99 research outputs found
Discrete differential calculus, graphs, topologies and gauge theory
Differential calculus on discrete sets is developed in the spirit of
noncommutative geometry. Any differential algebra on a discrete set can be
regarded as a `reduction' of the `universal differential algebra' and this
allows a systematic exploration of differential algebras on a given set.
Associated with a differential algebra is a (di)graph where two vertices are
connected by at most two (antiparallel) arrows. The interpretation of such a
graph as a `Hasse diagram' determining a (locally finite) topology then
establishes contact with recent work by other authors in which discretizations
of topological spaces and corresponding field theories were considered which
retain their global topological structure. It is shown that field theories, and
in particular gauge theories, can be formulated on a discrete set in close
analogy with the continuum case. The framework presented generalizes ordinary
lattice theory which is recovered from an oriented (hypercubic) lattice graph.
It also includes, e.g., the two-point space used by Connes and Lott (and
others) in models of elementary particle physics. The formalism suggests that
the latter be regarded as an approximation of a manifold and thus opens a way
to relate models with an `internal' discrete space ({\`a} la Connes et al.) to
models of dimensionally reduced gauge fields. Furthermore, also a `symmetric
lattice' is studied which (in a certain continuum limit) turns out to be
related to a `noncommutative differential calculus' on manifolds.Comment: 36 pages, revised version, appendix adde
Bi-differential calculus and the KdV equation
A gauged bi-differential calculus over an associative (and not necessarily
commutative) algebra A is an N-graded left A-module with two covariant
derivatives acting on it which, as a consequence of certain (e.g., nonlinear
differential) equations, are flat and anticommute. As a consequence, there is
an iterative construction of generalized conserved currents. We associate a
gauged bi-differential calculus with the Korteweg-de-Vries equation and use it
to compute conserved densities of this equation.Comment: 9 pages, LaTeX, uses amssymb.sty, XXXI Symposium on Mathematical
Physics, Torun, May 1999, replaces "A notion of complete integrability in
noncommutative geometry and the Korteweg-de-Vries equation
Multicomponent Burgers and KP Hierarchies, and Solutions from a Matrix Linear System
Via a Cole-Hopf transformation, the multicomponent linear heat hierarchy leads to a multicomponent Burgers hierarchy. We show in particular that any solution of the latter also solves a corresponding multicomponent (potential) KP hierarchy. A generalization of the Cole-Hopf transformation leads to a more general relation between the multicomponent linear heat hierarchy and the multicomponent KP hierarchy. From this results a construction of exact solutions of the latter via a matrix linear system
All bicovariant differential calculi on Glq(3,C) and SLq(3,C)
All bicovariant first order differential calculi on the quantum group
GLq(3,C) are determined. There are two distinct one-parameter families of
calculi. In terms of a suitable basis of 1-forms the commutation relations can
be expressed with the help of the R-matrix of GLq(3,C). Some calculi induce
bicovariant differential calculi on SLq(3,C) and on real forms of GLq(3,C). For
generic deformation parameter q there are six calculi on SLq(3,C), on SUq(3)
there are only two. The classical limit q-->1 of bicovariant calculi on
SLq(3,C) is not the ordinary calculus on SL(3,C). One obtains a deformation of
it which involves the Cartan-Killing metric.Comment: 24 pages, LaTe
A new approach to deformation equations of noncommutative KP hierarchies
Partly inspired by Sato's theory of the Kadomtsev-Petviashvili (KP)
hierarchy, we start with a quite general hierarchy of linear ordinary
differential equations in a space of matrices and derive from it a matrix
Riccati hierarchy. The latter is then shown to exhibit an underlying 'weakly
nonassociative' (WNA) algebra structure, from which we can conclude, refering
to previous work, that any solution of the Riccati system also solves the
potential KP hierarchy (in the corresponding matrix algebra). We then turn to
the case where the components of the matrices are multiplied using a
(generalized) star product. Associated with the deformation parameters, there
are additional symmetries (flow equations) which enlarge the respective KP
hierarchy. They have a compact formulation in terms of the WNA structure. We
also present a formulation of the KP hierarchy equations themselves as
deformation flow equations.Comment: 25 page
Coframe teleparallel models of gravity. Exact solutions
The superstring and superbrane theories which include gravity as a necessary
and fundamental part renew an interest to alternative representations of
general relativity as well as the alternative models of gravity. We study the
coframe teleparallel theory of gravity with a most general quadratic
Lagrangian. The coframe field on a differentiable manifold is a basic dynamical
variable. A metric tensor as well as a metric compatible connection is
generated by a coframe in a unique manner. The Lagrangian is a general linear
combination of Weitzenb\"{o}ck's quadratic invariants with free dimensionless
parameters \r_1,\r_2,\r_3.
