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Near-flat space limit and Einstein manifolds
We study the near-flat space limit for strings on AdS(5)xM(5), where the
internal manifold M(5) is equipped with a generic metric with U(1)xU(1)xU(1)
isometry. In the bosonic sector, the limiting sigma model is similar to the one
found for AdS(5)xS(5), as the global symmetries are reduced in the most general
case. When M(5) is a Sasaki-Einstein space like T(1,1), Y(p,q) and L(p,q,r),
whose dual CFT's have N=1 supersymmetry, the near-flat space limit gives the
same bosonic sector of the sigma model found for AdS(5)xS(5). This indicates
the generic presence of integrable subsectors in AdS/CFT.Comment: 30 pages, 1 figur
Comments on Anomalies and Charges of Toric-Quiver Duals
We obtain a simple expression for the triangle `t Hooft anomalies in quiver
gauge theories that are dual to toric Sasaki-Einstein manifolds. We utilize the
result and simplify considerably the proof concerning the equivalence of
a-maximization and Z-minimization. We also resolve the ambiguity in defining
the flavor charges in quiver gauge theories. We then compare coefficients of
the triangle anomalies with coefficients of the current-current correlators and
find perfect agreement.Comment: 22 pages, 3 figure
Pennatulacea described by Sebastiano Richiardi present in the Cnidaria collection of the Zoological Museum “La Specola” in Florence (Italy).
A Meinardus theorem with multiple singularities
Meinardus proved a general theorem about the asymptotics of the number of
weighted partitions, when the Dirichlet generating function for weights has a
single pole on the positive real axis. Continuing \cite{GSE}, we derive
asymptotics for the numbers of three basic types of decomposable combinatorial
structures (or, equivalently, ideal gas models in statistical mechanics) of
size , when their Dirichlet generating functions have multiple simple poles
on the positive real axis. Examples to which our theorem applies include ones
related to vector partitions and quantum field theory. Our asymptotic formula
for the number of weighted partitions disproves the belief accepted in the
physics literature that the main term in the asymptotics is determined by the
rightmost pole.Comment: 26 pages. This version incorporates the following two changes implied
by referee's remarks: (i) We made changes in the proof of Proposition 1; (ii)
We provided an explanation to the argument for the local limit theorem. The
paper is tentatively accepted by "Communications in Mathematical Physics"
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On the pulsating strings in AdS_5 x T^{1,1}
We study the class of pulsating strings in AdS_5 x T^{1,1}. Using a
generalized ansatz for pulsating string configurations we find new solutions of
this class. Further we semiclassically quantize the theory and obtain the first
correction to the energy. The latter, due to AdS/CFT correspondence, is
supposed to give the anomalous dimensions of operators in the dual N=1
superconformal gauge field theory.Comment: 12 pages, improvements made, references adde
Niobium films produced by magnetron sputtering using an Ar-He mixture as discharge gas
Superconducting RF accelerating cavities have been produced at CERN by sputter-coating, with a thin niobium layer, cavities made of copper. In the present work, the discharge behaviour and niobium film properties have been investigated when part of the argon sputtering gas is replaced with helium. Helium is chosen because of its low mass, which reduces the energy lost by the niobium atoms colliding with the sputter gas atoms. The higher niobium atom energy should lead to higher adatom mobility on the substrate and, hence, to a larger grain size, a feature which is highly desirable to reduce the cavity surface resistance. It has been found that helium addition effectively helps to maintain the discharge at considerably lower argon pressures, via metastable-neutral ionisation and high secondary electron yield. However, a large amount of helium is trapped in the film, amount which is proportional to the helium partial pressure during the discharge, resulting in a reduction of both Residual Resistivity Ratio and grain size
Strings on the deformed T^{1,1}: giant magnon and single spike solutions
In this paper we find giant magnon and single spike string solutions in a
sector of the gamma-deformed conifold. We examine the dispersion relations and
find a behavior analogous to the undeformed case. The transcendental functional
relations between the conserved charges are shifted by certain gamma-dependent
term. The latter is proportional to the total momentum and thus qualitatively
different from known cases.Comment: 35 pages, no figure
Implications of Hadron Collider Observables on Parton Distribution Function Uncertainties
Standard parton distribution function sets do not have rigorously quantified
uncertainties. In recent years it has become apparent that these uncertainties
play an important role in the interpretation of hadron collider data. In this
paper, using the framework of statistical inference, we illustrate a technique
that can be used to efficiently propagate the uncertainties to new observables,
assess the compatibility of new data with an initial fit, and, in case the
compatibility is good, include the new data in the fit.Comment: 22 pages, 5 figure
Observations of the nucleus of M100
The galaxy M100 = NGC 4321 is a spiral galaxy in which a bright Type II Supernova was discovered on April 19, 1979. Its spectral evolution was followed with IUE for more than two months (refs. 1,2). At all epochs, the spectrum was dominated by continuous radiation on which emission and absorption features were superimposed. The equivalent width of most of the absorption features appeared not to vary with time suggesting that they originated in the interstellar media of M100 and our own galaxy
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