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Winding Solutions for the two Particle System in 2+1 Gravity
Using a PASCAL program to follow the evolution of two gravitating particles
in 2+1 dimensions we find solutions in which the particles wind around one
another indefinitely. As their center of mass moves `tachyonic' they form a
Gott-pair. To avoid unphysical boundary conditions we consider a large but
closed universe. After the particles have evolved for some time their momenta
have grown very large. In this limit we quantize the model and find that both
the relevant configuration variable and its conjugate momentum become discrete.Comment: 15 pages Latex, 4 eps figure
TransPlanckian Particles and the Quantization of Time
Trans-Planckian particles are elementary particles accelerated such that
their energies surpass the Planck value. There are several reasons to believe
that trans-Planckian particles do not represent independent degrees of freedom
in Hilbert space, but they are controlled by the cis-Planckian particles. A way
to learn more about the mechanisms at work here, is to study black hole
horizons, starting from the scattering matrix Ansatz.
By compactifying one of the three physical spacial dimensions, the scattering
matrix Ansatz can be exploited more efficiently than before. The algebra of
operators on a black hole horizon allows for a few distinct representations. It
is found that this horizon can be seen as being built up from string bits with
unit lengths, each of which being described by a representation of the SO(2,1)
Lorentz group. We then demonstrate how the holographic principle works for this
case, by constructing the operators corresponding to a field in space-time. The
parameter t turns out to be quantized in Planckian units, divided by the period
R of the compactified dimension.Comment: 12 pages plain tex, 1 figur
The mathematical basis for deterministic quantum mechanics
If there exists a classical, i.e. deterministic theory underlying quantum
mechanics, an explanation must be found of the fact that the Hamiltonian, which
is defined to be the operator that generates evolution in time, is bounded from
below. The mechanism that can produce exactly such a constraint is identified
in this paper. It is the fact that not all classical data are registered in the
quantum description. Large sets of values of these data are assumed to be
indistinguishable, forming equivalence classes. It is argued that this should
be attributed to information loss, such as what one might suspect to happen
during the formation and annihilation of virtual black holes.
The nature of the equivalence classes is further elucidated, as it follows
from the positivity of the Hamiltonian. Our world is assumed to consist of a
very large number of subsystems that may be regarded as approximately
independent, or weakly interacting with one another. As long as two (or more)
sectors of our world are treated as being independent, they all must be
demanded to be restricted to positive energy states only. What follows from
these considerations is a unique definition of energy in the quantum system in
terms of the periodicity of the limit cycles of the deterministic model.Comment: 17 pages, 3 figures. Minor corrections, comments and explanations
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Pauli-Lubanski scalar in the Polygon Approach to 2+1-Dimensional Gravity
In this paper we derive an expression for the conserved Pauli-Lubanski scalar
in 't Hooft's polygon approach to 2+1-dimensional gravity coupled to point
particles. We find that it is represented by an extra spatial shift in
addition to the usual identification rule (being a rotation over the cut). For
two particles this invariant is expressed in terms of 't Hooft's phase-space
variables and we check its classical limit.Comment: Some errors are corrected and a new introduction and discussion are
added. 6 pages Latex, 4 eps-figure
A Chiral SU(N) Gauge Theory Planar Equivalent to Super-Yang-Mills
We consider the dynamics of a strongly coupled SU(N) chiral gauge theory. By
using its large-N equivalence with N=1 super-Yang-Mills theory we find the
vacuum structure of the former. We also consider its finite-N dynamics.Comment: 10 pages, Latex. 1 eps figur
Understanding Confinement From Deconfinement
We use effective magnetic SU(N) pure gauge theory with cutoff M and fixed
gauge coupling g_m to calculate non-perturbative magnetic properties of the
deconfined phase of SU(N) Yang-Mills theory. We obtain the response to an
external closed loop of electric current by reinterpreting and regulating the
calculation of the one loop effective potential in Yang-Mills theory. This
effective potential gives rise to a color magnetic charge density, the
counterpart in the deconfined phase of color magnetic currents introduced in
effective dual superconductor theories of the confined phase via magnetically
charged Higgs fields. The resulting spatial Wilson loop has area law behavior.
Using values of M and g_m determined in the confined phase, we find SU(3)
spatial string tensions compatible with lattice simulations in the temperature
interval 1.5T_c < T < 2.5T_c. Use of the effective theory to analyze
experiments on heavy ion collisions will provide applications and further tests
of these ideas.Comment: 18 pages, 5 figures, v2: fixed archive title (only
Indeterminacy of Holographic Quantum Geometry
An effective theory based on wave optics is used to describe indeterminacy of
position in holographic spacetime with a UV cutoff at the Planck scale.
Wavefunctions describing spacetime positions are modeled as complex
disturbances of quasi-monochromatic radiation. It is shown that the product of
standard deviations of two position wavefunctions in the plane of a holographic
light sheet is equal to the product of their normal separation and the Planck
length. For macroscopically separated positions the transverse uncertainty is
much larger than the Planck length, and is predicted to be observable as a
"holographic noise" in relative position with a distinctive shear spatial
character, and an absolutely normalized frequency spectrum with no parameters
once the fundamental wavelength is fixed from the theory of gravitational
thermodynamics. The spectrum of holographic noise is estimated for the GEO600
interferometric gravitational-wave detector, and is shown to approximately
account for currently unexplained noise between about 300 and 1400Hz. In a
holographic world, this result directly and precisely measures the fundamental
minimum interval of time.Comment: 4 pages, LaTeX. Considerably shortened from earlier version.
Conclusions are unchanged. Submitted to PR
The Torus Universe in the Polygon Approach to 2+1-Dimensional Gravity
In this paper we describe the matter-free toroidal spacetime in 't Hooft's
polygon approach to 2+1-dimensional gravity (i.e. we consider the case without
any particles present). Contrary to earlier results in the literature we find
that it is not possible to describe the torus by just one polygon but we need
at least two polygons. We also show that the constraint algebra of the polygons
closes.Comment: 18 pages Latex, 13 eps-figure
Vanishing chiral couplings in the large-N_C resonance theory
The construction of a resonance theory involving hadrons requires
implementing the information from higher scales into the couplings of the
effective Lagrangian. We consider the large-Nc chiral resonance theory
incorporating scalars and pseudoscalars, and we find that, by imposing LO
short-distance constraints on form factors of QCD currents constructed within
this theory, the chiral low-energy constants satisfy resonance saturation at
NLO in the 1/Nc expansion.Comment: 5 pages, 2 figures. Version published in Physical Review D. Some
equations to facilitate the discussion have been adde
Higgsino dark matter in partly supersymmetric models
Models where supersymmetry (SUSY) is manifest only in a sector of the
low-energy spectrum have been recently proposed as an alternative to the MSSM.
In these models the electroweak scale is explained by a fine-tuning between
different Higgs mass contributions (split-SUSY models), or by the localization
of the Higgs sector in a point of an extra dimension where all the mass
parameters are suppressed by the metric (partly-SUSY models). Therefore, the
presence of a good dark matter candidate becomes the main motivation for
(partial) low-energy SUSY. We study this issue in minimal frameworks where the
higgsinos are the only light supersymmetric particles. Whereas in split-SUSY
models the higgsino should have a mass around 1 TeV, we show that in
partly-SUSY models the lightest higgsino could also be found below MW.Comment: 12 pages, 3 figures, version to appear in Phys. Rev.
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