220 research outputs found
Anomaly and quantum corrections to solitons in two-dimensional theories with minimal supersymmetry
We reexamine the issue of the soliton mass in two-dimensional models with N
=1 supersymmetry. The superalgebra has a central extension, and at the
classical level the soliton solution preserves 1/2 of supersymmetry which is
equivalent to BPS saturation. We prove that the property of BPS saturation,
i.e. the equality of the soliton mass to the central charge, remains intact at
the quantum level in all orders of the weak coupling expansion. Our key finding
is an anomaly in the expression for the central charge. The classical central
charge, equal to the jump of the superpotential, is amended by an anomalous
term proportional to the second derivative of the superpotential. The anomaly
is established by various methods in explicit one-loop calculations. We argue
that this one-loop result is not affected by higher orders. We discuss in
detail how the impact of the boundary conditions can be untangled from the
soliton mass calculation. In particular, the soliton profile and the energy
distribution are found at one loop. A "supersymmetry" in the soliton mass
calculations in the non-supersymmetric models is observed.Comment: 50 pages, LaTex, 2 figures. The version exactly matching that
published in Phys.Rev. D. The most essential addition is a footnote,
clarifying multiplet shortenin
Emotion dysregulation, impulsivity and anger rumination in borderline personality disorder: the role of amygdala and insula
© 2023 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a severe mental disorder, characterized by deficits in emotion regulation, interpersonal dysfunctions, dissociation and impulsivity. Brain abnormalities have been generally explored; however, the specific contribution of different limbic structures to BPD symptomatology is not described. The aim of this study is to cover this gap, exploring functional and structural alterations of amygdala and insula and to highlight their contribution to neuropsychiatric symptoms. Twenty-eight BPD patients (23.7 ± 3.42 years; 6 M/22F) and twenty-eight matched healthy controls underwent a brain MR protocol (1.5 T, including a 3D T1-weighted sequence and resting-state fMRI) and a complete neuropsychiatric assessment. Volumetry, cortical thickness and functional connectivity of amygdala and insula were evaluated, along with correlations with the neuropsychiatric scales. BPD patients showed a lower cortical thickness of the left insula (p = 0.027) that negatively correlated with the Anger Rumination Scale (p = 0.019; r = â 0.450). A focused analysis on female patients showed a significant reduction of right amygdala volumes in BPD (p = 0.037), that correlate with Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (p = 0.031; r = â 0.415), Beck Depression Inventory (p = 0.009; r = â 0.50) and Ruminative Response Scale (p = 0.045; r = â 0.389). Reduced functional connectivity was found in BPD between amygdala and frontal pole, precuneus and temporal pole. This functional connectivity alterations correlated with Anger Rumination Scale (p = .009; r = â 0.491) and Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (p = 0.020; r = â 0.447). Amygdala and insula are altered in BPD patients, and these two limbic structures are implicated in specific neuropsychiatric symptoms, such as difficulty in emotion regulation, depression, anger and depressive rumination.Peer reviewe
Instanton Calculus and Nonperturbative Relations in N=2 Supersymmetric Gauge Theories
Using instanton calculus we check, in the weak coupling region, the
nonperturbative relation =i\pi\left(\cf-{a\over 2}
{\partial\cf\over\partial a}\right) obtained for a N=2 globally
supersymmetric gauge theory. Our computations are performed for instantons of
winding number k, up to k=2 and turn out to agree with previous nonperturbative
results.Comment: 18 pages, latex file, no figure
The self-dual gauge fields and the domain wall fermion zero modes
A new type of gauge fixing of the Coulomb gauge domain wall fermion system
that reduces the fluctuation of the effective running coupling and the
effective mass of arbitrary momentum direction including the region outside the
cylinder cut region is proposed and tested in the
gauge configurations of RBC/UKQCD collaboration.
