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Exactly stable non-BPS spinors in heterotic string theory on tori
Considering SO(32) heterotic string theory compactified on a torus of
dimension 4 and less, stability of non-supersymmetric states is studied. A
non-supersymmetric state with robust stability is constructed, and its exact
stability is proven in a large region of moduli space against all the possible
decay mechanisms allowed by charge conservation. Using various T-duality
transform matrices, we translate various selection rules about conserved
charges into simpler problems resembling partition and parity of integers. For
heterotic string on T^4, we give a complete list of BPS atoms with elementary
excitations, and we study BPS and non-BPS molecules with various binding
energies. Using string-string duality, the results are interpreted in terms of
Dirichlet-branes in type IIA string theory compactified on an orbifold limit of
a K3 surface.Comment: 47 pages, 14 figures, LaTe
Instanton operators in five-dimensional gauge theories
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any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are creditedN.L. is supported in part by STFC grant ST/J002798/1. C.P. is a Royal Society Research Fellow.N.L. is supported in part by STFC grant ST/J002798/1. C.P. is a Royal Society Research Fellow.N.L. is supported in part by STFC grant ST/J002798/1. OPen Aceess funded by SCOAP
Momentum modes of M5-branes in a 2d space
We study M5 branes by considering the selfdual strings parallel to a plane.
With the internal oscillation frozen, each selfdual string gives a 5d SYM
field. All selfdual strings together give a 6d field with 5 scalars, 3 gauge
degrees of freedom and 8 fermionic degrees of freedom in adjoint representation
of U(N). Selfdual strings with the same orientation have the SYM-type
interaction. For selfdual strings with the different orientations, which could
also be taken as the unparallel momentum modes of the 6d field on that plane or
the (p,q) (r,s) strings on D3 with (p,q)\neq (r,s), the [i,j]+[j,k]\rightarrow
[i,k] relation is not valid, so the coupling cannot be written in terms of the
standard N \times N matrix multiplication. 3-string junction, which is the
bound state of the unparallel [i,j] [j,k] selfdual strings, may play a role
here.Comment: 37 pages, 5 figures, to appear in JHEP; v2: reference adde
Intersecting D4-branes Model of Holographic QCD and Tachyon Condensation
We consider the intersecting D4-brane and anti-D4-brane model of holographic
QCD, motivated by the model that has recently been suggested by Van Raamsdonk
and Whyte. We analyze such D4-branes by the use of the action with a
bi-fundamental ``tachyon'' field, so that we find the classical solutions
describing the intersecting D4-branes and the U-shaped D4-branes. We show that
the ``tachyon'' field in the bulk theory provides a current quark mass and a
quark condensate to the dual gauge theory and that the lowest modes of mesons
obtain mass via tachyon condensation. Then evaluating the properties of a pion,
one can reproduce Gell-Mann-Oakes-Renner relation.Comment: 24 pages, 5 figures; v2: refs. added; v3: discussions on Chern-Simons
terms are adde
5-dim Superconformal Index with Enhanced En Global Symmetry
The five-dimensional supersymmetric gauge theory with Sp(N)
gauge group and SO(2N_f) flavor symmetry describes the physics on N D4-branes
with D8-branes on top of a single O8 orientifold plane in Type I' theory.
This theory is known to be superconformal at the strong coupling limit with the
enhanced global symmetry for . In this work we calculate
the superconformal index on for the Sp(1) gauge theory by the
localization method and confirm such enhancement of the global symmetry at the
superconformal limit for to a few leading orders in the chemical
potential. Both perturbative and (anti)instanton contributions are present in
this calculation. For cases some issues related the pole structure of
the instanton calculation could not be resolved and here we could provide only
some suggestive answer for the leading contributions to the index. For the
Sp(N) case, similar issues related to the pole structure appear.Comment: 70 pages, references added, published versio
Phases of planar 5-dimensional supersymmetric Chern-Simons theory
In this paper we investigate the large- behavior of 5-dimensional
super Yang-Mills with a level Chern-Simons term and an
adjoint hypermultiplet. As in three-dimensional Chern-Simons theories, one must
choose an integration contour to completely define the theory. Using
localization, we reduce the path integral to a matrix model with a cubic action
and compute its free energy in various scenarios. In the limit of infinite
Yang-Mills coupling and for particular choices of the contours, we find that
the free-energy scales as for gauge groups with large values
of the Chern-Simons 't\,Hooft coupling, . If we also
set the hypermultiplet mass to zero, then this limit is a superconformal fixed
point and the behavior parallels other fixed points which have known
supergravity duals. We also demonstrate that gauge groups cannot have
this scaling for their free-energy. At finite Yang-Mills coupling we
establish the existence of a third order phase transition where the theory
crosses over from the Yang-Mills phase to the Chern-Simons phase. The phase
transition exists for any value of , although the details differ
between small and large values of . For pure Chern-Simons
theories we present evidence for a chain of phase transitions as
is increased.
