with the polarization directions of photons. These experiments are performed to investigate whether the defined polarization directions in an entangled state are teleported between entangled photons. EPR-type sequential experiments are performed using a

J. A. Ponciano, C. A. Garcia Canal

We consider the analytical properties of the single-soliton solution in a Skyrmion-type Lagrangian that incorporates the scaling properties of quantum chromodynamics (QCD) through the coupling of the chiral field to a scalar field interpreted as a bound state of gluons. The model was proposed in previous works to describe the Goldstone pions in a dense mediu

David E. Kaplan, Martin Schmaltz, Witold Skiba

We present an ultra-violet extension of the &#34;simplest little Higgs&#34; model. The model marries the simplest little Higgs at low energies to two copies of the &#34;littlest Higgs&#39;&#39; at higher energies. The result is a weakly coupled theory below 100 TeV with a naturally light Higgs. The higher cutoff suppresses the contributions of strongly coupl

Tzu-Chieh Wei, Dyutiman Das, Swagatam Mukhopadyay, Smitha Vishveshwara

Entanglement in quantum XY spin chains of arbitrary length is investigated via a recently-developed global measure suitable for generic quantum many-body systems. The entanglement surface is determined over the phase diagram, and found to exhibit structure richer than expected. Near the critical line, the entanglement is peaked (albeit analytically), consist

P. A. Maia Neto, C. Farina

In a recent letter [Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 220801 (2003)], V. Mkrtchian and co-workers calculated the radiation pressure force on a moving body, assuming the electromagnetic field to be at temperature $T,$ and the velocity to be much smaller than $c.$ They considered both dielectrics and conductors, and related the effect to Casimir dissipative forces. Here we

P. A. Marchetti, R. Rubele

We propose a general scheme for the &#34;logic&#34; of elementary propositions of physical systems, encompassing both classical and quantum cases, in the framework given by Non Commutative Geometry. It involves Baire*-algebras, the non-commutative version of measurable functions, arising as envelope of the C*-algebras identifying the topology of the (non-com

B. M. Karnakov, V. D. Mur, V. S. Popov

Some remarks are made on the articles by N.Milosevic, V.P.Krainov, T.Brabec and our papers are about problem of semiclassical theory of tunnel ionization.

S. E. Ahnert, M. C. Payne

In this paper we propose a setup for the weak measurement of photon arrival time. It is found that the weak values of this arrival time can lie far away from the expectation value, and in principle also in regions forbidden by special relativity. We discuss in brief the implications of these results as well as their reconciliation with the principle of causa

Vittorio Giovannetti, Seth Lloyd, Lorenzo Maccone, Jeffrey H. Shapiro

A protocol for synchronizing distant clocks is proposed that does not rely on the arrival times of the signals which are exchanged, and an optical implementation based on coherent-state pulses is described. This protocol is not limited by any dispersion that may be present in the propagation medium through which the light signals are exchanged. Possible impr

M. S. Anwar, D. Blazina, H. Carteret, S. B. Duckett

Here we demonstrate how para-hydrogen can be used to prepare a two-spin system in an almost pure state which is suitable for implementing nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) quantum computation. A 12ns laser pulse is used to initiate a chemical reaction involving pure para-hydrogn (the nuclear spin singlet of H2). The product, formed on the microsecond timescal

Geza Toth

The minimum requirements for entanglement detection are discussed for a spin chain in which the spins cannot be individually accessed. The methods presented detect entangled states close to a cluster state and a many-body singlet state, and seem to be viable for experimental realization in optical lattices of two-state bosonic atoms. The entanglement criteri

Erik van Nimwegen

With the number of fully-sequenced genomes now well over a hundred it has become possible to start investigating if there are any quantitative regularities in the genetic make-up of genomes. In (physics/0307001), I originally showed that the numbers of genes in different functional categories scale as power laws in the total number of genes in the genome. In

Christel Kamp, Kim Christensen

Within a case study on the protein-protein interaction network (PIN) of Drosophila melanogaster we investigate the relation between the network&#39;s spectral properties and its structural features such as the prevalence of specific subgraphs or duplicate nodes as a result of its evolutionary history. The discrete part of the spectral density shows fingerpri

