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Batalin-Vilkovisky formalism in perturbative algebraic quantum field theory
On the basis of a thorough discussion of the Batalin-Vilkovisky formalism for
classical field theory presented in our previous publication, we construct in
this paper the Batalin-Vilkovisky complex in perturbatively renormalized
quantum field theory. The crucial technical ingredient is a proof that the
renormalized time-ordered product is equivalent to the pointwise product of
classical field theory. The renormalized Batalin-Vilkovisky algebra is then the
classical algebra but written in terms of the time-ordered product, together
with an operator which replaces the ill defined graded Laplacian of the
unrenormalized theory. We identify it with the anomaly term of the anomalous
Master Ward Identity of Brennecke and D\"utsch. Contrary to other approaches we
do not refer to the path integral formalism and do not need to use
regularizations in intermediate steps.Comment: 34 page
Changing Human Behavior to Prevent Disease: The Importance of Targeting Automatic Processes
http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.122691
Uniqueness and nonuniqueness of the stationary black holes in 5D Einstein-Maxwell and Einstein-Maxwell-dilaton gravity
In the present paper we investigate the general problem of uniqueness of the
stationary black solutions in 5D Einstein-Maxwell-dilaton gravity with
arbitrary dilaton coupling parameter containing the Einstein-Maxwell gravity as
a particular case. We formulate and prove uniqueness theorems classifying the
stationary black hole solutions in terms of their interval structure, electric
and magnetic charges and the magnetic fluxes. The proofs are based on the
nonpositivity of the Riemann curvature operator on the space of the potentials
which imposes restrictions on the dilaton coupling parameter.Comment: 21 pages, LaTe
Local Thermal Equilibrium in Quantum Field Theory on Flat and Curved Spacetimes
The existence of local thermal equilibrium (LTE) states for quantum field
theory in the sense of Buchholz, Ojima and Roos is discussed in a
model-independent setting. It is shown that for spaces of finitely many
independent thermal observables there always exist states which are in LTE in
any compact region of Minkowski spacetime. Furthermore, LTE states in curved
spacetime are discussed and it is observed that the original definition of LTE
on curved backgrounds given by Buchholz and Schlemmer needs to be modified.
Under an assumption related to certain unboundedness properties of the
pointlike thermal observables, existence of states which are in LTE at a given
point in curved spacetime is established. The assumption is discussed for the
sets of thermal observables for the free scalar field considered by Schlemmer
and Verch.Comment: 16 pages, some minor changes and clarifications; section 4 has been
shortened as some unnecessary constructions have been remove
On the regularization ambiguities in loop quantum gravity
One of the main achievements of LQG is the consistent quantization of the
Wheeler-DeWitt equation which is free of UV problems. However, ambiguities
associated to the intermediate regularization procedure lead to an apparently
infinite set of possible theories. The absence of an UV problem is intimately
linked with the ambiguities arising in the quantum theory. Among these
ambiguities there is the one associated to the SU(2) unitary rep. used in the
diffeomorphism covariant pointsplitting regularization of nonlinear funct. of
the connection. This ambiguity is labelled by a halfinteger m and, here, it is
referred to as the m-ambiguity. The aim of this paper is to investigate the
important implications of this ambiguity./ We first study 2+1 gravity quantized
in canonical LQG. Only when the regularization of the quantum constraints is
performed in terms of the fundamental rep. of the gauge group one obtains the
usual TQFT. In all other cases unphysical local degrees of freedom arise at the
level of the regulated theory that conspire against the existence of the
continuum limit. This shows that there is a clear cut choice in the
quantization of the constraints in 2+1 LQG./ We then analyze the effects of the
ambiguity in 3+1 gravity exhibiting the existence of spurious solutions for
higher unit. rep. quantizations of the Hamiltonian constraint. Although the
analysis is not complete in D=3+1--due to the difficulties associated to the
definition of the physical inner product--it provides evidence supporting the
definitions quantum dynamics of loop quantum gravity in terms of the
fundamental representation of the gauge group as the only consistent
possibilities. If the gauge group is SO(3) we find physical solutions
associated to spin-two local excitations.Comment: 21 page
