186 research outputs found
Black holes admitting a Freudenthal dual
The quantised charges x of four dimensional stringy black holes may be
assigned to elements of an integral Freudenthal triple system whose
automorphism group is the corresponding U-duality and whose U-invariant quartic
norm Delta(x) determines the lowest order entropy. Here we introduce a
Freudenthal duality x -> \tilde{x}, for which \tilde{\tilde{x}}=-x. Although
distinct from U-duality it nevertheless leaves Delta(x) invariant. However, the
requirement that \tilde{x} be integer restricts us to the subset of black holes
for which Delta(x) is necessarily a perfect square. The issue of higher-order
corrections remains open as some, but not all, of the discrete U-duality
invariants are Freudenthal invariant. Similarly, the quantised charges A of
five dimensional black holes and strings may be assigned to elements of an
integral Jordan algebra, whose cubic norm N(A) determines the lowest order
entropy. We introduce an analogous Jordan dual A*, with N(A) necessarily a
perfect cube, for which A**=A and which leaves N(A) invariant. The two
dualities are related by a 4D/5D lift.Comment: 32 pages revtex, 10 tables; minor corrections, references adde
Contractions of low-dimensional nilpotent Jordan algebras
In this paper we classify the laws of three-dimensional and four-dimensional
nilpotent Jordan algebras over the field of complex numbers. We describe the
irreducible components of their algebraic varieties and extend contractions and
deformations among them. In particular, we prove that J2 and J3 are irreducible
and that J4 is the union of the Zariski closures of two rigid Jordan algebras.Comment: 12 pages, 3 figure
Small Orbits
We study both the "large" and "small" U-duality charge orbits of extremal
black holes appearing in D = 5 and D = 4 Maxwell-Einstein supergravity theories
with symmetric scalar manifolds. We exploit a formalism based on cubic Jordan
algebras and their associated Freudenthal triple systems, in order to derive
the minimal charge representatives, their stabilizers and the associated
"moduli spaces". After recalling N = 8 maximal supergravity, we consider N = 2
and N = 4 theories coupled to an arbitrary number of vector multiplets, as well
as N = 2 magic, STU, ST^2 and T^3 models. While the STU model may be considered
as part of the general N = 2 sequence, albeit with an additional triality
symmetry, the ST^2 and T^3 models demand a separate treatment, since their
representative Jordan algebras are Euclidean or only admit non-zero elements of
rank 3, respectively. Finally, we also consider minimally coupled N = 2, matter
coupled N = 3, and "pure" N = 5 theories.Comment: 40 pages, 9 tables. References added. Expanded comments added to
sections III. C. 1. and III. F.
Response of selected plant and insect species to simulated solid rocket exhaust mixtures and to exhaust components from solid rocket fuels
The effects of solid rocket fuel (SRF) exhaust on selected plant and and insect species in the Merritt Island, Florida area was investigated in order to determine if the exhaust clouds generated by shuttle launches would adversely affect the native, plants of the Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge, the citrus production, or the beekeeping industry of the island. Conditions were simulated in greenhouse exposure chambers and field chambers constructed to model the ideal continuous stirred tank reactor. A plant exposure system was developed for dispensing and monitoring the two major chemicals in SRF exhaust, HCl and Al203, and for dispensing and monitoring SRF exhaust (controlled fuel burns). Plants native to Merritt Island, Florida were grown and used as test species. Dose-response relationships were determined for short term exposure of selected plant species to HCl, Al203, and mixtures of the two to SRF exhaust
Observations on Integral and Continuous U-duality Orbits in N=8 Supergravity
One would often like to know when two a priori distinct extremal black
p-brane solutions are in fact U-duality related. In the classical supergravity
limit the answer for a large class of theories has been known for some time.
However, in the full quantum theory the U-duality group is broken to a discrete
subgroup and the question of U-duality orbits in this case is a nuanced matter.
In the present work we address this issue in the context of N=8 supergravity in
four, five and six dimensions. The purpose of this note is to present and
clarify what is currently known about these discrete orbits while at the same
time filling in some of the details not yet appearing in the literature. To
this end we exploit the mathematical framework of integral Jordan algebras and
Freudenthal triple systems. The charge vector of the dyonic black string in D=6
is SO(5,5;Z) related to a two-charge reduced canonical form uniquely specified
by a set of two arithmetic U-duality invariants. Similarly, the black hole
(string) charge vectors in D=5 are E_{6(6)}(Z) equivalent to a three-charge
canonical form, again uniquely fixed by a set of three arithmetic U-duality
invariants. The situation in four dimensions is less clear: while black holes
preserving more than 1/8 of the supersymmetries may be fully classified by
known arithmetic E_{7(7)}(Z) invariants, 1/8-BPS and non-BPS black holes yield
increasingly subtle orbit structures, which remain to be properly understood.
