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Rolling tachyon solution of two-dimensional string theory
We consider a classical (string) field theory of matrix model which was
developed earlier in hep-th/9207011 and subsequent papers. This is a
noncommutative field theory where the noncommutativity parameter is the string
coupling . We construct a classical solution of this field theory and show
that it describes the complete time history of the recently found rolling
tachyon on an unstable D0 brane.Comment: 19 pages, 2 figures, minor changes in text and additional references,
correction of decay time (version to appear in JHEP.
Spin analog of the controlled Josephson charge current
We propose a controlled Josephson spin current across the junction of two
non-centrosymmetric superconductors like CePt_3Si. The Josephson spin current
arises due to direction dependent tunneling matrix element and different
momentum dependent phases of the triplet components of the gap function. Its
modulation with the angle \xi between the noncentrosymmetric axes of two
superconductors is proportional to \sin \xi. This particular dependence on \xi
may find application of the proposed set-up in making a Josephson spin switch.Comment: 4 pages, 1 figure; title is changed; article is rewritte
Dust-ion-acoustic shock waves in a five component dusty plasma with positive and negative ions
The properties of dust-ion-acoustic (DIA) shock waves in a multi-ion dusty plasma containing Maxwellian distributed electrons, inertial positive and negative ions, immobile positively and negatively charged dust particles have been investigated. The standard reductive perturbation method is employed to derive the Burgers equation, which admits shock waves solution. It is observed that the DIA shock structures associated with positive and negative potential shock are formed depending on the plasma parameters (e.g. number densities ratio of electron-to-positive ion, negative ion-topositive ion, negative dust-to-positive ion, etc.) in such a five component multi-ion dusty plasma. The critical value, above (below) which positive (negative) polarity shock waves are formed, is analysed numerically. The relevance of our results to defferent interstellar space plasma situations are discussed
Extraction of parton distributions from lattice QCD
We review the calculation of moments of both the polarized and unpolarized
parton distribution functions of the nucleon in lattice QCD, and in particular
their extrapolation to the physical region. We also discuss the reconstruction
of the x dependence of the valence quark distributions in the nucleon from a
finite number of lattice moments.Comment: 17 pages, 7 figures, mini-review prepared for Mod. Phys. Lett.
Extended Jaynes-Cummings models and (quasi)-exact solvability
The original Jaynes-Cummings model is described by a Hamiltonian which is
exactly solvable. Here we extend this model by several types of interactions
leading to a nonhermitian operator which doesn't satisfy the physical condition
of space-time reflection symmetry (PT symmetry). However the new Hamiltonians
are either exactly solvable admitting an entirely real spectrum or quasi
exactly solvable with a real algebraic part of their spectrum.Comment: 16 pages, 3 figures, discussion extended, one section adde
Spiky Strings and Giant Holes
We analyse semiclassical strings in AdS in the limit of one large spin. In
this limit, classical string dynamics is described by a finite number of
collective coordinates corresponding to spikes or cusps of the string. The
semiclassical spectrum consists of two branches of excitations corresponding to
"large" and "small" spikes respectively. We propose that these states are dual
to the excitations known as large and small holes in the spin chain description
of N=4 SUSY Yang-Mills. The dynamics of large spikes in classical string theory
can be mapped to that of a classical spin chain of fixed length. In turn, small
spikes correspond to classical solitons propagating on the background formed by
the large spikes. We derive the dispersion relation for these excitations
directly in the finite gap formalism.Comment: 36 pages, 9 figure
Field dependent nilpotent symmetry for gauge theories
We construct the field dependent mixed BRST (combination of BRST and
anti-BRST) transformations for pure gauge theories. These are shown to be an
exact nilpotent symmetry of both the effective action as well as the generating
functional for certain choices of the field dependent parameters. We show that
the Jacobian contributions for path integral measure in the definition of
generating functional arising from BRST and anti-BRST part compensate each
other. The field dependent mixed BRST transformations are also considered in
field/antifield formulation to show that the solutions of quantum master
equation remain invariant under these. Our results are supported by several
explicit examples.Comment: 25 pages, No figures, Revte
BLACK HOLES IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL DILATON GRAVITY THEORIES
Three dimensional black holes in a generalized dilaton gravity action theory
are analysed. The theory is specified by two fields, the dilaton and the
graviton, and two parameters, the cosmological constant and the Brans-Dicke
parameter. It contains seven different cases, of which one distinguishes as
special cases, string theory, general relativity and a theory equivalent to
four dimensional general relativity with one Killing vector. We study the
causal structure and geodesic motion of null and timelike particles in the
black hole geometries and find the ADM masses of the different solutions.Comment: 19 pages, latex, 4 figures as uuencoded postscript file
Strong Coupling Phenomena on the Noncommutative Plane
We study strong coupling phenomena in U(1) gauge theory on the
non-commutative plane. To do so, we make use of a T-dual description in terms
of an limit of U(N) gauge theory on a commutative torus. The
magnetic flux on this torus is taken to be , while the area scales like
1/N, keeping fixed. With a few assumptions, we argue that the
speed of high frequency light in pure non-commutative QED is modified in the
non-commutative directions by the factor , where
is the non-commutative parameter. If charged flavours are included,
there is an upper bound on the momentum of a photon propagating in the
non-commutative directions, beyond which it is unstable against production of
charged pairs. We also discuss a particular limit of pure
non-commutative QED which is T-dual to a more conventional limit
with fixed. In the non-commutative description, this limit gives rise to
an exotic theory of open strings.Comment: 24 pages, latex, 2 figures, corrected typo in eqn 6.
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