Stan Bumble

Signal processing (SP) techniques convert DNA and protein sequences into information that lead to successful drug discovery. One must, however, be aware about the difference between information and entropy1. Eight other physical properties of DNA and protein segments are suggested for SP analysis other than ones already used in the literature. QSAR formulati

Tilman Sauer

A historical account of Einstein&#39;s &#39;Fernparallelismus&#39; approach towards a unified field theory of gravitation and electromagnetism is given. In this theory, a space-time characterized by a curvature-free connection in conjunction with a metric tensor field, both defined in terms of a dynamical tetrad field, is investigated. The approach was pursu

E. Altewischer, C. Genet, M. P. van Exter, J. P. Woerdman

We report polarization tomography experiments on metallic nanohole arrays with square and hexagonal symmetry. As a main result, we find that a fully polarized input beam is partly depolarized after transmission through a nanohole array. This loss of polarization coherence is found to be anisotropic, i.e. it depends on the polarization state of the input beam

V. Bezkrovniy, V. S. Filinov, D. Kremp, M. Bonitz

We propose a theoretical Hugoniot obtained by combining results for the equation of state (EOS) from the Direct Path Integral Monte Carlo technique (DPIMC) and those from Reaction Ensemble Monte Carlo (REMC) simulations. The main idea of such proposal is based on the fact that DPMIC provides first-principle results for a wide range of densities and temperatu

J. Dunning-Davies

The possibility of the phenomenon of Bose condensation having a part to play in the discussion of neutron stars has been around for some time. Here the sorts of temperatures and densities that might be involved are discussed. Also, an alternative way of viewing the Bose condensation phenomenon is examined once more and, although found to lead to more accurat

Luca Sorriso-Valvo, Vincenzo Carbone, Roberto Bruno

The interplanetary induced electric field e=vxb is studied, using solar wind time series. The probability distribution functions (PDFs) of the electric field components are measured from the data and their non-gaussianity is discussed. Moreover, for the first time we show that the electric field turbulence is characterized by intermittency. This point is add

Jakub S. Prauzner-Bechcicki, Krzysztof Sacha, Bruno Eckhardt, Jakub Zakrzewski

Double ionization of diatomic molecules by short linearly polarized laser pulses is analyzed. We consider the final stage of the ionization process, that is the decay of a highly excited two electron molecule, which is formed after re-scattering. The saddles of the effective adiabatic potential energy close to which simultaneous escape of electrons takes pla

A. Arima, N. Yoshinaga, Y. M. Zhao

In this talk we shall show our recent results in understanding the spin$^{\rm parity}$ 0$^+$ ground state (0 g.s.) dominance of many-body systems. We propose a simple approach to predict the spin $I$ g.s. probabilities which does not require the diagonalization of a Hamiltonian with random interactions. Some findings related to the 0 g.s. dominance will also

A. Arima

In this talk I shall discuss some regularities of many-body systems in the presence of random interactions and regularities of a single-$j$ shell for the $J$ pairing interaction which works only when two particles are coupled to spin $J$. I shall first explain an empirical rule to predict the spin $I$ ground state probability. Then I shall present some inter

Mitsuru Tohyama, Satoshi Takahara

The time-dependent density-matrix theory (TDDM) gives a correlated ground state as a stationary solution of the time-dependent equations for one-body and two-body density matrices. The small amplitude limit of TDDM (STDDM) is a version of extended RPA theories which include the effects of ground state correlations. It is shown that the solutions of the Hartr

A. Arima

In this talk I shall introduce our recent works on general pairing interactions and pair truncation approximations for fermions in a single-j shell, including the spin zero dominance, features of eigenvalues of fermion systems in a single-j shell interacting by a $J-$pairing interaction.

T. Rauscher, F. -K. Thielemann

Cross sections for the photon-induced particle-emission reactions (gamma,n), (gamma,p), and (gamma,alpha) are given for all natural isotopes from Ti to Bi. The target nuclei are assumed to be in their ground states, except for 180Ta which is naturally occurring as the isomer 180mTa. The cross sections are calculated in a statistical model (Hauser-Feshbach) a

Steven Manly

This paper reviews recent results on directed and elliptic flow from the PHOBOS experiment using data taken during Au+Au runs at RHIC. The systematic dependence of flow on pseudorapidity, energy, transverse momentum and centrality is discussed.

