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On the equivalence of two deformation schemes in quantum field theory
Two recent deformation schemes for quantum field theories on the
two-dimensional Minkowski space, making use of deformed field operators and
Longo-Witten endomorphisms, respectively, are shown to be equivalent.Comment: 14 pages, no figure. The final version is available under Open
Access. CC-B
Erythrocytes in multiple sclerosis: forgotten contributors to the pathophysiology?
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease characterised by lymphocytic infiltration of the central nervous system and subsequent destruction of myelin and axons. On the background of a genetic predisposition to autoimmunity, environmental triggers are assumed to initiate the disease. The majority of MS research has focused on the pathological involvement of lymphocytes and other immune cells, yet a paucity of attention has been given to erythrocytes, which may play an important role in MS pathology. The following review briefly summarises how erythrocytes may contribute to MS pathology through impaired antioxidant capacity and altered haemorheological features. The effect of disease-modifying therapies on erythrocytes is also reviewed. It may be important to further investigate erythrocytes in MS, as this could broaden the understanding of the pathological mechanisms of the disease, as well as potentially lead to the discovery of novel and innovative targets for future therapies
Make it work - The challenge to diversity in entrepreneurial teams: A configurational perspective
Teams and timing are considered decisive for firm survival. We investigate the impact on firm survival of entrepreneurial team composition, in terms of diversity, and the speed of entering markets. Unlike research analysing the effects of low or high diversity, our research understands new venture teams as configurations of multiple, concurrent dimensions of diversity by untangling it in variety, separation, and disparity. By identifying distinct survival and failure configurations, we demonstrate that team va- riety is functional for firm survival if challenged by separation or disparity
Deformations of Fermionic Quantum Field Theories and Integrable Models
Considering the model of a scalar massive Fermion, it is shown that by means
of deformation techniques it is possible to obtain all integrable quantum field
theoretic models on two-dimensional Minkowski space which have factorizing
S-matrices corresponding to two-particle scattering functions S_2 satisfying
S_2(0) = -1. Among these models there is for example the Sinh-Gordon model. Our
analysis provides a complement to recent developments regarding deformations of
quantum field theories. The deformed model is investigated also in higher
dimensions. In particular, locality and covariance properties are analyzed.Comment: 20 page
Tuning of structure inversion asymmetry by the -doping position in (001)-grown GaAs quantum wells
Structure and bulk inversion asymmetry in doped (001)-grown GaAs quantum
wells is investigated by applying the magnetic field induced photogalvanic
effect. We demonstrate that the structure inversion asymmetry (SIA) can be
tailored by variation of the delta-doping layer position. Symmetrically-doped
structures exhibit a substantial SIA due to impurity segregation during the
growth process. Tuning the SIA by the delta-doping position we grow samples
with almost equal degrees of structure and bulk inversion asymmetry.Comment: 4 pages 2 figure
Wedge-Local Quantum Fields and Noncommutative Minkowski Space
Within the setting of a recently proposed model of quantum fields on
noncommutative Minkowski spacetime, the consequences of the consistent
application of the proper, untwisted Poincare group as the symmetry group are
investigated. The emergent model contains an infinite family of fields which
are labelled by different noncommutativity parameters, and related to each
other by Lorentz transformations. The relative localization properties of these
fields are investigated, and it is shown that to each field one can assign a
wedge-shaped localization region of Minkowski space. This assignment is
consistent with the principles of covariance and locality, i.e. fields
localized in spacelike separated wedges commute.
Regarding the model as a non-local, but wedge-local, quantum field theory on
ordinary (commutative) Minkowski spacetime, it is possible to determine
two-particle S-matrix elements, which turn out to be non-trivial. Some partial
negative results concerning the existence of observables with sharper
localization properties are also obtained.Comment: Version to appear in JHEP, 27 page
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