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Supersymmetric Reflection Matrices
We briefly review the general structure of integrable particle theories in
1+1 dimensions having N=1 supersymmetry. Examples are specific perturbed
superconformal field theories (of Yang-Lee type) and the N=1 supersymmetric
sine-Gordon theory. We comment on the modifications that are required when the
N=1 supersymmetry algebra contains non-trivial topological charges.Comment: 7 pages, Revtex, 2 figures, talk given at the International Seminar
on Supersymmetry and Quantum Field Theory, dedicated to the memory of
D.V.Volkov, Kharkov (Ukraine), January 5-7, 199
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
QUIT-for-TAT and the Endogenous Structure of Cooperation in Voluntary Dilemmas
The ability to select and reject partners creates a powerful means of supporting cooperation when a common set of actors faces repeated possibilities for playing the prisoner’s dilemmas with each other, a common situation that we refer to as a voluntary dilemma. The cooperative quit-for-tat (QFT) strategy that maintains all relationships with mutually cooperative partners but quits any relationship after a defection can maintain cooperation in voluntary dilemmas by joining together and excluding nasty and exploitative strategies. We develop the implications of the QFT model for the dynamics and structure of mutual cooperation, and test these implications in an experimental voluntary dilemma. The results confirm that the simple QFT model accounts for observed dynamics and structure of cooperative relationships, and that high-scoring subjects follow strategies that resemble QFT. We discuss the relative importance of niceness, forgiveness, and optimistic search in accounting for the success of QFT strategies, and note that the observed clustering of cooperators in this experimental setting is an artifact rather than a necessary support for cooperation
Spin-Coupled Local Distortions in Multiferroic Hexagonal HoMnO3
Local structural measurements have been performed on hexagonal HoMnO3 in
order to ascertain the specific changes in bond distances which accompany
magnetic ordering transitions. The transition from paramagnetic to the
antiferromagetic (noncollinear) phase near ~70 K is dominated by changes in the
a-b plane Mn-Mn bond distances. The spin rotation transition near ~40 K
involves both Mn-Mn and nearest neighbor Ho-Mn interactions while the low
temperature transition below 10 K involves all interactions, Mn-Mn, Ho-Mn
(nearest and next nearest) and Ho-Ho correlations. These changes in bond
distances reveal strong spin-lattice coupling. The similarity in magnitude of
the change in J(Mn-Mn) and J(Ho-Mn) enhances the system frustration. The
structural changes are interpreted in terms of a model of competing spin order
and local structural distortions. Density functional calculations are used to
estimate the energies associated with ionic displacements. The calculations
also reveal asymmetric polarization of the charge density of Ho, O3 and O4
sites along the z-axis in the ferroelectric phase. This polarization
facilitates coupling between Ho atoms on neighboring planes normal to the
z-axis.Comment: 8 figure
ZZ-Branes of N=2 Super-Liouville Theory
We study conformal boundary conditions and corresponding one-point functions
of the N=2 super-Liouville theory using both conformal and modular bootstrap
methods. We have found both continuous (`FZZT-branes') and discrete
(`ZZ-branes') boundary conditions. In particular, we identify two different
types of the discrete ZZ-brane solutions, which are associated with degenerate
fields of the N=2 super-Liouville theory.Comment: 26 page
Meta-Stable Brane Configurations with Seven NS5-Branes
We present the intersecting brane configurations consisting of NS-branes,
D4-branes(and anti D4-branes) and O6-plane, of type IIA string theory
corresponding to the meta-stable nonsupersymmetric vacua in four dimensional
N=1 supersymmetric SU(N_c) x SU(N_c') x SU(N_c'') gauge theory with a symmetric
tensor field, a conjugate symmetric tensor field and bifundamental fields. We
also describe the intersecting brane configurations of type IIA string theory
corresponding to the nonsupersymmetric meta-stable vacua in the above gauge
theory with an antisymmetric tensor field, a conjugate symmetric tensor field,
eight fundamental flavors and bifundamentals. These brane configurations
consist of NS-branes, D4-branes(and anti D4-branes), D6-branes and O6-planes.Comment: 34pp, 9 figures; Improved the draft and added some footnotes; Figure
1, footnote 7 and captions of Figures 7,8,9 added or improved and to appear
in CQ
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