B. B. Back

The centrality dependence of the midrapidity charged particle multiplicity in Au+Au collisions at sqrt(s_NN) = 19.6 and 200 GeV is presented. Within a simple model, the fraction of hard (scaling with number of binary collisions) to soft (scaling with number of participant pairs) interactions is consistent with a value of x = 0.13 +/- 0.01(stat) +/- 0.05(syst

Martin Hildebrand, Bruce E. Sagan, Vincent Vatter

We bound several quantities related to the packing density of the patterns 1(L+1)L...2. These bounds sharpen results of Bóna, Sagan, and Vatter and give a new proof of the packing density of these patterns, originally computed by Stromquist in the case L=2 and by Price for larger L. We end with comments and conjectures.

Piet Groeneboom, Geurt Jongbloed, Jon A. Wellner

Vertex direction algorithms have been around for a few decades in the experimental design and mixture models literature. We briefly review this type of algorithm and describe a new member of the family: the support reduction algorithm. The support reduction algorithm is applied to the problem of computing nonparametric estimates in two inverse problems: conv

Meinolf Geck, Sofia Lambropoulou

In this paper we classify all Markov traces on Iwahori-Hecke algebras associated with the finite Coxeter groups of type B. We then use these traces for constructing Jones-type invariants for oriented knots inside a solid torus, and finally we give skein-theoretical interpretations.

Francisco Martin, Santiago Morales

Consider a convex domain B of space. We prove that there exist complete minimal surfaces which are properly immersed in B. We also demonstrate that if D and D&#39; are convex domains with D bounded and the closure of D contained in D&#39; then any minimal disk whose boundary lies in the boundary of D, can be approximated in any compact subdomain of D by a co

Tom Weston

We study the behavior of Iwasawa invariants among ordinary deformations of a fixed residual Galois representation taking values in a reductive algebraic group G. In particular, under the assumption that these Selmer groups are cotorsion modules over the Iwasawa algebra, we show that the vanishing of the mu invariant is independent of the deformation, while t

Reinhard Haering-Oldenburg, Sofia Lambropoulou

We consider oriented knots and links in a handlebody of genus $g$ through appropriate braid representatives in $S^3$, which are elements of the braid groups $B_{g,n}$. We prove a geometric version of the Markov theorem for braid equivalence in the handlebody, which is based on the $L$-moves. Using this we then prove two algebraic versions of the Markov theor

Thomas Brélivet, Claus Hertling

The distribution of the spectral numbers of an isolated hypersurface singularity is studied in terms of the Bernoulli moments. These are certain rational linear combinations of the higher moments of the spectral numbers. They are related to the generalized Bernoulli polynomials. We conjecture that their signs are alternating and prove this in many cases. One

Sofia Lambropoulou, Colin P. Rourke

In this paper we first give a one-move version of Markov&#39;s braid theorem for knot isotopy in $S^3$ that sharpens the classical theorem. Then a relative version of Markov&#39;s theorem concerning a fixed braided portion in the knot. We also prove an analogue of Markov&#39;s theorem for knot isotopy in knot complements. Finally we extend this last result t

Sever Silvestru Dragomir

Some reverses for the generalised triangle inequality in complex inner product spaces that improve the classical Diaz-Metcalf results and applications are given.

Sever Silvestru Dragomir

Some sharp quadratic reverses for the generalised triangle inequality in inner product spaces and applications are given.

Sever Silvestru Dragomir

Some new reverses for the generalised triangle inequality in inner product spaces and applications are given. Applications in connection to the Schwarz inequality are provided as well.

Sandrine Toldo

Under the hypothesis of convergence in probability of a sequence of càdlàg processes $(X^n)_n$ to a càdlàg process $X$, we are interested in the convergence of corresponding values in optimal stopping. We give results under hypothesis of inclusion of filtrations or convergence of filtrations.

