For any compact Lie group G, together with an invariant inner product on its Lie algebra g, we define the non-commutative Well algebra W-G; as a tensor product of the universal enveloping algebra U(g) and the Clifford algebra Cl(8). Just like the usual We
Due to a publisher error, the correct version of sections 5.4, 5.5, and 5.6 was not printed. The correct version is includedhere.
We prove a localization formula for group-valued equivariant de Rham cohomology of a compact G-manifold. This formula is a non-trivial generalization of the localization formula of Berline-Vergne and Atiyah-Bott for the usual equivariant de Rham cohomolog
We introduce the notion of a moonodromy for gauge fields with vanishing curvature on the noncommutative torus. Similar to the ordinary gauge theory, traces of the monodromies define noncommutative Wilson lines. Our main result is that these Wilson lines a
Branes in non-trivial backgrounds are expected to exhibit interesting dynamical properties. We use the boundary conformal field theory approach to study branes in a curved background with non-vanishing Neveu-Schwarz 3-form field strength. For branes on an
It is stated in the literature that D-branes in the Wess-Zumino-Witten (WZW) model associated with the gluing condition J= -(J) over bar along the boundary correspond to branes filling out the whole group volume. We show instead that the end points of ope
In this note we reply to the criticism by Corichi concerning our proposal for an equidistant area spectrum in loop quantum gravity. We further comment on the emission properties of black holes and on the statistics of links.
Kahler manifolds have a natural hyperkahler structure associated with (part of) their cotangent bundles. Using projective superspace, we construct four-dimensional N=2 models on the tangent bundles of some classical Hermitian symmetric spaces (specifically, the four regular series of irreducible compact symmetric Kahler manifolds, and their non-compact versions). A further dualization yields the Kahler potential for the hyperkahler metric on the cotangent bundle.
We address the construction of four-dimensional N = 2 supersymmetric non-linear sigma models on tangent bundles of arbitrary Hermitian symmetric spaces startingfrom projective superspace. Using a systematic way of solving the (infinite number of) aux-iliary field equations along with the requirement of supersymmetry, we are able to derivea closed form for the Lagrangian on the tangent bundle and to dualize it to give the hy-perk ̈hler potential on the cotangent bundle. As an application, the case of the exceptional asymmetric space E6 / SO(10) × U(1) is explicitly worked out for the first time.
The present paper concerns the derivation of phase-integral quantization conditions for the two-center Coulomb problem under the assumption that the two Coulomb centers are fixed. With this restriction we treat the general two-center Coulomb problem accor
The contour integrals, occurring in the arbitrary-order phase-integral quantization conditions given in a previous paper, are in the first- and third-order approximations expressed in terms of complete elliptic integrals in the case that the charges of th
In this paper we take up the quantal two-center problem where the Coulomb centers have arbitrary positive charges. In analogy with the symmetric case, treated in the second paper of this series, we use the knowledge on the quasiclassical dynamics to expre
In this Brief Report we consider a nonlocal Ginzburg-Landau-Higgs model in the presence of a neutralizing uniform background charge. We show that such a system possesses vortices that feature a strong radial electric field. We estimate the basic propertie
The chiral Gross-Neveu model is one of the most popular toy models for QCD being a generic testing field for many ideas in particle physics. It has been studied in the past in detail in the limit of infinite number of flavors of fermions. Quite astonishin
Tills paper is organized in two parts. We start with the observation that the recent claim that the chiral symmetry in the Nambu-Jona-Lasinio (NJL) model is necessarily restored by violent chiral fluctuations at N-c = 3 [H. Kleinert and B. Van den Bossche
We briefly review the nonlinear sigma model approach for the subject of increasing interest: "two-step" phase transitions in the Gross-Neveu and the modified Nambu-Jona-Lasinio models at low N and condensation from pseudogap phase in strong-coupling super
In this paper we study an evolution of low-temperature thermodynamical quantities for an electron gas with a delta -function attraction as the system crosses over from weak-coupling (BCS-type) to strong-coupling (Bose-type) superconductivity in three and
In this paper we derive a dual presentation of free energy functional for spin-triplet superconductors in terms of gauge-invariant variables. The resulting equivalent model in ferromagnetic phase has a form of a version of the Faddeev model. This allows one in particular to conclude that spin-triplet superconductors allow formation of stable finite-length closed vortices (the knotted solitons).