We also find the expectation values for supersymmetric circular Wilson loops
in these various scenarios and show that the Chern-Simons term leads to
different physical properties for fundamental and anti-fundamental Wilson
loops. Different choices of the integration contours also lead to different
properties for the loops.Comment: 40 pages, 17 figures, Minor corrections, Published versio
Multi-scalar tachyon potential on non-BPS domain walls
We have considered the multi-scalar and multi-tachyon fields living on a 3d
domain wall embedded in a 5d dimensional Minkowski spacetime. The effective
action for such a domain wall can be found by integrating out the normal modes
as vibrating modes around the domain wall solution of a truncated 5d
supergravity action. The multi-scalar tachyon potential are good enough to
modeling assisted inflation scenario with multi-tachyon fields. The tachyon
condensation are also briefly addressed.Comment: version to appear in JHEP, 18 pages, 3 figure
D-brane Charges in Gravitational Duals of 2+1 Dimensional Gauge Theories and Duality Cascades
We perform a systematic analysis of the D-brane charges associated with
string theory realizations of d=3 gauge theories, focusing on the examples of
the N=4 supersymmetric U(N)xU(N+M) Yang-Mills theory and the N=3 supersymmetric
U(N)xU(N+M) Yang-Mills-Chern-Simons theory. We use both the brane construction
of these theories and their dual string theory backgrounds in the supergravity
approximation. In the N=4 case we generalize the previously known gravitational
duals to arbitrary values of the gauge couplings, and present a precise mapping
between the gravity and field theory parameters. In the N=3 case, which (for
some values of N and M) flows to an N=6 supersymmetric Chern-Simons-matter
theory in the IR, we argue that the careful analysis of the charges leads to a
shift in the value of the B-field in the IR solution by 1/2, in units where its
periodicity is one, compared to previous claims. We also suggest that the N=3
theories may exhibit, for some values of N and M, duality cascades similar to
those of the Klebanov-Strassler theory.Comment: 47 pages, 9 figures; minor changes, references adde
A multidisciplinary systematic literature review on frailty: Overview of the methodology used by the Canadian Initiative on Frailty and Aging
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Over the past two decades, there has been a substantial growth in the body of literature on frailty in older persons. However, there is no consensus on its definition or the criteria used to identify frailty. In response to this lack of consensus, the Canadian Initiative on Frailty and Aging carried out a set of systematic reviews of the literature in ten areas of frailty research: biological basis; social basis; prevalence; risk factors; impact; identification; prevention and management; environment and technology; health services; health and social policy. This paper describes the methodology that was developed for the systematic reviews.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>A Central Coordination Group (CCG) was responsible for developing the methodology. This involved the development of search strategies and keywords, article selection processes, quality assessment tools, and guidelines for the synthesis of results. Each review was conducted by two experts in the content area, with the assistance of methodologists and statisticians from the CCG.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Conducting a series of systematic literature reviews involving a range of disciplines on a concept that does not have a universally accepted definition posed several conceptual and methodological challenges. The most important conceptual challenge was determining what would qualify as literature on frailty. The methodological challenges arose from our goal of structuring a consistent methodology for reviewing literature from diverse fields of research. At the outset, certain methodological guidelines were deemed essential to ensure the validity of all the reviews. Nevertheless, it was equally important to permit flexibility in the application of the proposed methodology to capture the essence of frailty research within the given fields.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>The results of these reviews allowed us to establish the status of current knowledge on frailty and promote collaboration between disciplines. Conducting systematic literature reviews in health science that involve multiple disciplines is a mechanism to facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration and a more integrated understanding of health. This initiative highlighted the need for further methodological development in the performance of multidisciplinary systematic reviews.</p
BPS Spectrum, Indices and Wall Crossing in N=4 Supersymmetric Yang-Mills Theories
BPS states in N=4 supersymmetric SU(N) gauge theories in four dimensions can
be represented as planar string networks with ends lying on D3-branes. We
introduce several protected indices which capture information on the spectrum
and various quantum numbers of these states, give their wall crossing formula
and describe how using the wall crossing formula we can compute all the indices
at all points in the moduli space.Comment: LaTeX file, 33 pages, 15 figure
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