However, for the very special subclass of projective black holes a complete
classification is known. All projective black holes are E_{7(7)}(Z) related to
a four or five charge canonical form determined uniquely by the set of known
arithmetic U-duality invariants. Moreover, E_{7(7)}(Z) acts transitively on the
charge vectors of black holes with a given leading-order entropy.Comment: 43 pages, 8 tables; minor corrections, references added; version to
appear in Class. Quantum Gra
Jordan Pairs, E6 and U-Duality in Five Dimensions
By exploiting the Jordan pair structure of U-duality Lie algebras in D = 3
and the relation to the super-Ehlers symmetry in D = 5, we elucidate the
massless multiplet structure of the spectrum of a broad class of D = 5
supergravity theories. Both simple and semi-simple, Euclidean rank-3 Jordan
algebras are considered. Theories sharing the same bosonic sector but with
different supersymmetrizations are also analyzed.Comment: 1+41 pages, 1 Table; v2 : a Ref. and some comments adde
Unified N=2 Maxwell-Einstein and Yang-Mills-Einstein Supergravity Theories in Four Dimensions
We study unified N=2 Maxwell-Einstein supergravity theories (MESGTs) and
unified Yang-Mills Einstein supergravity theories (YMESGTs) in four dimensions.
As their defining property, these theories admit the action of a global or
local symmetry group that is (i) simple, and (ii) acts irreducibly on all the
vector fields of the theory, including the ``graviphoton''. Restricting
ourselves to the theories that originate from five dimensions via dimensional
reduction, we find that the generic Jordan family of MESGTs with the scalar
manifolds [SU(1,1)/U(1)] X [SO(2,n)/SO(2)X SO(n)] are all unified in four
dimensions with the unifying global symmetry group SO(2,n). Of these theories
only one can be gauged so as to obtain a unified YMESGT with the gauge group
SO(2,1). Three of the four magical supergravity theories defined by simple
Euclidean Jordan algebras of degree 3 are unified MESGTs in four dimensions.
Two of these can furthermore be gauged so as to obtain 4D unified YMESGTs with
gauge groups SO(3,2) and SO(6,2), respectively. The generic non-Jordan family
and the theories whose scalar manifolds are homogeneous but not symmetric do
not lead to unified MESGTs in four dimensions. The three infinite families of
unified five-dimensional MESGTs defined by simple Lorentzian Jordan algebras,
whose scalar manifolds are non-homogeneous, do not lead directly to unified
MESGTs in four dimensions under dimensional reduction. However, since their
manifolds are non-homogeneous we are not able to completely rule out the
existence of symplectic sections in which these theories become unified in four
dimensions.Comment: 47 pages; latex fil
Lectures on Spectrum Generating Symmetries and U-duality in Supergravity, Extremal Black Holes, Quantum Attractors and Harmonic Superspace
We review the underlying algebraic structures of supergravity theories with
symmetric scalar manifolds in five and four dimensions, orbits of their
extremal black hole solutions and the spectrum generating extensions of their
U-duality groups. For 5D, N=2 Maxwell-Einstein supergravity theories (MESGT)
defined by Euclidean Jordan algebras, J, the spectrum generating symmetry
groups are the conformal groups Conf(J) of J which are isomorphic to their
U-duality groups in four dimensions. Similarly, the spectrum generating
symmetry groups of 4D, N=2 MESGTs are the quasiconformal groups QConf(J)
associated with J that are isomorphic to their U-duality groups in three
dimensions. We then review the work on spectrum generating symmetries of
spherically symmetric stationary 4D BPS black holes, based on the equivalence
of their attractor equations and the equations for geodesic motion of a
fiducial particle on the target spaces of corresponding 3D supergravity
theories obtained by timelike reduction. We also discuss the connection between
harmonic superspace formulation of 4D, N=2 sigma models coupled to supergravity
and the minimal unitary representations of their isometry groups obtained by
quantizing their quasiconformal realizations. We discuss the relevance of this
connection to spectrum generating symmetries and conclude with a brief summary
of more recent results.Comment: 55 pages; Latex fil
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