This thesis is devoted largely to two new features which Particle Physics and Condensed Matter theory have in common.
The first part of the thesis is a discussion of formation of phases precursory to the chiral phase transition in relativistic models with four-fermion interactions, considered as toy models for QCD. This discussion is based on analogy with the novel pseudogap concept in strong-coupling and low carrier density superconductors.
In the second part we discuss a condensed mater realizations of knotted solitions, which were discussed earlier by Faddeev and Niemi. We argue that these defects can exist in superconducting liquid metallic hydrogen and deuterium and two-band superconductors. The knotted solitions is a novel for condensed matter concept and thus it is of great academic interest in this field. The macroscopic quantum origin of topological defects in superfluids implies its rather direct observability. This possibility to actually observe these objects, their properties, stability and interactions may result in a 'feedback" for understanding its role in the infrared limit of Yang-Mills theory complementing ongoing numerical simulations.
In the third part of the thesis we study the effect of Coulumb interaction on formation of charged vortices in the Abelian Higgs model in the presence of a uniform compensating background field. This study is also of interdisciplinary interest. The description of granular superconductors and Josephson junction arrays usually includes Coulomb terms which accounts for the presence of the cristal lattice. Also it may be relevant for extreme strong coupling or low carrier density superconductors which may have vortices which r-ores are not filled by decomposed Cooper pairs. This study also allows to estimate characteristic length scales of a charged vortices which should be of interests for the studies of knotted solitons formed by two complex scalar fields with Coulomb interaction discussed by Faddeev and Niemi.
We discuss vortices allowed in two-gap superconductors, bilayer systems and in equivalent extended Faddeev model. We show that in these systems there exist vortices which carry an arbitrary fraction of magnetic flux quantum. Besides that we discuss topological defects which do not carry magnetic flux and describe features of ordinary one-magnetic-flux-quantum vortices in the two-gap system. The results should be relevant for the newly discovered two-band superconductor $Mg B_2$.
Quantum spin chains arise naturally from perturbative large-N field theories and matrix models. The Hamiltonian of such a model is a long-range deformation of nearest-neighbor type interactions. Here, we study the most general long-range integrable spin chain with spins transforming in the fundamental representation of gl(n). We derive the Hamiltonian and the corresponding asymptotic Bethe ansatz at the leading four perturbative orders with several free parameters. Furthermore, we propose Bethe equations for all orders and identify the moduli of the integrable system. We finally apply our results to plane-wave matrix theory and show that the Hamiltonian in a closed sector is not of this form and therefore not integrable beyond the first perturbative order. This also implies that the complete model is not integrable.
We study the renormalization of gauge invariant operators in large Nc QCD. We compute the complete matrix of anomalous dimensions to leading order in the 't Hooft coupling and study its eigenvalues. Thinking of the mixing matrix as the Hamiltonian of a generalized spin chain we find a large integrable sector consisting of purely gluonic operators constructed with self-dual field strengths and an arbitrary number of derivatives. This sector contains the true ground state of the spin chain and all the gapless excitations above it. The ground state is essentially the anti-ferromagnetic ground state of a XXX1 spin chain and the excitations carry either a chiral spin quantum number with relativistic dispersion relation or an anti-chiral one with non-relativistic dispersion relation.
We construct the complete spectral curve for an arbitrary local operator, including fermions and covariant derivatives, of one-loop N=4 gauge theory in the thermodynamic limit. This curve perfectly reproduces the Frolov-Tseytlin limit of the full spectral curve of classical strings on AdS_5xS^5 derived in hep-th/0502226. To complete the comparison we introduce stacks, novel bound states of roots of different flavors which arise in the thermodynamic limit of the corresponding Bethe ansatz equations. We furthermore show the equivalence of various types of Bethe equations for the underlying su(2,2|4) superalgebra, in particular of the type "Beauty" and "Beast".
