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Perturbative Study of the Supersymmetric Lattice Theory from Matrix Model
We study the lattice model for the supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory in two
dimensions proposed by Cohen, Kaplan, Katz, and Unsal. We re-examine the formal
proof for the absence of susy breaking counter terms as well as the stability
of the vacuum by an explicit perturbative calculation for the case of U(2)
gauge group. Introducing fermion masses and treating the bosonic zero momentum
mode nonperturbatively, we avoid the infra-red divergences in the perturbative
calculation. As a result, we find that there appear mass counter terms for
finite volume which vanish in the infinite volume limit so that the theory
needs no fine-tuning. We also find that the supersymmetry plays an important
role in stabilizing the lattice space-time by the deconstruction.Comment: 36 pages, 18 figures; typos corrected, some definitions added,
appendix including feynman dyagram delete
A Search for Fallback Disks in Four Young Supernova Remnants
We report on our search for the optical/infrared counterparts to the central
compact objects in four young supernova remnants: Pup A, PKS 1209-52, RCW 103,
and Cas A. The X-ray point sources in these supernova remnants are excellent
targets for probing the existence of supernova fallback disks, since
irradiation of a disk by a central X-ray source should lead to an infrared
excess. We used ground-based optical and near-infrared imaging and Spitzer
Space Telescope mid-infrared imaging to search for optical/infrared
counterparts at the X-ray point source positions measured by the Chandra X-Ray
Observatory. We did not detect any counterparts, and hence find no evidence for
fallback disks around any of these sources. In PKS 1209-52, we are able to
exclude a nearby optical/infrared candidate counterpart. In RCW 103, a blend of
3 faint stars at the X-ray source position prevents us from deriving useful
limits. For the other targets, the upper limits on the infrared/X-ray flux
ratio are as deep as (1.0--1.7). Comparing these limits to the
ratio of measured for 4U 0142+61 (a young pulsar
recently found with an X-ray irradiated dust disk), we conclude that the
non-detection of any disks around young neutron stars studied here are
consistent with their relatively low X-ray luminosities, although we note that
a similar dust disk around the neutron star in Pup A should be detectable by
deeper infrared observations.Comment: 9 pages, 5 figures, revised to address referee's comments, and
accepted for publication in Ap
Repulsive Casimir Pistons
Casimir pistons are models in which finite Casimir forces can be calculated
without any suspect renormalizations. It has been suggested that such forces
are always attractive. We present three scenarios in which that is not true.
Two of these depend on mixing two types of boundary conditions. The other,
however, is a simple type of quantum graph in which the sign of the force
depends upon the number of edges.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures; RevTeX. Minor additions and correction
Chiral Fermions and Multigrid
Lattice regularization of chiral fermions is an important development of the
theory of elementary particles. Nontheless, brute force computer simulations
are very expensive, if not prohibitive. In this letter I exploit the
non-interacting character of the lattice theory in the flavor space and propose
a multigrid approach for the simulation of the theory. Already a two-grid
algorithm saves an order of magnitude of computer time for fermion propagator
calculations.Comment: Latex, 6 pages, 1 figur
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Eigenstate Structure in Graphs and Disordered Lattices
We study wave function structure for quantum graphs in the chaotic and
disordered regime, using measures such as the wave function intensity
distribution and the inverse participation ratio. The result is much less
ergodicity than expected from random matrix theory, even though the spectral
statistics are in agreement with random matrix predictions. Instead, analytical
calculations based on short-time semiclassical behavior correctly describe the
eigenstate structure.Comment: 4 pages, including 2 figure
Vibrational properties of phonons in random binary alloys: An augmented space recursive technique in the k-representation
We present here an augmented space recursive technique in the
k-representation which include diagonal, off-diagonal and the environmental
disorder explicitly : an analytic, translationally invariant, multiple
scattering theory for phonons in random binary alloys.We propose the augmented
space recursion (ASR) as a computationally fast and accurate technique which
will incorporate configuration fluctuations over a large local environment. We
apply the formalism to , Ni_{88}Cr_12} and
alloys which is not a random choice. Numerical results on spectral functions,
coherent structure factors, dispersion curves and disordered induced FWHM's are
presented. Finally the results are compared with the recent itinerant coherent
potential approximation (ICPA) and also with experiments.Comment: 20 pages, LaTeX, 23 figure
The development of absorptive capacity-based innovation in a construction SME
Traditionally, construction has been a transaction-oriented industry. However, it is changing from the design-bid-build process into a business based on innovation capability and performance management, in which contracts are awarded on the basis of factors such as knowledge, intellectual capital and skills. This change presents a challenge to construction-sector SMEs with scarce resources, which must find ways to innovate based on those attributes to ensure their future competitiveness. This paper explores how dynamic capability, using an absorptive capacity framework in response to these challenges, has been developed in a construction-based SME. The paper also contributes to the literature on absorptive capacity and innovation by showing how the construct can be operationalized within an organization. The company studied formed a Knowledge Transfer Partnership using action research over a two-year period with a local university. The aim was to increase its absorptive capacity and hence its ability to meet the changing market challenges. The findings show that absorptive capacity can be operationalized into a change management approach for improving capability-based competitiveness. Moreover, it is important for absorptive capacity constructs and language to be contextualized within a given organizational setting (as in the case of the construction-based SME in the present study)
Few-body physics in effective field theory
Effective Field Theory (EFT) provides a powerful framework that exploits a
separation of scales in physical systems to perform systematically improvable,
model-independent calculations. Particularly interesting are few-body systems
with short-range interactions and large two-body scattering length. Such
systems display remarkable universal features. In systems with more than two
particles, a three-body force with limit cycle behavior is required for
consistent renormalization already at leading order. We will review this EFT
and some of its applications in the physics of cold atoms and nuclear physics.
In particular, we will discuss the possibility of an infrared limit cycle in
QCD. Recent extensions of the EFT approach to the four-body system and N-boson
droplets in two spatial dimensions will also be addressed.Comment: 10 pages, 5 figures, Proceedings of the INT Workshop on "Nuclear
Forces and the Quantum Many-Body Problem", Oct. 200
Ginsparg-Wilson-Luscher Symmetry and Ultralocality
Important recent discoveries suggest that Ginsparg-Wilson-Luscher (GWL)
symmetry has analogous dynamical consequences for the theory on the lattice as
chiral symmetry does in the continuum. While it is well known that inherent
property of lattice chiral symmetry is fermion doubling, we show here that
inherent property of GWL symmetry is that the infinitesimal symmetry
transformation couples fermionic degrees of freedom at arbitrarily large
lattice distances (non-ultralocality). The consequences of this result for
ultralocality of symmetric actions are discussed.Comment: 18 pages, LATEX. For clarity changed to infinitesimal
transformations, typos corrected, explicit hypothesis adde
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