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    Large-Order Behavior of Two-coupling Constant ϕ4\phi^4-Theory with Cubic Anisotropy

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    For the anisotropic [u (\sum_{i=1^N {\phi}_i^2)^2+v \sum_{i=1^N \phi_i^4]-theory with {N=2,3N=2,3} we calculate the imaginary parts of the renormalization-group functions in the form of a series expansion in vv, i.e., around the isotropic case. Dimensional regularization is used to evaluate the fluctuation determinants for the isotropic instanton near the space dimension 4. The vertex functions in the presence of instantons are renormalized with the help of a nonperturbative procedure introduced for the simple g{\phi^4-theory by McKane et al.Comment: LaTeX file with eps files in src. See also http://www.physik.fu-berlin.de/~kleinert/institution.htm

    New approach to Borel summation of divergent series and critical exponent estimates for an N-vector cubic model in three dimensions from five-loop \epsilon expansions

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    A new approach to summation of divergent field-theoretical series is suggested. It is based on the Borel transformation combined with a conformal mapping and does not imply the exact asymptotic parameters to be known. The method is tested on functions expanded in their asymptotic power series. It is applied to estimating the critical exponent values for an N-vector field model, describing magnetic and structural phase transitions in cubic and tetragonal crystals, from five-loop \epsilon expansions.Comment: 9 pages, LaTeX, 3 PostScript figure

    Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors and Their Novel Ligands as Candidates for the Treatment of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.

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    Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a major health issue worldwide, frequently associated with obesity and type 2 diabetes. Steatosis is the initial stage of the disease, which is characterized by lipid accumulation in hepatocytes, which can progress to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) with inflammation and various levels of fibrosis that further increase the risk of developing cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. The pathogenesis of NAFLD is influenced by interactions between genetic and environmental factors and involves several biological processes in multiple organs. No effective therapy is currently available for the treatment of NAFLD. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) are nuclear receptors that regulate many functions that are disturbed in NAFLD, including glucose and lipid metabolism, as well as inflammation. Thus, they represent relevant clinical targets for NAFLD. In this review, we describe the determinants and mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of NAFLD, its progression and complications, as well as the current therapeutic strategies that are employed. We also focus on the complementary and distinct roles of PPAR isotypes in many biological processes and on the effects of first-generation PPAR agonists. Finally, we review novel and safe PPAR agonists with improved efficacy and their potential use in the treatment of NAFLD

    Scaling Analysis of Chiral Phase Transition for Two Flavors of Kogut-Susskind Quarks

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    Report is made of a systematic scaling study of the finite-temperature chiral phase transition of two-flavor QCD with the Kogut-Susskind quark action based on simulations on L3×4L^3\times4 (LL=8, 12 and 16) lattices at the quark mass of mq=0.075,0.0375,0.02m_q=0.075, 0.0375, 0.02 and 0.01. Our finite-size data show that a phase transition is absent for mq≄0.02m_q\geq 0.02, and quite likely also at mq=0.01m_q=0.01. The scaling behavior of susceptibilities as a function of mqm_q is consistent with a second-order transition at mq=0m_q=0. However, the exponents deviate from the O(2) or O(4) values theoretically expected.Comment: Talk presented by M. Okawa at the International Workshop on `` LATTICE QCD ON PARALLEL COMPUTERS", 10-15 March 1997, Center for Computational Physics, University of Tsukuba. 7 LaTeX pages plus 5 postscript figures, uses espcrc2.st

    Topological and Universal Aspects of Bosonized Interacting Fermionic Systems in (2+1)d

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    General results on the structure of the bosonization of fermionic systems in (2+1)(2+1)d are obtained. In particular, the universal character of the bosonized topological current is established and applied to generic fermionic current interactions. The final form of the bosonized action is shown to be given by the sum of two terms. The first one corresponds to the bosonization of the free fermionic action and turns out to be cast in the form of a pure Chern-Simons term, up to a suitable nonlinear field redefinition. We show that the second term, following from the bosonization of the interactions, can be obtained by simply replacing the fermionic current by the corresponding bosonized expression.Comment: 29 pages, RevTe

    Quantum phase transitions in the J-J' Heisenberg and XY spin-1/2 antiferromagnets on square lattice: Finite-size scaling analysis

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    We investigate the critical parameters of an order-disorder quantum phase transitions in the spin-1/2 J−Jâ€ČJ-J' Heisenberg and XY antiferromagnets on square lattice. Basing on the excitation gaps calculated by exact diagonalization technique for systems up to 32 spins and finite-size scaling analysis we estimate the critical couplings and exponents of the correlation length for both models. Our analysis confirms the universal critical behavior of these quantum phase transitions: They belong to 3D O(3) and 3D O(2) universality classes, respectively.Comment: 7 pages, 3 figure

    Pseudo-epsilon expansion and the two-dimensional Ising model

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    Starting from the five-loop renormalization-group expansions for the two-dimensional Euclidean scalar \phi^4 field theory (field-theoretical version of two-dimensional Ising model), pseudo-\epsilon expansions for the Wilson fixed point coordinate g*, critical exponents, and the sextic effective coupling constant g_6 are obtained. Pseudo-\epsilon expansions for g*, inverse susceptibility exponent \gamma, and g_6 are found to possess a remarkable property - higher-order terms in these expansions turn out to be so small that accurate enough numerical estimates can be obtained using simple Pade approximants, i. e. without addressing resummation procedures based upon the Borel transformation.Comment: 4 pages, 4 tables, few misprints avoide

    Critical exponents for 3D O(n)-symmetric model with n > 3

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    Critical exponents for the 3D O(n)-symmetric model with n > 3 are estimated on the base of six-loop renormalization-group (RG) expansions. A simple Pade-Borel technique is used for the resummation of the RG series and the Pade approximants [L/1] are shown to give rather good numerical results for all calculated quantities. For large n, the fixed point location g_c and the critical exponents are also determined directly from six-loop expansions without addressing the resummation procedure. An analysis of the numbers obtained shows that resummation becomes unnecessary when n exceeds 28 provided an accuracy of about 0.01 is adopted as satisfactory for g_c and critical exponents. Further, results of the calculations performed are used to estimate the numerical accuracy of the 1/n-expansion. The same value n = 28 is shown to play the role of the lower boundary of the domain where this approximation provides high-precision estimates for the critical exponents.Comment: 10 pages, TeX, no figure

    Short-time Critical Dynamics of the 3-Dimensional Ising Model

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    Comprehensive Monte Carlo simulations of the short-time dynamic behaviour are reported for the three-dimensional Ising model at criticality. Besides the exponent Ξ\theta of the critical initial increase and the dynamic exponent zz, the static critical exponents Îœ\nu and ÎČ\beta as well as the critical temperature are determined from the power-law scaling behaviour of observables at the beginning of the time evolution. States of very high temperature as well as of zero temperature are used as initial states for the simulations.Comment: 8 pages with 7 figure
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