We investigate the monodromy of the Lax connection for classical IIB superstrings on AdS_5xS^5. For any solution of the equations of motion we derive a spectral curve of degree 4+4. The curve consists purely of conserved quantities, all gauge degrees of freedom have been eliminated in this form. The most relevant quantities of the solution, such as its energy, can be expressed through certain holomorphic integrals on the curve. This allows for a classification of finite gap solutions analogous to the general solution of strings in flat space. The role of fermions in the context of the algebraic curve is clarified. Finally, we derive a set of integral equations which reformulates the algebraic curve as a Riemann-Hilbert problem. They agree with the planar, one-loop N=4 supersymmetric gauge theory proving the complete agreement of spectra in this approximation.
We compare quantum corrections to semiclassical spinning strings in AdS(5)xS(5) to one-loop anomalous dimensions in N=4 supersymmetric gauge theory. The latter are computed using the reduced (Landau-Lifshitz) sigma model and with the help of the Bethe ansatz. The results of all three approaches are in remarkable agreement with each other. As a byproduct we establish the relationship between linear instabilities in the Landau-Lifshitz model and analyticity properties of the Bethe ansatz.
We suggest that the gauge-invariant hedgehoglike structures in the Wilson loops are physically interesting degrees of freedom in the Yang--Mills theory. The trajectories of these ``hedgehog loops'' are closed curves corresponding to center-valued (untraced) Wilson loops and are characterized by the center charge and winding number. We show numerically in the SU(2) Yang--Mills theory that the density of hedgehog structures in the thermal Wilson--Polyakov line is very sensitive to the finite-temperature phase transition. The (additively normalized) hedgehog line density behaves like an order parameter: the density is almost independent of the temperature in the confinement phase and changes substantially as the system enters the deconfinement phase. In particular, our results suggest that the (static) hedgehog lines may be relevant degrees of freedom around the deconfinement transition and thus affect evolution of the quark-gluon plasma in high-energy heavy-ion collisions.
Yang-Mills gauge theory models on a cylinder coupled to external matter charges provide powerful means to fmd and solve certain non-linear integrable systems. We show that, depending on the choice of gauge group and matter charges, such a Yang-Mills model
We construct the moduli spaces associated to the solutions of equations of motion (modulo gauge transformations) of the Poisson sigma model with target being an integrable Poisson manifold. The construction can be easily extended to a case of a generic integrable Lie algebroid. Indeed for any Lie algebroid one can associate a BF-like topological field theory which localizes on the space of algebroid morphisms, that can be seen as a generalization of flat connections to the groupoid case. We discuss the finite gauge transformations and discuss the corresponding moduli spaces. We consider the theories both without and with boundaries.
We evaluate the path integral of the Poisson sigma model on the sphere and study the correlators of quantum observables. We argue that for the path integral to be well-defined the corresponding Poisson structure should be unimodular. The construction of the finite dimensional BV theory is presented and we argue that it is responsible for the leading semiclassical contribution. For a (twisted) generalized Kahler manifold we discuss the gauge fixed action for the Poisson sigma model. Using the localization we prove that for the holomorphic Poisson structure the semiclassical result for the correlators is indeed the full quantum result.
We define a topological quantum membrane theory on a seven dimensionalmanifold of G2 holonomy. We describe in detail the path integral evaluation for membranegeometries given by circle bundles over Riemann surfaces. We show that when the targetspace is CY3 × S 1 quantum amplitudes of non-local observables of membranes wrappingthe circle reduce to the A-model amplitudes. In particular for genus zero we show thatour model computes the Gopakumar-Vafa invariants. Moreover, for membranes wrappingcalibrated homology spheres in the CY3 , we find that the amplitudes of our model arerelated to Joyce invariants.