Every independent term of the Lagrangian is a global SO(1,3)-invariant
4-form. For a special choice of parameters which confirms with the local
SO(1,3) invariance this theory gives an alternative description of Einsteinian
gravity - teleparallel equivalent of GR.
We prove that the sign of the scalar curvature of a metric generated by a
static spherical-symmetric solution depends only on a relation between the free
parameters. The scalar curvature vanishes only for a subclass of models with
\r_1=0. This subclass includes the teleparallel equivalent of GR. We obtain
the explicit form of all spherically symmetric static solutions of the
``diagonal'' type to the field equations for an arbitrary choice of free
parameters. We prove that the unique asymptotic-flat solution with Newtonian
limit is the Schwarzschild solution that holds for a subclass of teleparallel
models with \r_1=0. Thus the Yang-Mills-type term of the general quadratic
coframe Lagrangian should be rejected.Comment: 28 pages, Latex error is fixe
Lovelock inflation and the number of large dimensions
We discuss an inflationary scenario based on Lovelock terms. These higher
order curvature terms can lead to inflation when there are more than three
spatial dimensions. Inflation will end if the extra dimensions are stabilised,
so that at most three dimensions are free to expand. This relates graceful exit
to the number of large dimensions.Comment: 16 pages, 1 figure. v2: published version, added clarification
Matrix theory of gravitation
A new classical theory of gravitation within the framework of general
relativity is presented. It is based on a matrix formulation of
four-dimensional Riemann-spaces and uses no artificial fields or adjustable
parameters. The geometrical stress-energy tensor is derived from a matrix-trace
Lagrangian, which is not equivalent to the curvature scalar R. To enable a
direct comparison with the Einstein-theory a tetrad formalism is utilized,
which shows similarities to teleparallel gravitation theories, but uses complex
tetrads. Matrix theory might solve a 27-year-old, fundamental problem of those
theories (sec. 4.1). For the standard test cases (PPN scheme,
Schwarzschild-solution) no differences to the Einstein-theory are found.
However, the matrix theory exhibits novel, interesting vacuum solutions.Comment: 24 page
Classification of bicovariant differential calculi on the Jordanian quantum groups GL_{g,h}(2) and SL_{h}(2) and quantum Lie algebras
We classify all 4-dimensional first order bicovariant calculi on the
Jordanian quantum group GL_{h,g}(2) and all 3-dimensional first order
bicovariant calculi on the Jordanian quantum group SL_{h}(2). In both cases we
assume that the bicovariant bimodules are generated as left modules by the
differentials of the quantum group generators. It is found that there are 3
1-parameter families of 4-dimensional bicovariant first order calculi on
GL_{h,g}(2) and that there is a single, unique, 3-dimensional bicovariant
calculus on SL_{h}(2). This 3-dimensional calculus may be obtained through a
classical-like reduction from any one of the three families of 4-dimensional
calculi on GL_{h,g}(2). Details of the higher order calculi and also the
quantum Lie algebras are presented for all calculi. The quantum Lie algebra
obtained from the bicovariant calculus on SL_{h}(2) is shown to be isomorphic
to the quantum Lie algebra we obtain as an ad-submodule within the Jordanian
universal enveloping algebra U_{h}(sl(2)) and also through a consideration of
the decomposition of the tensor product of two copies of the deformed adjoint
module. We also obtain the quantum Killing form for this quantum Lie algebra.Comment: 33 pages, AMSLaTeX, misleading remark remove
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