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Overlaps after quantum quenches in the sine-Gordon model
We present a numerical computation of overlaps in mass quenches in
sine-Gordon quantum field theory using truncated conformal space approach
(TCSA). To improve the cut-off dependence of the method, we use a novel running
coupling definition which has a general applicability in free boson TCSA. The
numerical results are used to confirm the validity of a previously proposed
analytical Ansatz for the initial state in the sinh-Gordon quench.Comment: 13 pages, 4 pdf figure
Initial states in integrable quantum field theory quenches from an integral equation hierarchy
We consider the problem of determining the initial state of integrable
quantum field theory quenches in terms of the post-quench eigenstates. The
corresponding overlaps are a fundamental input to most exact methods to treat
integrable quantum quenches. We construct and examine an infinite integral
equation hierarchy based on the form factor bootstrap, proposed earlier as a
set of conditions deter- mining the overlaps. Using quenches of the mass and
interaction in Sinh-Gordon theory as a concrete example, we present theoretical
arguments that the state has the squeezed coherent form expected for integrable
quenches, and supporting an Ansatz for the solution of the hierarchy. Moreover
we also develop an iterative method to solve numerically the lowest equation of
the hierarchy. The iterative solution along with extensive numerical checks
performed using the next equation of the hierarchy provide a strong numerical
evidence that the proposed Ansatz gives a very good approximation for the
solution.Comment: 36 pages, pdflatex file, 11 pdf figures. v2: revised version,
accepted for publicatio
Equilibrium configurations for quark-diquark stars and the problem of Her X-1 mass
We report new calculations of the physical properties of a quark-diquark
plasma. A vacuum contribution is taken into account and is responsible for the
appearance of a stable state at zero pressure and at a baryon density of about
2.2 times the nuclear matter density in this model. The resulting equation of
state was used to integrate numerically the Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff
equations. The mass-radius relationship has been derived from a series of
equilibrium configurations constituted by a mixture of quarks and diquarks.
These stellar models, which are representative of a whole class, may be helpful
to understand the possible compactness of the X-ray source Her X-1 and related
objects.Comment: 15 pp., PlainTex file + 3 figures available upon request at
[email protected]. Submitted to Int. Jour. Mod. Phys.
Quark-Diquark Equations of State Models: The Role of Interactions
Recent observational data suggests a high compacticity (the quotient M/R) of
some "neutron" stars. Motivated by these works we revisit models based on
quark-diquark degrees of freedom and address the question of whether that
matter is stable against diquark disassembling and hadronization within the
different models. We find that equations of state modeled as effective theories do not generally produce stable self-bound matter and are
not suitable for constructing very compact star models, that is the matter
would decay into neutron matter. We also discuss some insights obtained by
including hard sphere terms in the equation of state to model repulsive
interactions. We finally compare the resulting equations of state with previous
models and emphasize the role of the boundary conditions at the surface of
compact self-bound stars, features of a possible normal crust of the latter and
related topics.Comment: International Journal of Modern Physics D (in press
X-Ray Flares of Gamma-Ray Bursts: Quakes of Solid Quark Stars?
We propose a star-quake model to understand X-ray flares of both long and
short Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) in a solid quark star regime. Two kinds of
central engines for GRBs are available if pulsar-like stars are actually
(solid) quark stars, i.e., the SNE-type GRBs and the SGR-type GRBs. It is found
that a quark star could be solidified about 10^3 to 10^6 s later after its
birth if the critical temperature of phase transition is a few MeV, and then a
new source of free energy (i.e., elastic and gravitational ones, rather than
rotational or magnetic energy) could be possible to power GRB X-ray flares.Comment: 8 pages, latex file. 2 figures. To appear in Science in China Series
The birth of strange stars: kinetics, hydrodynamics and phenomenology of supernovae and GRBs
We present a short review of strange quark matter in supernovae and related
explosions, with particular attention to the issue of the propagation of the
combustion in the dense stellar environment. We discuss the instabilities
affecting the flame and present some new results of application to the
turbulent regime. The transition to the distributed regime and further
deflagration-to-detonation mechanism are addressed. Finally we show that
magnetic fields may be important for this problem, because they modify the
flame through the dispersion relations which characterize the instabilities. A
tentative classification of explosive phenomena according to the value of the
average local magnetic field affecting the burning and the type of stellar
system in which this conversion is taking place is presented. As a general
result, we conclude that "short" conversion timescales are always favored,
since the burning falls in either the turbulent Rayleigh-Taylor (or even the
distributed) regime, or perhaps in the detonation one. In both cases the
velocity is several orders of magnitude larger than , and therefore
the latter is irrelevant in practice for this problem. Interesting perspectives
for the study of this problem are still open and important issues need to be
addressed.Comment: 23 pp., 1 .eps figur
Initial-Phase Spectroscopy as a Control of Entangled Systems
We introduce the concept of initial-phase spectroscopy as a control of the
dynamics of entangled states encoded into a two-atom system interacting with a
broadband squeezed vacuum field. We illustrate our considerations by examining
the transient spectrum of the field emitted by two systems, the small sample
(Dicke) and the spatially extended (non-Dicke) models. It is found that the
shape of the spectral components depends crucially on the relative phase
between the initial entangled state and the squeezed field. We follow the
temporal evolution of the spectrum and show that depending on the relative
phase a hole burning can occur in one of the two spectral lines. We compare the
transient behavior of the spectrum with the time evolution of the initial
entanglement and find that the hole burning can be interpreted as a
manifestation of the phenomenon of entanglement sudden death. In addition, we
find that in the case of the non-Dicke model, the collective damping rate may
act like an artificial tweezer that rotates the phase of the squeezed field.Comment: 20 pages, 9 figure
Continuous selections of multivalued mappings
This survey covers in our opinion the most important results in the theory of
continuous selections of multivalued mappings (approximately) from 2002 through
2012. It extends and continues our previous such survey which appeared in
Recent Progress in General Topology, II, which was published in 2002. In
comparison, our present survey considers more restricted and specific areas of
mathematics. Note that we do not consider the theory of selectors (i.e.
continuous choices of elements from subsets of topological spaces) since this
topics is covered by another survey in this volume
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