16 research outputs found
Bounds on Bess Model Parameters from Vector-Boson Production in e+e- Collisions
The BESS model is the Higgs-less alternative to the standard model of
electroweak interaction, based on nonlinearly realized spontaneous symmetry
breaking. Since it is nonrenormalizable, new couplings (not existing in the SM)
are induced at each loop order. On the basis of the one loop induced
vector-boson self-couplings we study the two- and three-vector-boson-production
processes in collisions at , the expected energy of
the next linear collider (NLC). Assuming that NLC results will agree
with the SM predictions within given accuracy we identify the bounds for the
free parameters of the BESS model.Comment: December 1992, 8 pages LaTeX, 6 figures (not included but available
on request), BI-TP 92/59, LMU-92/1
Consistent Group and Coset Reductions of the Bosonic String
Dimensional reductions of pure Einstein gravity on cosets other than tori are
inconsistent. The inclusion of specific additional scalar and p-form matter can
change the situation. For example, a D-dimensional Einstein-Maxwell-dilaton
system, with a specific dilaton coupling, is known to admit a consistent
reduction on S^2= SU(2)/U(1), of a sort first envisaged by Pauli. We provide a
new understanding, by showing how an S^3=SU(2) group-manifold reduction of
(D+1)-dimensional Einstein gravity, of a type first indicated by DeWitt, can be
broken into in two steps; a Kaluza-type reduction on U(1) followed by a
Pauli-type coset reduction on S^2. More generally, we show that any
D-dimensional theory that itself arises as a Kaluza U(1) reduction from (D+1)
dimensions admits a consistent Pauli reduction on any coset of the form G/U(1).
Extensions to the case G/H are given. Pauli coset reductions of the bosonic
string on G= (G\times G)/G are believed to be consistent, and a consistency
proof exists for S^3=SO(4)/SO(3). We examine these reductions, and arguments
for consistency, in detail. The structures of the theories obtained instead by
DeWitt-type group-manifold reductions of the bosonic string are also studied,
allowing us to make contact with previous such work in which only singlet
scalars are retained. Consistent truncations with two singlet scalars are
possible. Intriguingly, despite the fact that these are not supersymmetric
models, if the group manifold has dimension 3 or 25 they admit a superpotential
formulation, and hence first-order equations yielding domain-wall solutions.Comment: Latex, 5 figures, 45 pages, minor correction
Low Energy 6-Dimensional N=2 Supersymmertric SU(6) Models on Orbifolds
We propose low energy 6-dimensional N=2 supersymmetric SU(6) models on
and , where the orbifold
model can be embedded on the boundary 4-brane. For the
zero modes, the 6-dimensional N=2 supersymmetry and the SU(6) gauge symmetry
are broken down to the 4-dimensional N=1 supersymmetry and the gauge symmetry by orbifold projections. In
order to cancel the anomalies involving at least one , we add extra
exotic particles. We also study the anomaly free conditions and present some
anomaly free models. The gauge coupling unification can be achieved at TeV if the compactification scale for the fifth dimension is
TeV. The proton decay problem can be avoided by putting the quarks and
leptons/neutrinos on different 3-branes. And we discuss how to break the
gauge symmetry, solve the
problem, and generate the mass hierarchy naturally by using the
geometry. The masses of exotic particles can be at the order of 1 TeV after the
gauge symmetry breaking. We also forbid the dimension-5 operators for the
neutrino masses by gauge symmetry, and the realistic left-handed
neutrino masses can be obtained via non-renormalizable terms.Comment: Latex, 33 pages, discussion and references adde
Signals of Unconventional E Models at Colliders
Generation dependent discrete symmetries often appear in models derived from
superstring theories. In particular, in the framework of E models the
presence of such symmetries is required in order to allow for the radiative
generation of naturally small neutrino masses. Recently it was shown that by
imposing suitable generation dependent discrete symmetries, a class of models
can be consistently constructed in which the three sets of known fermions in
each generation do not have the same assignments with respect to the {\bf 27}
representation of E. In this scenario, the different embedding in the gauge
group of the three generations implies in particular that the known charged
leptons couple in a non--universal way to the new neutral gauge bosons
present in these models. We exploit this fact to study the
signature of this class of models at present and future colliders. We
show that some signals of deviation from lepton universality as well as some
other discrepancies with the standard model predictions which have been
observed at the TRISTAN collider in the production rate of and ,
can be accounted for if the mass is not much heavier than 300 GeV. We
also study the discovery limits for lepton universality violation of this type
at LEP-2 and at the 500 GeV Next Linear Collider (NLC). We show that
