149 research outputs found
Entanglement Entropy for 2D Gauge Theories with Matters
We investigate the entanglement entropy in 1+1-dimensional gauge
theories with various matter fields using the lattice regularization. Here we
use extended Hilbert space definition for entanglement entropy, which contains
three contributions; (1) classical Shannon entropy associated with
superselection sector distribution, where sectors are labelled by irreducible
representations of boundary penetrating fluxes, (2) logarithm of the dimensions
of their representations, which is associated with "color entanglement", and
(3) EPR Bell pairs, which give "genuine" entanglement. We explicitly show that
entanglement entropies (1) and (2) above indeed appear for various multiple
"meson" states in gauge theories with matter fields. Furthermore, we employ
transfer matrix formalism for gauge theory with fundamental matter field and
analyze its ground state using hopping parameter expansion (HPE), where the
hopping parameter is roughly the inverse square of the mass for the matter.
We evaluate the entanglement entropy for the ground state and show that all
(1), (2), (3) above appear in the HPE, though the Bell pair part (3) appears in
higher order than (1) and (2) do. With these results, we discuss how the ground
state entanglement entropy in the continuum limit can be understood from the
lattice ground state obtained in the HPE.Comment: 73 pages, 7 figure
Study on Lambda(1405) in the flavor SU(3) limit in the HAL QCD method
We study interactions between the S-wave octet pseudo-scalar (PS) meson and
octet baryon in the flavor SU(3) limit using the HAL QCD method at the PS meson
mass . We focus on the singlet and two octet
channels, where the poles corresponding to have been predicted
in the chiral unitary model. For calculations with -baryon source
operators with zero momentum, we employ the conventional stochastic calculation
combined with the covariant-approximation averaging to calculate the all-to-all
propagators. Due to a zero of the R-correlator (a kind of wave function), the
leading order (LO) potential obtained by the single channel analysis has a
singular point in all channels, which makes it difficult to obtain reliable
binding energies. To overcome this problem, we take a linear combination of two
octet R-correlators with a relative weight such that it does not cross zero, as
two octet channels are suggested to couple to the same low-energy states with
different weights. The potential calculated from such the linear combination
shows strong attraction without singularities, though its shape depends on the
relative weight. Our estimation for the binding energy in the octet channel is
, which is
consistent with 156(8) MeV estimated from the two-point correlation function
within errors.Comment: 7 pages, 2 figures, 2 tables, Proceedings of the 40th International
Symposium on Lattice Field Theory (Lattice 2023) at Fermilab, Batavia,
Illinois, USA, from July 31 to August 4, 202
Lattice quantum chromodynamics (QCD) studies on decuplet baryons as meson-baryon bound states in the HAL QCD method
We study decuplet baryons from meson–baryon interactions in lattice quantum chromodynamics (QCD), in particular, Δ and Ω baryons from P-wave I = 3/2 Nπ and I = 0 interactions, respectively. Interaction potentials are calculated in the HAL QCD method using 3-quark-type source operators at mπ ≈ 410 MeV and mK ≈ 635 MeV, where Δ as well as Ω baryons are stable. We use the conventional stochastic estimate of all-to-all propagators combined with the all-mode averaging to reduce statistical fluctuations. We have found that the system has a weaker attraction than the Nπ system while the binding energy from the threshold is larger for Ω than Δ. This suggests that an inequality comes mainly from a smaller spatial size of a bound state due to a larger reduced mass, rather than its interaction. Root-mean-square distances of bound states in both systems are small, indicating that Δ and Ω are tightly bound states and thus can be regarded qualitatively as composite states of three quarks. Results of binding energies agree with those obtained from temporal two-point functions within large systematic errors, which arise dominantly from the lattice artifact at short distances
First Detection of 12CO (1--0) Emission from Two Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 Galaxies
In order to investigate how the growth of galactic bulges progresses with the
growth of central black holes (BHs), we observed molecular gas (fuel for the
coming star formation) in possibly young active galaxies, narrow-line Seyfert 1
galaxies (NLS1s). We present the results of radio observations of 12CO(1--0)
using the Nobeyama Millimeter Array (with 2--4 kpc spatial resolution) for two
FIR-bright NLS1s, yielding the first detection of their CO emission.
Corresponding molecular--gas masses M(H2) of (1-3) X 109 Msun are the 2nd and
4th largest ones among NLS1s. By estimating dynamical masses and bulge masses
M(bulge) for these two NLS1s using CO channel map and CO line widths, we found
M(H2) amount to 0.13--0.35 of these masses. Taking account the star formation
efficiency (~ 0.1), the increase in M(bulge) in those NLS1s in the near future
(~< 10^{7.5} yr) is expected not to be a huge fraction (1--5% of the
preexisting stars). Bulge growth may have finished before BH growth, or
bulge--BH coevolution may proceed with many, occasional discrete events, where
one coevolution event produces only a small amount of mass growth of BHs and of
bulges. We also discuss the ratios of star-formation rate--to--gas accretion
rate onto BHs, finding that two NLS1s have very small ratios (~ 1) compared
with the M(bulge)/M(BH) ratios found in active and inactive galaxies (~ 700).
This huge difference suggests either the non-overlapped coevolution, long star
formation duration or temporarily high accretion rate during NLS1 phase.Comment: 29 pages, 8 figures, Accepted for publication in The Astrophysical
Journa
Autotaxin has lysophospholipase D activity leading to tumor cell growth and motility by lysophosphatidic acid production
Autotaxin (ATX) is a tumor cell motility–stimulating factor, originally isolated from melanoma cell supernatants. ATX had been proposed to mediate its effects through 5′-nucleotide pyrophosphatase and phosphodiesterase activities. However, the ATX substrate mediating the increase in cellular motility remains to be identified. Here, we demonstrated that lysophospholipase D (lysoPLD) purified from fetal bovine serum, which catalyzes the production of the bioactive phospholipid mediator, lysophosphatidic acid (LPA), from lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC), is identical to ATX. The Km value of ATX for LPC was 25-fold lower than that for the synthetic nucleoside substrate, p-nitrophenyl-tri-monophosphate. LPA mediates multiple biological functions including cytoskeletal reorganization, chemotaxis, and cell growth through activation of specific G protein–coupled receptors. Recombinant ATX, particularly in the presence of LPC, dramatically increased chemotaxis and proliferation of multiple different cell lines. Moreover, we demonstrate that several cancer cell lines release significant amounts of LPC, a substrate for ATX, into the culture medium. The demonstration that ATX and lysoPLD are identical suggests that autocrine or paracrine production of LPA contributes to tumor cell motility, survival, and proliferation. It also provides potential novel targets for therapy of pathophysiological states including cancer
Epidemiological Survey of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus in Ticks in Nagasaki, Japan
Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging disease endemic in East Asia. Transmitted to other organisms by infected ticks, the SFTS virus (SFTSV) and is endemic to Nagasaki in western Japan. However, epidemiological information regarding SFTSV in Nagasaki ticks has not been available to date. In this study, we began by examining the sensitivities of SFTSV gene detection by real-time RT-PCR and virus isolation in cultured cells and mice. These methods could detect SFTSV in the samples containing more than 4 × 10° ffu. Next, we attempted to isolate SFTSV and to detect viral gene in 2,222 nymph and adult ticks collected from May to August 2013 among seven regions of Nagasaki. However, neither virus isolation nor viral gene detection were confirmed in the tick pools. SFTSV positivity rates are considered to be very low in ticks, and viral loads are also very limited. Further investigations increasing the number of ticks and including larval samples as well as improved detection methods, may be required to find SFTSV-positive ticks in this region
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