182 research outputs found
Regularization of 2d supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory via non commutative geometry
The non commutative geometry is a possible framework to regularize Quantum
Field Theory in a nonperturbative way. This idea is an extension of the lattice
approximation by non commutativity that allows to preserve symmetries. The
supersymmetric version is also studied and more precisely in the case of the
Schwinger model on supersphere [14]. This paper is a generalization of this
latter work to more general gauge groups
Hilbert Space Representation of an Algebra of Observables for q-Deformed Relativistic Quantum Mechanics
Using a representation of the q-deformed Lorentz algebra as differential
operators on quantum Minkowski space, we define an algebra of observables for a
q-deformed relativistic quantum mechanics with spin zero. We construct a
Hilbert space representation of this algebra in which the square of the mass is diagonal.Comment: 13 pages, LMU-TPW 94-
Operator Representations on Quantum Spaces
In this article we present explicit formulae for q-differentiation on quantum
spaces which could be of particular importance in physics, i.e., q-deformed
Minkowski space and q-deformed Euclidean space in three or four dimensions. The
calculations are based on the covariant differential calculus of these quantum
spaces. Furthermore, our formulae can be regarded as a generalization of
Jackson's q-derivative to three and four dimensions.Comment: 34 pages, Latex, major modifications to improve clarity, corrected
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Gravity on a fuzzy sphere
We propose an action for gravity on a fuzzy sphere, based on a matrix model.
We find striking similarities with an analogous model of two dimensional
gravity on a noncommutative plane, i.e. the solution space of both models is
spanned by pure U(2) gauge transformations acting on the background solution of
the matrix model, and there exist deformations of the classical diffeomorphisms
which preserve the two-dimensional noncommutative gravity actions.Comment: 14 pages, no figures, LaTe
Solutions of Klein--Gordon and Dirac equations on quantum Minkowski spaces
Covariant differential calculi and exterior algebras on quantum homogeneous
spaces endowed with the action of inhomogeneous quantum groups are classified.
In the case of quantum Minkowski spaces they have the same dimensions as in the
classical case. Formal solutions of the corresponding Klein--Gordon and Dirac
equations are found. The Fock space construction is sketched.Comment: 21 pages, LaTeX file, minor change
On the Decoupling of the Homogeneous and Inhomogeneous Parts in Inhomogeneous Quantum Groups
We show that, if there exists a realization of a Hopf algebra in a
-module algebra , then one can split their cross-product into the tensor
product algebra of itself with a subalgebra isomorphic to and commuting
with . This result applies in particular to the algebra underlying
inhomogeneous quantum groups like the Euclidean ones, which are obtained as
cross-products of the quantum Euclidean spaces with the quantum groups
of rotation of , for which it has no classical analog.Comment: Latex file, 27 pages. Final version to appear in J. Phys.
Noncommutative Chiral Anomaly and the Dirac-Ginsparg-Wilson Operator
It is shown that the local axial anomaly in dimensions emerges naturally
if one postulates an underlying noncommutative fuzzy structure of spacetime .
In particular the Dirac-Ginsparg-Wilson relation on is shown to
contain an edge effect which corresponds precisely to the ``fuzzy''
axial anomaly on the fuzzy sphere . We also derive a novel gauge-covariant
expansion of the quark propagator in the form where
is the lattice spacing on , is
the covariant noncommutative chirality and is an effective
Dirac operator which has essentially the same IR spectrum as
but differes from it on the UV modes. Most remarkably is the fact that both
operators share the same limit and thus the above covariant expansion is not
available in the continuum theory . The first bit in this expansion
although it vanishes as it stands in the continuum
limit, its contribution to the anomaly is exactly the canonical theta term. The
contribution of the propagator is on the other hand
equal to the toplogical Chern-Simons action which in two dimensions vanishes
identically .Comment: 26 pages, latex fil
Metric Properties of the Fuzzy Sphere
The fuzzy sphere, as a quantum metric space, carries a sequence of metrics
which we describe in detail. We show that the Bloch coherent states, with these
spectral distances, form a sequence of metric spaces that converge to the round
sphere in the high-spin limit.Comment: Slightly shortened version, no major changes, two new references,
version to appear on Letters in Mathematical Physic
Gauge Theory on Fuzzy S^2 x S^2 and Regularization on Noncommutative R^4
We define U(n) gauge theory on fuzzy S^2_N x S^2_N as a multi-matrix model,
which reduces to ordinary Yang-Mills theory on S^2 x S^2 in the commutative
limit N -> infinity. The model can be used as a regularization of gauge theory
on noncommutative R^4_\theta in a particular scaling limit, which is studied in
detail. We also find topologically non-trivial U(1) solutions, which reduce to
the known "fluxon" solutions in the limit of R^4_\theta, reproducing their full
moduli space. Other solutions which can be interpreted as 2-dimensional branes
are also found. The quantization of the model is defined non-perturbatively in
terms of a path integral which is finite. A gauge-fixed BRST-invariant action
is given as well. Fermions in the fundamental representation of the gauge group
are included using a formulation based on SO(6), by defining a fuzzy Dirac
operator which reduces to the standard Dirac operator on S^2 x S^2 in the
commutative limit. The chirality operator and Weyl spinors are also introduced.Comment: 39 pages. V2-4: References added, typos fixe
Perturbative Symmetries on Noncommutative Spaces
Perturbative deformations of symmetry structures on noncommutative spaces are
studied in view of noncommutative quantum field theories. The rigidity of
enveloping algebras of semi-simple Lie algebras with respect to formal
deformations is reviewed in the context of star products. It is shown that
rigidity of symmetry algebras extends to rigidity of the action of the symmetry
on the space. This implies that the noncommutative spaces considered can be
realized as star products by particular ordering prescriptions which are
compatible with the symmetry. These symmetry preserving ordering prescriptions
are calculated for the quantum plane and four-dimensional quantum Euclidean
space. Using these ordering prescriptions greatly facilitates the construction
of invariant Lagrangians for quantum field theory on noncommutative spaces with
a deformed symmetry.Comment: 16 pages; LaTe
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