models predicting unconventional assignments for the leptons will give an
unmistakable signature, when the mass is as heavy as GeV
(LEP-2) and TeV (NLC).Comment: Plain Tex, 20 pages. 4 PostScript figures (uses `epsf.tex'). Modified
file-format. No changes in the tex
Intersecting D-Branes on Shift Z2 x Z2 Orientifolds
We investigate Z2 x Z2 orientifolds with group actions involving shifts. A
complete classification of possible geometries is presented where also previous
work by other authors is included in a unified framework from an intersecting
D-brane perspective. In particular, we show that the additional shifts not only
determine the topology of the orbifold but also independently the presence of
orientifold planes. In the second part, we work out in detail a basis of
homological three cycles on shift Z2 x Z2 orientifolds and construct all
possible fractional D-branes including rigid ones. A Pati-Salam type model with
no open-string moduli in the visible sector is presented.Comment: 36 pages, 4 figures, refs. adde
Quantum Mechanics of Yano tensors: Dirac equation in curved spacetime
In spacetimes admitting Yano tensors the classical theory of the spinning
particle possesses enhanced worldline supersymmetry. Quantum mechanically
generators of extra supersymmetries correspond to operators that in the
classical limit commute with the Dirac operator and generate conserved
quantities. We show that the result is preserved in the full quantum theory,
that is, Yano symmetries are not anomalous. This was known for Yano tensors of
rank two, but our main result is to show that it extends to Yano tensors of
arbitrary rank. We also describe the conformal Yano equation and show that is
invariant under Hodge duality. There is a natural relationship between Yano
tensors and supergravity theories. As the simplest possible example, we show
that when the spacetime admits a Killing spinor then this generates Yano and
conformal Yano tensors. As an application, we construct Yano tensors on
maximally symmetric spaces: they are spanned by tensor products of Killing
vectors.Comment: 1+32 pages, no figures. Accepted for publication on Classical and
Quantum Gravity. New title and abstract. Some material has been moved to the
Appendix. Concrete formulas for Yano tensors on some special holonomy
manifolds have been provided. Some corrections included, bibliography
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Quantum Liouville theory and BTZ black hole entropy
In this paper I give an explicit conformal field theory description of
(2+1)-dimensional BTZ black hole entropy. In the boundary Liouville field
theory I investigate the reducible Verma modules in the elliptic sector, which
correspond to certain irreducible representations of the quantum algebra
U_q(sl_2) \odot U_{\hat{q}}(sl_2). I show that there are states that decouple
from these reducible Verma modules in a similar fashion to the decoupling of
null states in minimal models. Because ofthe nonstandard form of the Ward
identity for the two-point correlation functions in quantum Liouville field
theory, these decoupling states have positive-definite norms. The explicit
counting from these states gives the desired Bekenstein-Hawking entropy in the
semi-classical limit when q is a root of unity of odd order.Comment: LaTeX, 33 pages, 4 eps figure
High-Energy Vector-Boson Scattering with Non-Standard Interactions and the Role of a Scalar Sector
The high-energy behavior of vector-boson scattering amplitudes is examined
within an effective theory for non-standard self-interactions of electroweak
vector-bosons. Irrespectively of whether this theory is brought into a gauge
invariant form by including non-standard interactions of a Higgs particle I
find that terms that grow particularly strongly with increasing scattering
energy are absent. Different theories are compared concerning their high-energy
behavior and the appearance of divergences at the one-loop level.Comment: 21 pages LaTeX, condensed version of BI-TP 93/5
Supersymmetry and homogeneity of M-theory backgrounds
We describe the construction of a Lie superalgebra associated to an arbitrary
supersymmetric M-theory background, and discuss some examples. We prove that
for backgrounds with more than 24 supercharges, the bosonic subalgebra acts
locally transitively. In particular, we prove that backgrounds with more than
24 supersymmetries are necessarily (locally) homogeneous.Comment: 19 pages (Erroneous Section 6.3 removed from the paper.
Determination of from Gross-Llewellyn Smith sum rule by accounting for infrared renormalon
We recapitulate the method which resums the truncated perturbation series of
a physical observable in a way which takes into account the structure of the
leading infrared renormalon. We apply the method to the Gross-Llewellyn Smith
(GLS) sum rule. By confronting the obtained result with the experimentally
extracted GLS value, we determine the value of the QCD coupling parameter which
turns out to agree with the present world average.Comment: invited talk by G.C. in WG3 of NuFact02, July 1-6, 2002, London; 4
pages, revte