Thomas Brélivet

We consider an isolated plane curve singularity and its associated Eisenbud an Neumann diagram. We give an algorithm to compute the maximal spectral value on the diagram and we show that the singularity is topologically equivalent to another singularity for which the maximal spectral value is given by the point $(1,1)$ in the plane of the Newton polygon. Fro

Josef Janyška

The reduction theorems for general linear and classical connections are generalized for operators with values in higher order gauge-natural bundles. We prove that natural operators depending on the $s_1$-jets of classical connections, on the $s_2$-jets of general linear connections and on the $r$-jets of tensor fields with values in gauge-natural bundles of

Frank Schuhmacher

In this paper, deformations of $L_\infty$-algebras are defined in such a way that the bases of deformations are $L_\infty$-algebras, as well. A universal and a semiuniversal deformation is constructed for $L_\infty$-algebras, whose cotangent complex admits a splitting. The paper also contains an explicit construction of a minimal $L_\infty$-structure on the

Katrin Wehrheim

We give a unified statement and proof of a class of wellknown mean value inequalities for nonnegative functions with a nonlinear bound on the Laplacian. We generalize these to domains with boundary, requiring a (possibly nonlinear) bound on the normal derivative at the boundary. These inequalities give rise to an energy quantization principle for sequences o

Jean-Paul Brasselet, Joerg Schuermann, Shoji Yokura

In this paper we study some new theories of characteristic homology classes for singular complex algebraic varieties. First we introduce a natural transformation T_{y}: K_{0}(var/X) -> H_{*}(X,Q)[y] commuting with proper pushdown, which generalizes the corresponding Hirzebruch characteristic. Here K_{0}(var/X) is the relative Grothendieck group of complex al

Charles P. Boyer, Krzysztof Galicki

We review our study of Sasakian geometry as an agent for proving the existence of Einstein metrics on odd dimensional manifolds. Particular emphasis is given to the Sasakian structures occuring on links of isolated hypersurface singularities.

Martin Lorenz

We investigate the Cohen-Macaulay property for rings of invariants under multiplicative actions of a finite group $G$. By definition, these are $G$-actions on Laurent polynomial algebras that stabilize the multiplicative group consisting of all monomials in the variables. For the most part, we concentrate on the case where the base ring is the ring of ration

Torsten Ekedahl

Only two ways to construct non-liftable Calabi-Yau threefolds are currently known, one example by Hirokado and one method of Schröer. This article computes some cohomological invariants of these examples of non-liftable Calabi-Yau threefolds, in particular it computes their mini-versal deformations. One conclusion is that their mixed characteristic mini-vers

Hanfeng Li

We construct examples of flabby strict deformation quantizations not preserving K-groups. This answers a question of Rieffel negatively.

Jack Morava

This is the writeup of an expository talk. It is intended as an introduction to the work of Hopkins, Kuhn, and Ravenel on generalized group characters, which seems to fit very well with the theory of what physicists call higher twisted sectors in the theory of orbifolds.

Hermann Flaschka, John Millson

We study certain symplectic quotients of n-fold products of complex projective m-space by the unitary group acting diagonally. After studying nonemptiness and smoothness these quotients we construct the action-angle variables, defined on an open dense subset of an integrable Hamiltonian system. The semiclassical quantization of this system reproduces formula

Jonathan L. Feng, Arvind Rajaraman, Fumihiro Takayama

The gravitational interactions of elementary particles are suppressed by the Planck scale M_P ~ 10^18 GeV and are typically expected to be far too weak to be probed by experiments. We show that, contrary to conventional wisdom, such interactions may be studied by particle physics experiments in the next few years. As an example, we consider conventional supe

Renata Kallosh

In this talk we provide arguments on possible relation between the cosmological constant in our space and the non-commutativity parameter of the internal space of compactified string theory. The arguments are valid in the context of D3/D7 brane cosmological model of inflation/acceleration.

Ki-Myeong Lee

We consider the Dunne-Jackiw-Pi-Trugenberger model of a U(N) Chern-Simons gauge theory coupled to a nonrelativistic complex adjoint matter on noncommutative space. Soliton configurations of this model are related the solutions of the chiral model on noncommutative plane. A generalized Uhlenbeck&#39;s uniton method for the chiral model on noncommutative space

M. V. Ioffe

Different ways to incorporate two-dimensional systems, which are not amenable to separation of variables, into the framework of Supersymmetrical Quantum Mechanics (SUSY QM) are analyzed. In particular, the direct generalization of one-dimensional Witten&#39;s SUSY QM is based on the supercharges of first order in momenta and allows to connect the eigenvalues

