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Quantum parameter space in super Yang-Mills, II
In [1] (hep-th/0211069), the author has discussed the quantum parameter space
of the N=1 super Yang-Mills theory with one adjoint Higgs field Phi, tree-level
superpotential W_tree = m (Phi^2)/2 + g (Phi^3)/3$, and gauge group U(Nc). In
particular, full details were worked out for U(2) and U(3). By discussing
higher rank gauge groups like U(4), for which the classical parameter space has
a large number of disconnected components, we show that the phenomena discussed
in [1] are generic. It turns out that the quantum space is connected. The
classical components are related in the quantum theory either through standard
singularities with massless monopoles or by branch cuts without going through
any singularity. The branching points associated with the branch cuts
correspond to new strong coupling singularities, which are not associated with
vanishing cycles in the geometry, and at which glueballs can become massless.
The transitions discussed recently by Cachazo, Seiberg and Witten are special
instances of those phenomena.Comment: 12 pages including 2 large figure
2019 guidelines for the diagnosis and management of chronic coronary syndromes: congratulations and criticism
Renormalization of the Non-Linear Sigma Model in Four Dimensions. A two-loop example
The renormalization procedure of the non-linear SU(2) sigma model in D=4
proposed in hep-th/0504023 and hep-th/0506220 is here tested in a truly
non-trivial case where the non-linearity of the functional equation is crucial.
The simplest example, where the non-linear term contributes, is given by the
two-loop amplitude involving the insertion of two \phi_0 (the constraint of the
non-linear sigma model) and two flat connections. In this case we verify the
validity of the renormalization procedure: the recursive subtraction of the
pole parts at D=4 yields amplitudes that satisfy the defining functional
equation. As a by-product we give a formal proof that in D dimensions (without
counterterms) the Feynman rules provide a perturbative symmetric solution.Comment: Latex, 3 figures, 19 page
Super Yang-Mills, Matrix Models and Geometric Transitions
I explain two applications of the relationship between four dimensional N=1
supersymmetric gauge theories, zero dimensional gauged matrix models, and
geometric transitions in string theory. The first is related to the spectrum of
BPS domain walls or BPS branes. It is shown that one can smoothly interpolate
between a D-brane state, whose weak coupling tension scales as Nc or 1/gs, and
a closed string solitonic state, whose weak coupling tension scales as Nc^2 or
1/gs^2. This is part of a larger theory of N=1 quantum parameter spaces. The
second is a new purely geometric approach to sum exactly over planar diagrams
in zero dimension. It is an example of open/closed string duality.Comment: 11 pages, 2 figures, .cls files included; to appear in the
proceedings of the Strings 2004 conference in Pari
Weyl and Marchaud derivatives: a forgotten history
In this paper we recall the contribution given by Hermann Weyl and Andr\'e
Marchaud to the notion of fractional derivative. In addition we discuss some
relationships between the fractional Laplace operator and Marchaud derivative
in the perspective to generalize these objects to different fields of the
mathematics.Comment: arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1705.00953 by other author
Early physics with top quarks at the LHC
The ATLAS and CMS experiments are now in their final installation phase and
will be soon ready to study the physics of proton-proton collisions at the
Large Hadron Collider. The LHC, by producing 2 events per second,
will provide more than 8 million top events a year at start-up. In this paper,
particular emphasis is given to the physics studies that can be
performed at the beginning of the LHC running, with a limited amount of
integrated luminosity (10 fb).Comment: Proceedings of Moriond QCD 2007. Luminosity contribution to error on
top pair production cross-section has been changed from 0.5% to 5.0
Tracking and vertexing at ATLAS
Several algorithms for tracking and for primary and secondary vertex
reconstruction have been developed by the ATLAS collaboration following
different approaches. This has allowed a thorough cross-check of the
performances of the algorithms and of the reconstruction software. The results
of the most recent studies on this topic are discussed and compared.Comment: Proceedings of the HCP 2006 conferenc
Relativism, Faultlessness and Parity
Some philosophers, like Mark Richard and Paul Boghossian, have argued against relativism that it cannot account for the possibility of faultless disagreement. However, I will contend that the objections they moved against relativism do not target its ability to account for the possibility of faultless disagreement per se. Ra- ther, they should be taken to challenge its capacity to account for another element of our folk conception of disagreement in certain areas of discourse—what Cris- pin Wright has dubbed parity. What parity demands is to account for the possibil- ity of coherently appreciating, within a committed perspective, that our oppo- nent’s contrary judgement is somehow on a par with our own judgement. Under- stood in this way, Boghossian’s and Richard’s objections put indeed considerable pressure on relativism—or so I will argue. I will consider John MacFarlane’s at- tempt to resist their objections and I will show that, once their arguments are properly understood as targeting parity, the attempt is not successful. In the last section of the paper I will offer a diagnosis of what is at the heart of the relativist inability to account for parity—namely its assumption of a monistic conception of the normativity of truth
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