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Large-N reduction for N=2 quiver Chern-Simons theories on S^3 and localization in matrix models
We study reduced matrix models obtained by the dimensional reduction of N=2
quiver Chern-Simons theories on S^3 to zero dimension and show that if a
reduced model is expanded around a particular multiple fuzzy sphere background,
it becomes equivalent to the original theory on S^3 in the large-N limit. This
is regarded as a novel large-N reduction on a curved space S^3. We perform the
localization method to the reduced model and compute the free energy and the
vacuum expectation value of a BPS Wilson loop operator. In the large-N limit,
we find an exact agreement between these results and those in the original
theory on S^3.Comment: 46 pages, 11 figures; minor modification
Bending and springback prediction method based on multi-scale finite element analyses for high bendability and low springback sheet generation
In this study, a sheet bendability and springback property evaluation technology through bending test simulations is newly developed using our multi-scale finite element analysis code, which is based on the crystallographic homogenization method
Right-veering diffeomorphisms of compact surfaces with boundary II
We continue our study of the monoid of right-veering diffeomorphisms on a
compact oriented surface with nonempty boundary, introduced in [HKM2]. We
conduct a detailed study of the case when the surface is a punctured torus; in
particular, we exhibit the difference between the monoid of right-veering
diffeomorphisms and the monoid of products of positive Dehn twists, with the
help of the Rademacher function. We then generalize to the braid group B_n on n
strands by relating the signature and the Maslov index. Finally, we discuss the
symplectic fillability in the pseudo-Anosov case by comparing with the work of
Roberts [Ro1,Ro2].Comment: 25 pages, 5 figure
Transitive X-ray spectrum and PeV gamma-ray cutoff in the M87 jet: Electron "Pevatron"
We propose a modified version of the X-ray spectral index and an intrinsic
cutoff frequency of inverse Compton radiation from the brightest knot of the
M87 jet, in conjunction with an application of the new conceptions of injection
and diffusive shock acceleration (DSA) of electrons in magnetized filamentary
plasma to the specified source. The drop of the X-ray flux density in a
transitive frequency region is associated with the interplay of ordinary
synchrotron cooling and weaker magnetic fields concomitant with the smaller
scale filaments that allow the electron injection, while the radio-optical
synchrotron continuum is dominantly established by the major electrons that are
quasi-secularly bound to larger filaments. With reference to, particularly, the
updated external Compton model, we demonstrate that in the Klein-Nishina regime
fading inverse Comptonization, the injected electrons can be stochastically
energized up to a Lorentz factor as high as in the temporal
competition with diffuse synchrotron cooling; this value is larger than that
attainable for a simple DSA scenario based on the resonant scattering diffusion
of the gyrating electrons bound to a supposed magnetic field homogeneously
pervading the entire knot. The upper limits of the photon frequency boosted via
conceivable inverse Compton processes are predicted to be of the common order
of Hz. The variability of the broadband spectrum is also
discussed in comparison to the features of a blazar light curve. The present
scenario of a peta-eV (PeV; eV) electron accelerator, the "Pevatron,"
might provide some guidance for exploring untrod hard X-ray and gamma-ray bands
in forthcoming observations.Comment: 34 pages, 6 figures, matches version published in Ap
Half-ordered state in the anisotropic Haldane-gap antiferromagnet NDMAP
Neutron diffraction experiments performed on the Haldane gap material NDMAP
in high magnetic fields applied at an angle to the principal anisotropy axes
reveal two consecutive field-induced phase transitions. The low-field phase is
the gapped Haldane state, while at high fields the system exhibits
3-dimensional long-range Neel order. In a peculiar phase found at intermediate
fields only half of all the spin chains participate in the long-range ordering,
while the other half remains disordered and gapped.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev.
Implementing Session Centered Calculi
Recently, specific attention has been devoted to the development of service oriented process calculi. Besides the foundational aspects, it is also interesting to have prototype implementations for them in order to assess usability and to minimize the gap between theory and practice. Typically, these implementations are done in Java taking advantage of its mechanisms supporting network applications. However, most of the recurrent features of service oriented applications are re-implemented from scratch. In this paper we show how to implement a service oriented calculus, CaSPiS (Calculus of Services with Pipelines and Sessions) using the Java framework IMC, where recurrent mechanisms for network applications are already provided. By using the session oriented and pattern matching communication mechanisms provided by IMC, it is relatively simple to implement in Java all CaSPiS abstractions and thus to easily write the implementation in Java of a CaSPiS process
Oscillons in Scalar Field Theories: Applications in Higher Dimensions and Inflation
The basic properties of oscillons -- localized, long-lived, time-dependent
scalar field configurations -- are briefly reviewed, including recent results
demonstrating how their existence depends on the dimensionality of spacetime.
Their role on the dynamics of phase transitions is discussed, and it is shown
that oscillons may greatly accelerate the decay of metastable vacuum states.
This mechanism for vacuum decay -- resonant nucleation -- is then applied to
cosmological inflation. A new inflationary model is proposed which terminates
with fast bubble nucleation.Comment: 11 pages, 4 figures, to appear in Int. J. Mod. Phys.
Observation of a Transient Magnetization Plateau in a Quantum Antiferromagnet on the Kagome Lattice
The magnetization process of an S=1/2 antiferromagnet on the kagome lattice,
[Cu_3(titmb)_2(OCOCH_3)_6]H_2O {titmb= 1,3,5-tris(imidazol-1-ylmethyl)-2,4,6
trimethylbenzene} has been measured at very low temperatures in both pulsed and
steady fields. We have found a new dynamical behavior in the magnetization
process: a plateau at one third of the saturation magnetization appears in the
pulsed field experiments for intermediate sweep rates of the magnetic field and
disappears in the steady field experiments. A theoretical analysis using exact
diagonalization yields J_1=-19K and J_2=6K, for the nearest neighbor and second
nearest neighbor interactions, respectively. This set of exchange parameters
explains the very low saturation field and the absence of the plateau in the
thermodynamic equilibrium as well as the two-peak feature in the magnetic heat
capacity. Supported by numerical results we argue that a dynamical order by
disorder phenomenon could explain the transient appearance of the 1/3 plateau
in pulsed field experiments.Comment: 7 pages, 5 figure
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