The running coupling at the lowest momentum point does not show infrared
suppression and compatible with the experimental data extracted from the JLab
collaboration. The source of the fluctuation of the effective mass near
momentum 0.6GeV region is expected to be due to the domain wall fermion
zero modes.Comment: 12 pages 2 figures, extended arguments and references adde
Exact vortex solutions in a CP^N Skyrme-Faddeev type model
We consider a four dimensional field theory with target space being CP^N
which constitutes a generalization of the usual Skyrme-Faddeev model defined on
CP^1. We show that it possesses an integrable sector presenting an infinite
number of local conservation laws, which are associated to the hidden
symmetries of the zero curvature representation of the theory in loop space. We
construct an infinite class of exact solutions for that integrable submodel
where the fields are meromorphic functions of the combinations (x^1+i x^2) and
(x^3+x^0) of the Cartesian coordinates of four dimensional Minkowski
space-time. Among those solutions we have static vortices and also vortices
with waves traveling along them with the speed of light. The energy per unity
of length of the vortices show an interesting and intricate interaction among
the vortices and waves.Comment: 21 pages, plain latex, no figure
Novel Branches of (0,2) Theories
We show that recently proposed linear sigma models with torsion can be
obtained from unconventional branches of conventional gauge theories. This
observation puts models with log interactions on firm footing. If non-anomalous
multiplets are integrated out, the resulting low-energy theory involves log
interactions of neutral fields. For these cases, we find a sigma model geometry
which is both non-toric and includes brane sources. These are heterotic sigma
models with branes. Surprisingly, there are massive models with compact complex
non-Kahler target spaces, which include brane/anti-brane sources. The simplest
conformal models describe wrapped heterotic NS5-branes. We present examples of
both types.Comment: 36 pages, LaTeX, 2 figures; typo in Appendix fixed; references added
and additional minor change
Nonperturbative SUSY Correlators at Finite Temperature
We calculate finite temperature effects on a correlation function in the two
dimensional supersymmetric nonlinear O(3) sigma model. The correlation function
violates chiral symmetry and at zero temperature it has been shown to be a
constant, which gives rise to a double-valued condensate. Within the bilinear
approximation we find an exact result in a one-instanton background at finite
temperature. In contrast to the result at zero temperature we find that the
correlation function decays exponentially at large distances.Comment: Latex, 27 pages, 1 Postscript figur
Topology in 2D CP**(N-1) models on the lattice: a critical comparison of different cooling techniques
Two-dimensional CP**(N-1) models are used to compare the behavior of
different cooling techniques on the lattice. Cooling is one of the most
frequently used tools to study on the lattice the topological properties of the
vacuum of a field theory. We show that different cooling methods behave in an
equivalent way. To see this we apply the cooling methods on classical
instantonic configurations and on configurations of the thermal equilibrium
ensemble. We also calculate the topological susceptibility by using the cooling
technique.Comment: 24 pages, 10 figures (from 16 eps files
Interlayer Exchange Interactions, SU(4) Soft Waves and Skyrmions in Bilayer Quantum Hall Ferromagnets
The Coulomb exchange interaction is the driving force for quantum coherence
in quantum Hall systems. We construct a microscopic Landau-site Hamiltonian for
the exchange interaction in bilayer quantum Hall ferromagnets, which is
characterized by the SU(4) isospin structure. By taking a continuous limit, the
Hamiltonian gives rise to the SU(4) nonlinear sigma model in the
von-Neumann-lattice formulation. The ground-state energy is evaluated at
filling factors . It is shown at that there are 3
independent soft waves, where only one soft wave is responsible for the
coherent tunneling of electrons between the two layers. It is also shown at
that there are 3 independent skyrmion states apart from the
translational degree of freedom. They are CP skyrmions enjoying the
spin-charge entanglement confined within the \LLL.Comment: 12 pages, 2 figure
Axion monodromy in a model of holographic gluodynamics
The low energy field theory for N type IIA D4-branes at strong 't Hooft
coupling, wrapped on a circle with antiperiodic boundary conditions for
fermions, is known to have a vacuum energy which depends on the angle
for the gauge fields, and which is a multivalued function of this angle. This
gives a field-theoretic realization of "axion monodromy" for a nondynamical
axion. We construct the supergravity solution dual to the field theory in the
metastable state which is the adiabatic continuation of the vacuum to large
values of . We compute the energy of this state and show that it
initially rises quadratically and then flattens out. We show that the glueball
mass decreases with , becoming much lower than the 5d KK scale
governing the UV completion of this model. We construct two different classes
of domain walls interpolating between adjacent vacua. We identify a number of
instability modes -- nucleation of domain walls, bulk Casimir forces, and
condensation of tachyonic winding modes in the bulk -- which indicate that the
metastable branch eventually becomes unstable. Finally, we discuss two
phenomena which can arise when the axion is dynamical; axion-driven inflation,
and axion strings.Comment: 43 pages, 10 figures. v2: references update
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