Barry R. Holstein, John F. Donoghue

The standard picture of the loop expansion associates a factor of h-bar with each loop, suggesting that the tree diagrams are to be associated with classical physics, while loop effects are quantum mechanical in nature. We discuss examples wherein classical effects arise from loop contributions and display the relationship between the classical terms and the

C. A. Almeida, D. Bazeia, L. Losano, J. M. C. Malbouisson

We extend a deformation prescription recently introduced and present some new soluble nonlinear problems for kinks and lumps. In particular, we show how to generate models which present the basic ingredients needed to give rise to dimension bubbles. Also, we show how to deform models which possess lumplike solutions, to get to new models that support kinklik

S. Prem Kumar, Giuseppe Policastro

We obtain the super-Landau-Ginzburg mirror of the A-twisted topological sigma model on a twistor superspace -- the quadric in CP^{3|3} x CP^{3|3} which is a Calabi-Yau supermanifold. We show that the B-model mirror has a geometric interpretation. In a particular limit for one of the Kaehler parameters of the quadric, we show that the mirror can be interprete

K. Shima, M. Tsuda, M. Sawaguchi

A nonlinear supersymmetric(NLSUSY) Einstein-Hilbert(EH)-type new action for unity of nature is obtained by performing the Einstein gravity analogue geomtrical arguments in high symmetry spacetime inspired by NLSUSY. The new action is unstable and breaks down spontaneously into E-H action with matter in ordinary Riemann spacetime. All elementary particles exc

Satish D. Joglekar

We study futher the recently developed formalism for the axial gauges toward the comparison of calculations and of the renormalization procedure in the axial and the Lorentz gauges. We do this in the 1-loop approximation for the wavefunction renormalization and the identity of the beta-functions in the two gauges. We take as the starting point the relation b

Diethard Peter

The quantum algebra of observables of the massive closed bosonic string in 1+3 dimensions has been developed so far in the rest frame of the string. In this paper a method to write this algebra in a manifestly Lorentz covariant form is explained and compared with an alternative approach in the literature.

Zong-Kuan Guo, Yuan-Zhong Zhang

We investigate cosmological dynamics of multiple tachyon fields with inverse square potentials. A phase-space analysis of the spatially flat FRW models shows that there exists power-law cosmological scaling solutions. We study the stability of the solutions and find that the potential-kinetic-scaling solution is a global attractor. However, in the presence o

O. J. P. Eboli, M. C. Gonzalez-Garcia

We analyze the potential of the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC) to study anomalous trilinear vector-boson interactions W^+ W^- γand W^+ W^- Z through the single production of electroweak gauge bosons via the weak boson fusion processes q q -> q q W (-> \ell^\pm ν) and q q -> q q Z(-> \ell^+ \ell^-) with \ell = e or μ. After a careful study of the standard m

R. L. Jaffe

In hep-ph/0404212 Diakonov, Petrov, and Polyakov respond to my recent comments on their 1997 paper, ``Exotic anti-decuplet of baryons: prediction from chiral solitons&#39;&#39;. Their responses do not address the basic issues or alter the conclusions in my paper.

V. Ravindran, J. Smith, W. L. van Neerven

We discuss the next-to-next-to-leading order (NNLO) corrections to the total cross section for (pseudo-) scalar Higgs boson production. The computation is carried out in the effective Lagrangian approach which emerges from the standard model by taking the limit $m_t \to \infty$ where $m_t$ denotes the mass of the top quark.

W. Grimus, L. Lavoura

We discuss two extensions of the Standard Model based on the seesaw mechanism and on non-abelian family symmetry groups O(2) and $D_4$, respectively. Both models have a twofold-degenerate neutrino Dirac mass matrix $M_D$, a Majorana mass matrix invariant under a $μ$--$τ$ interchange symmetry and the predictions of maximal atmospheric neutrino mixing and vani

Akio SUGAMOTO

An attempt to study recently observed Pentaquark baryons is performed in the dual string theory of QCD. Mass formulae for Pentaquark baryons are naively estimated in the Maldacena&#39;s prototype model for supersymmetric QCD and a more realistic model for the ordinary QCD.