744 research outputs found
Integrated Lax Formalism for PCM
By solving the first-order algebraic field equations which arise in the dual
formulation of the D=2 principal chiral model (PCM) we construct an integrated
Lax formalism built explicitly on the dual fields of the model rather than the
currents. The Lagrangian of the dual scalar field theory is also constructed.
Furthermore we present the first-order PDE system for an exponential
parametrization of the solutions and discuss the Frobenious integrability of
this system.Comment: 24 page
The non-abelian D-brane effective action through order
Requiring the existence of certain BPS solutions to the equations of motion,
we determine the bosonic part of the non-abelian D-brane effective action
through order . We also propose an economic organizational
principle for the effective action.Comment: 12 pages, 2 figures, JHEP styl
Maximum Path Information and Fokker-Planck Equation
We present in this paper a rigorous method to derive the nonlinear
Fokker-Planck (FP) equation of anomalous diffusion directly from a
generalization of the principle of least action of Maupertuis proposed by Wang
for smooth or quasi-smooth irregular dynamics evolving in Markovian process.
The FP equation obtained may take two different but equivalent forms. It was
also found that the diffusion constant may depend on both q (the index of
Tsallis entropy) and the time t.Comment: 7 page
On semistable principal bundles over a complex projective manifold, II
Let (X, \omega) be a compact connected Kaehler manifold of complex dimension
d and E_G a holomorphic principal G-bundle on X, where G is a connected
reductive linear algebraic group defined over C. Let Z (G) denote the center of
G. We prove that the following three statements are equivalent: (1) There is a
parabolic subgroup P of G and a holomorphic reduction of the structure group of
E_G to P (say, E_P) such that the bundle obtained by extending the structure
group of E_P to L(P)/Z(G) (where L(P) is the Levi quotient of P) admits a flat
connection; (2) The adjoint vector bundle ad(E_G) is numerically flat; (3) The
principal G-bundle E_G is pseudostable, and the degree of the charateristic
class c_2(ad(E_G) is zero.Comment: 15 page
Derivative corrections to the Born-Infeld action through beta-function calculations in N=2 boundary superspace
We calculate the beta-functions for an open string sigma-model in the
presence of a U(1) background. Passing to N=2 boundary superspace, in which the
background is fully characterized by a scalar potential, significantly
facilitates the calculation. Performing the calculation through three loops
yields the equations of motion up to five derivatives on the fieldstrengths,
which upon integration gives the bosonic sector of the effective action for a
single D-brane in trivial bulk background fields through four derivatives and
to all orders in alpha'. Finally, the present calculation shows that demanding
ultra-violet finiteness of the non-linear sigma-model can be reformulated as
the requirement that the background is a deformed stable holomorphic U(1)
bundle.Comment: 25 pages, numerous figure
Yang-Mills theory over surfaces and the Atiyah-Segal theorem
In this paper we explain how Morse theory for the Yang-Mills functional can
be used to prove an analogue, for surface groups, of the Atiyah-Segal theorem.
Classically, the Atiyah-Segal theorem relates the representation ring R(\Gamma)
of a compact Lie group to the complex K-theory of the classifying
space . For infinite discrete groups, it is necessary to take into
account deformations of representations, and with this in mind we replace the
representation ring by Carlsson's deformation --theory spectrum \K
(\Gamma) (the homotopy-theoretical analogue of ). Our main theorem
provides an isomorphism in homotopy \K_*(\pi_1 \Sigma)\isom K^{-*}(\Sigma)
for all compact, aspherical surfaces and all . Combining this
result with work of Tyler Lawson, we obtain homotopy theoretical information
about the stable moduli space of flat unitary connections over surfaces.Comment: 43 pages. Changes in v4: improved results in Section 7, simplified
arguments in the Appendix, various minor revision
Vector Bundle Moduli and Small Instanton Transitions
We give the general presciption for calculating the moduli of irreducible,
stable SU(n) holomorphic vector bundles with positive spectral covers over
elliptically fibered Calabi-Yau threefolds. Explicit results are presented for
Hirzebruch base surfaces B=F_r. The transition moduli that are produced by
chirality changing small instanton phase transitions are defined and
specifically enumerated. The origin of these moduli, as the deformations of the
spectral cover restricted to the ``lift'' of the horizontal curve of the
M5-brane, is discussed. We present an alternative description of the transition
moduli as the sections of rank n holomorphic vector bundles over the M5-brane
curve and give explicit examples. Vector bundle moduli appear as gauge singlet
scalar fields in the effective low-energy actions of heterotic superstrings and
heterotic M-theory.Comment: 52 pages, LATEX, corrected typo
Fluid/solid transition in a hard-core system
We prove that a system of particles in the plane, interacting only with a
certain hard-core constraint, undergoes a fluid/solid phase transition
Vector Bundle Moduli Superpotentials in Heterotic Superstrings and M-Theory
The non-perturbative superpotential generated by a heterotic superstring
wrapped once around a genus-zero holomorphic curve is proportional to the
Pfaffian involving the determinant of a Dirac operator on this curve. We show
that the space of zero modes of this Dirac operator is the kernel of a linear
mapping that is dependent on the associated vector bundle moduli. By explicitly
computing the determinant of this map, one can deduce whether or not the
dimension of the space of zero modes vanishes. It is shown that this
information is sufficient to completely determine the Pfaffian and, hence, the
non-perturbative superpotential as explicit holomorphic functions of the vector
bundle moduli. This method is illustrated by a number of non-trivial examples.Comment: 81 pages, LaTeX, corrected typo
Average ground-state energy of finite Fermi systems
Semiclassical theories like the Thomas-Fermi and Wigner-Kirkwood methods give
a good description of the smooth average part of the total energy of a Fermi
gas in some external potential when the chemical potential is varied. However,
in systems with a fixed number of particles N, these methods overbind the
actual average of the quantum energy as N is varied. We describe a theory that
accounts for this effect. Numerical illustrations are discussed for fermions
trapped in a harmonic oscillator potential and in a hard wall cavity, and for
self-consistent calculations of atomic nuclei. In the latter case, the
influence of deformations on the average behavior of the energy is also
considered.Comment: 10 pages, 8 figure
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