All Vacuum Near-Horizon Geometries in -dimensions with Commuting Rotational Symmetries
We explicitly construct all stationary, non-static, extremal near horizon
geometries in dimensions that satisfy the vacuum Einstein equations, and
that have commuting rotational symmetries. Our work generalizes
[arXiv:0806.2051] by Kunduri and Lucietti, where such a classification had been
given in . But our method is different from theirs and relies on a
matrix formulation of the Einstein equations. Unlike their method, this matrix
formulation works for any dimension. The metrics that we find come in three
families, with horizon topology , or ,
or quotients thereof. Our metrics depend on two discrete parameters specifying
the topology type, as well as continuous parameters. Not all of
our metrics in seem to arise as the near horizon limits of known
black hole solutions.Comment: 22 pages, Latex, no figures, title changed, references added,
discussion of the parameters specifying solutions corrected, amended to match
published versio
On the spin-statistics connection in curved spacetimes
The connection between spin and statistics is examined in the context of
locally covariant quantum field theory. A generalization is proposed in which
locally covariant theories are defined as functors from a category of framed
spacetimes to a category of -algebras. This allows for a more operational
description of theories with spin, and for the derivation of a more general
version of the spin-statistics connection in curved spacetimes than previously
available. The proof involves a "rigidity argument" that is also applied in the
standard setting of locally covariant quantum field theory to show how
properties such as Einstein causality can be transferred from Minkowski
spacetime to general curved spacetimes.Comment: 17pp. Contribution to the proceedings of the conference "Quantum
Mathematical Physics" (Regensburg, October 2014
Topology of supersymmetric N=1, D=4 supergravity horizons
All supersymmetric N=1, D=4 supergravity horizons have toroidal or spherical
topology, irrespective of whether the black hole preserves any supersymmetry.Comment: 17 pages, latex. Alterations to introduction and section 3.
Protecting the conformal symmetry via bulk renormalization on Anti deSitter space
The problem of perturbative breakdown of conformal symmetry can be avoided,
if a conformally covariant quantum field phi on d-dimensional Minkowski
spacetime is viewed as the boundary limit of a quantum field Phi on
d+1-dimensional anti-deSitter spacetime (AdS). We study the boundary limit in
renormalized perturbation theory with polynomial interactions in AdS, and point
out the differences as compared to renormalization directly on the boundary. In
particular, provided the limit exists, there is no conformal anomaly. We
compute explicitly the "fish diagram" on AdS_4 by differential renormalization,
and calculate the anomalous dimension of the composite boundary field phi^2
with bulk interaction Phi^4.Comment: 40 page
Asymptotic generators of fermionic charges and boundary conditions preserving supersymmetry
We use a covariant phase space formalism to give a general prescription for
defining Hamiltonian generators of bosonic and fermionic symmetries in
diffeomorphism invariant theories, such as supergravities. A simple and general
criterion is derived for a choice of boundary condition to lead to conserved
generators of the symmetries on the phase space. In particular, this provides a
criterion for the preservation of supersymmetries. For bosonic symmetries
corresponding to diffeomorphisms, our prescription coincides with the method of
Wald et al.
We then illustrate these methods in the case of certain supergravity theories
in . In minimal AdS supergravity, the boundary conditions such that the
supercharges exist as Hamiltonian generators of supersymmetry transformations
are unique within the usual framework in which the boundary metric is fixed. In
extended AdS supergravity, or more generally in the presence
of chiral matter superfields, we find that there exist many boundary conditions
preserving supersymmetry for which corresponding generators
exist. These choices are shown to correspond to a choice of certain arbitrary
boundary ``superpotentials,'' for suitably defined ``boundary superfields.'' We
also derive corresponding formulae for the conserved bosonic charges, such as
energy, in those theories, and we argue that energy is always positive, for any
supersymmetry-preserving boundary conditions. We finally comment on the
relevance and interpretation of our results within the AdS-CFT correspondence.Comment: 45 pages, Latex, no figures, v2: extended discussion of positive
energy theorem and explicit form of fermionic generators, references adde
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