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    A∞A_\infty Algebras from Slightly Broken Higher Spin Symmetries

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    We define a class of A∞A_\infty-algebras that are obtained by deformations of higher spin symmetries. While higher spin symmetries of a free CFT form an associative algebra, the slightly broken higher spin symmetries give rise to a minimal A∞A_\infty-algebra extending the associative one. These A∞A_\infty-algebras are related to non-commutative deformation quantization much as the unbroken higher spin symmetries result from the conventional deformation quantization. In the case of three dimensions there is an additional parameter that the A∞A_\infty-structure depends on, which is to be related to the Chern-Simons level. The deformations corresponding to the bosonic and fermionic matter lead to the same A∞A_\infty-algebra, thus manifesting the three-dimensional bosonization conjecture. In all other cases we consider, the A∞A_\infty-deformation is determined by a generalized free field in one dimension lower.Comment: 48 pages, some pictures; typos fixed, presentation improve

    Twisted submanifolds of R^n

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    We propose a general procedure to construct noncommutative deformations of an embedded submanifold MM of Rn\mathbb{R}^n determined by a set of smooth equations fa(x)=0f^a(x)=0. We use the framework of Drinfel'd twist deformation of differential geometry of [Aschieri et al., Class. Quantum Gravity 23 (2006), 1883]; the commutative pointwise product is replaced by a (generally noncommutative) ⋆\star-product determined by a Drinfel'd twist. The twists we employ are based on the Lie algebra Ξt\Xi_t of vector fields that are tangent to all the submanifolds that are level sets of the faf^a; the twisted Cartan calculus is automatically equivariant under twisted tangent infinitesimal diffeomorphisms. We can consistently project a connection from the twisted Rn\mathbb{R}^n to the twisted MM if the twist is based on a suitable Lie subalgebra e⊂Ξt\mathfrak{e}\subset\Xi_t. If we endow Rn\mathbb{R}^n with a metric then twisting and projecting to the normal and tangent vector fields commute, and we can project the Levi-Civita connection consistently to the twisted MM, provided the twist is based on the Lie subalgebra k⊂e\mathfrak{k}\subset\mathfrak{e} of the Killing vector fields of the metric; a twisted Gauss theorem follows, in particular. Twisted algebraic manifolds can be characterized in terms of generators and polynomial relations. We present in some detail twisted cylinders embedded in twisted Euclidean R3\mathbb{R}^3 and twisted hyperboloids embedded in twisted Minkowski R3\mathbb{R}^3 [these are twisted (anti-)de Sitter spaces dS2,AdS2dS_2,AdS_2].Comment: Latex file, 48 pages, 1 figure. Slightly adapted version to the new preprint arXiv:2005.03509, where the present framework is specialized to quadrics and other algebraic submanifolds of R^n. Several typos correcte

    Topology at the Planck Length

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    A basic arbitrariness in the determination of the topology of a manifold at the Planck length is discussed. An explicit example is given of a `smooth' change in topology from the 2-sphere to the 2-torus through a sequence of noncommuting geometries. Applications are considered to the theory of D-branes within the context of the proposed MM(atrix) theory.Comment: Orsay Preprint 97/34, 17 pages, Late

    Quantized Nambu-Poisson Manifolds and n-Lie Algebras

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    We investigate the geometric interpretation of quantized Nambu-Poisson structures in terms of noncommutative geometries. We describe an extension of the usual axioms of quantization in which classical Nambu-Poisson structures are translated to n-Lie algebras at quantum level. We demonstrate that this generalized procedure matches an extension of Berezin-Toeplitz quantization yielding quantized spheres, hyperboloids, and superspheres. The extended Berezin quantization of spheres is closely related to a deformation quantization of n-Lie algebras, as well as the approach based on harmonic analysis. We find an interpretation of Nambu-Heisenberg n-Lie algebras in terms of foliations of R^n by fuzzy spheres, fuzzy hyperboloids, and noncommutative hyperplanes. Some applications to the quantum geometry of branes in M-theory are also briefly discussed.Comment: 43 pages, minor corrections, presentation improved, references adde

    The generation of dual wavelength pulse fiber laser using fiber bragg grating

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    A stable simple generation of dual wavelength pulse fiber laser on experimental method is proposed and demonstrated by using Figure eight circuit diagram. The generation of dual wavelength pulse fiber laser was proposed using fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) with two different central wavelengths which are 1550 nm and 1560 nm. At 600 mA (27.78 dBm) of laser diode, the stability of dual wavelength pulse fiber laser appears on 1550 nm and 1560 nm with the respective peak powers of -54.03 dBm and -58.00 dBm. The wavelength spacing of the spectrum is about 10 nm while the signal noise to ratio (SNR) for both peaks are about 8.23 dBm and 9.67 dBm. In addition, the repetition rate is 2.878 MHz with corresponding pulse spacing of about 0.5 Îźs, is recorded

    Decoherence, the measurement problem, and interpretations of quantum mechanics

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    Environment-induced decoherence and superselection have been a subject of intensive research over the past two decades, yet their implications for the foundational problems of quantum mechanics, most notably the quantum measurement problem, have remained a matter of great controversy. This paper is intended to clarify key features of the decoherence program, including its more recent results, and to investigate their application and consequences in the context of the main interpretive approaches of quantum mechanics.Comment: 41 pages. Final published versio
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