192 research outputs found
Low-lying meson spectrum of large strongly coupled lattice QCD
We compute the low energy mass spectrum of lattice QCD in the large
limit. Expanding around a gauge-invariant ground state, which spontaneously
breaks the discrete chiral symmetry, we derive an improved strong-coupling
expansion and evaluate, for any value of , the masses of the low-lying
states in the unflavored meson spectrum. We then take the 't Hooft limit by
rescaling ; the 't Hooft limit is smooth and no arbitrary
parameters are needed. We find, already at the fourth order of the strong
coupling perturbation theory, a very good agreement between the results of our
lattice computation and the known continuum values.Comment: 43 pages, 1 figure. Minor corrections. One reference added in section
On the Doubling Phenomenon in Lattice Chern-Simons Theories
We analyse the pure Chern-Simons theory on an Euclidean infinite lattice. We
point out that, as a consequence of its symmetries, the Chern-Simons theory
does not have an integrable kernel. Due to the linearity of the action in the
derivatives, the situation is very similar to the one arising in the lattice
formulation of fermionic theories. Doubling of bosonic degrees of freedom is
removed by adding a Maxwell term with a mechanism similar to the one proposed
by Wilson for fermionic models.Comment: Lattice 2000, 4 pages, Late
Strongly coupled N=1 SYM theory on the lattice
We propose a strong coupling expansion as a possible tool to obtain
qualitative and quantitative informations about N=1 SYM theory. We point out
the existence of a mapping between strongly coupled lattice N=1 SYM theory and
a generalized SO(4) antiferromagnetic spin system.Comment: Lattice2002(spin), 3 pages, no figure
Quantum Spin Chains and Riemann Zeta Function with Odd Arguments
Riemann zeta function is an important object of number theory. It was also
used for description of disordered systems in statistical mechanics. We show
that Riemann zeta function is also useful for the description of integrable
model. We study XXX Heisenberg spin 1/2 anti-ferromagnet. We evaluate a
probability of formation of a ferromagnetic string in the anti-ferromagnetic
ground state in thermodynamics limit. We prove that for short strings the
probability can be expressed in terms of Riemann zeta function with odd
arguments.Comment: LaTeX, 7 page
meV resolution in laser-assisted energy-filtered transmission electron microscopy
The electronic, optical, and magnetic properties of quantum solids are
determined by their low-energy (< 100 meV) many-body excitations. Dynamical
characterization and manipulation of such excitations relies on tools that
combine nm-spatial, fs-temporal, and meV-spectral resolution. Currently,
phonons and collective plasmon resonances can be imaged in nanostructures with
sub-nm and 10s meV space/energy resolution using state-of-the-art
energy-filtered transmission electron microscopy (TEM), but only under static
conditions, while fs-resolved measurements are common but lack spatial or
energy resolution. Here, we demonstrate a new method of spectrally resolved
photon-induced near-field electron microscopy (SRPINEM) that allows us to
obtain nm-fs-resolved maps of nanoparticle plasmons with an energy resolution
determined by the laser linewidth (20 meV in this work), and not limited by
electron beam and spectrometer energy spreading. This technique can be extended
to any optically-accessible low-energy mode, thus pushing TEM to a previously
inaccessible spectral domain with an unprecedented combination of space, energy
and temporal resolution.Comment: 19 pages, 7 figure
Generalized parity transformations in the regularized Chern-Simons theory
We study renormalization effects in the Abelian Chern-Simons (CS) action.
These effects can be non-trivial when the gauge field is coupled to dynamical
matter, since the regularization of the UV divergences in the model forces the
introduction of a parity even piece in the gauge field action. This changes the
classical (odd) transformation properties of the pure CS action. This effect,
already discussed for the case of a lattice regularization by F. Berruto, M.C.
Diamantini and P. Sodano in hep-th/0004203, is also present when the theory is
defined in the continuum and, indeed, it is a manifestation of a more general
`anomalous' effect, since it happens for every regularization scheme. We
explore the physical consequences of this anomaly. We also show that
generalized, nonlocal parity transformations can be defined in such a way that
the regularized theory is odd, and that those transformations tend to the usual
ones when the cutoff is removed. These generalized transformations play a role
that is tantamount to the deformed symmetry corresponding to Ginsparg-Wilson
fermions [2] (in an even number of spacetime dimensions).Comment: 16 pages, LaTeX, references added and typos correcte
Laser-Induced Skyrmion Writing and Erasing in an Ultrafast Cryo-Lorentz Transmission Electron Microscopy
We demonstrate that light-induced heat pulses of different duration and
energy can write skyrmions in a broad range of temperatures and magnetic field
in FeGe. Using a combination of camera-rate and pump-probe cryo-Lorentz
Transmission Electron Microscopy, we directly resolve the spatio-temporal
evolution of the magnetization ensuing optical excitation. The skyrmion lattice
was found to maintain its structural properties during the laser-induced
demagnetization, and its recovery to the initial state happened in the
sub-{\mu}s to {\mu}s range, depending on the cooling rate of the system
From attosecond to zeptosecond coherent control of free-electron wave functions using semi-infinite light fields
Light-electron interaction in empty space is the seminal ingredient for
free-electron lasers and also for controlling electron beams to dynamically
investigate materials and molecules. Pushing the coherent control of free
electrons by light to unexplored timescales, below the attosecond, would enable
unprecedented applications in light-assisted electron quantum circuits and
diagnostics at extremely small timescales, such as those governing
intramolecular electronic motion and nuclear phenomena. We experimentally
demonstrate attosecond coherent manipulation of the electron wave function in a
transmission electron microscope, and show that it can be pushed down to the
zeptosecond regime with existing technology. We make a relativistic pulsed
electron beam interact in free space with an appropriately synthesized
semi-infinite light field generated by two femtosecond laser pulses reflected
at the surface of a mirror and delayed by fractions of the optical cycle. The
amplitude and phase of the resulting coherent oscillations of the electron
states in energymomentum space are mapped via momentum-resolved ultrafast
electron energy-loss spectroscopy. The experimental results are in full
agreement with our theoretical framework for light-electron interaction, which
predicts access to the zeptosecond timescale by combining semi-infinite X-ray
fields with free electrons.Comment: 22 pages, 6 figure
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