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Meta-Stable Brane Configurations by Higher Order Polynomial Superpotential
We construct the type IIA nonsupersymmetric meta-stable brane configuration
consisting of (2k+1) NS5-branes and D4-branes where the electric gauge theory
superpotential has an order (2k+2) polynomial for the bifundamentals. We find a
rich pattern of nonsupersymmetric meta-stable states as well as the
supersymmetric stable ones. By adding the orientifold 4-plane to this brane
configuration, we also describe the intersecting brane configuration of type
IIA string theory corresponding to the meta-stable nonsupersymmetric vacua of
corresponding gauge theory.Comment: 27pp, 8 figures; some footnotes added; to appear in IJMP
Explicit Construction of Spin 4 Casimir Operator in the Coset Model
We generalize the Goddard-Kent-Olive (GKO) coset construction to the
dimension 5/2 operator for and compute the fourth order
Casimir invariant in the coset model with the generic unitary minimal
series that can be viewed as perturbations of the
limit, which has been investigated previously in the realization of
free fermion model.Comment: 11 page
The Full Structure of Quantum Super- Algebra
We present the complete structure of the nonlinear super extension of
Polyakov-Bershadsky, , algebra with the generic central charge, ,
at the {\it quantum} level. It contains extra two pairs of fermionic currents
with integer spins 1 and 2, besides the currents of superconformal and
algebras. For limit, the algebra reduces to
the classical one, which has been studied previously. The 'hybrid' field
realization of this algebra is also discussed.Comment: 8 pages, latex, no figure
High-Resolution Crystal Truncation Rod Scattering: Application to Ultrathin Layers and Buried Interfaces
In crystalline materials, the presence of surfaces or interfaces gives rise to crystal truncation rods (CTRs) in their X‐ray diffraction patterns. While structural properties related to the bulk of a crystal are contained in the intensity and position of Bragg peaks in X‐ray diffraction, CTRs carry detailed information about the atomic structure at the interface. Developments in synchrotron X‐ray sources, instrumentation, and analysis procedures have made CTR measurements into extremely powerful tools to study atomic reconstructions and relaxations occurring in a wide variety of interfacial systems, with relevance to chemical and electronic functionalities. In this review, an overview of the use of CTRs in the study of atomic structure at interfaces is provided. The basic theory, measurement, and analysis of CTRs are covered and applications from the literature are highlighted. Illustrative examples include studies of complex oxide thin films and multilayers
Reflection electron energy loss spectroscopy during initial stages of Ge growth on Si by molecular beam epitaxy
Using a conventional reflection high-energy electron diffraction gun together with an electron energy loss spectrometer, we have combined in situ measurements of inelastic scattering intensities from Si L2,3 and Ge L2,3 core losses with reflection electron diffraction data in order to analyze the initial stages of Ge heteroepitaxy on Si(001). Diffraction data indicate an initial layer-by-layer growth mode followed by island formation for Ge thicknesses greater than 0.8–1.1 nm. The electron energy core loss data are consistent with a simple model of grazing incidence electron scattering from the growing Ge film. Reflection electron energy loss spectroscopy is found to be highly surface sensitive, and the energy resolution and data rate are also sufficiently high to suggest that reflection electron energy loss spectroscopy may be a useful real-time, in situ surface chemical probe during growth by molecular beam epitaxy
More on Meta-Stable Brane Configuration
We describe the intersecting brane configuration of type IIA string theory
corresponding to the meta-stable nonsupersymmetric vacua in four dimensional
N=1 supersymmetric SU(N_c) gauge theory with an antisymmetric flavor, a
conjugate symmetric flavor, eight fundamental flavors, m_f fundamental flavors
and m_f antifundamental flavors. This is done by analyzing the N=1
supersymmetric SU(2m_f-N_c+4) magnetic gauge theory with dual matters and the
corresponding dual superpotential.Comment: 20 pp, 3 figures; Pages 11,12, and 14 improved; to appear in CQ
Atomic scale lattice distortions and domain wall profiles
We present an atomic scale theory of lattice distortions using strain related
variables and their constraint equations. Our approach connects constrained
{\it atomic length} scale variations to {\it continuum} elasticity and
describes elasticity at several length scales. We apply the approach to a
two-dimensional square lattice with a monatomic basis, and find the elastic
deformations and hierarchical atomic relaxations in the vicinity of a domain
wall between two different homogeneous strain states. We clarify the
microscopic origin of gradient terms, some of which are included
phenomenologically in Ginzburg-Landau theory, by showing that they are
anisotropic.Comment: 6 figure
Quantum N=2 super Algebra In Superspace
We discuss the N=2 extension of Polyakov-Bershadsky algebra with
the generic central charge, , at the quantum level in superspace. It
contains, in addition to the spin 1 N=2 stress tensor, the spins
bosonic and spins fermionic supercurrents satisfying the first class
nonlinear chiral constraints. In the limit, the ``classical''
N=2 algebra is recovered.Comment: 8 pages, LaTeX, name of the first author extende
Nonlithographic epitaxial Sn_xGe_(1–x) dense nanowire arrays grown on Ge(001)
We have grown 1-µm-thick Sn_xGe_(1–x)/Ge(001) epitaxial films with 0 < x < 0.085 by molecular-beam epitaxy. These films evolve during growth into a dense array of Sn_xGe_(1–x) nanowires oriented along [001], as confirmed by composition contrast observed in scanning transmission electron microscopy in planar view. The Sn-rich regions in these films dominate optical absorption at low energy; phase-separated Sn_xGe_(1–x) alloys have a lower-energy band gap than homogeneous alloys with the same average Sn composition
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