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Nonsingular 4d-flat branes in six-dimensional supergravities
We show that six-dimensional supergravity models admit nonsingular solutions
in the presence of flat three-brane sources with positive tensions. The models
studied in this paper are nonlinear sigma models with the target spaces of the
scalar fields being noncompact manifolds. For the particular solutions of the
scalar field equations which we consider, only two brane sources are possible
which are positioned at those points where the scalar field densities diverge,
without creating a divergence in the Ricci scalar or the total energy. These
solutions are locally invariant under 1/2 of D=6 supersymmetries, which,
however, do not integrate to global Killing spinors. Other branes can be
introduced by hand by allowing for local deficit angles in the transverse space
without generating any kind of curvature singularities.Comment: 13 pages. The discussion of modular invariance is amended and a
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Solitons in a six-dimensional super Yang-Mills-tensor system and noncritical strings
In this letter we study a coupled system of six-dimensional N=1 tensor and
super Yang-Mills multiplets. We identify some of the solitonic states of this
system which exhibit stringy behaviour in six dimensions. A discussion of the
supercharges and energy for the tensor multiplet as well as zero modes is also
given. We speculate about the possible relationship between our solution and
what is known as tensionless strings.Comment: Plain TeX, 10 page
Magnetic Field and Curvature Effects on Pair Production I: Scalars and Spinors
The pair production rates for spin-zero and spin- particles are
calculated on spaces of the form with
corresponding to (flat), (flat, compactified),
(positive curvature) and (negative curvature), with and without a
background magnetic field on . The motivation is to elucidate the effects of
curvature and background magnetic field. Contrasting effects for positive and
negative curvature on the two cases of spin are obtained. For positive
curvature, we find enhancement for spin-zero and suppression for
spin-, with the opposite effect for negative curvature.Comment: 28 pages, 10 figure
Magnetic Field and Curvature Effects on Pair Production II: Vectors and Implications for Chromodynamics
We calculate the pair production rates for spin- or vector particles on
spaces of the form with corresponding to
(flat), (positive curvature) and (negative
curvature), with and without a background (chromo)magnetic field on . Beyond
highlighting the effects of curvature and background magnetic field, this is
particularly interesting since vector particles are known to suffer from the
Nielsen-Olesen instability, which can dramatically increase pair production
rates. The form of this instability for and is obtained. We also
give a brief discussion of how our results relate to ideas about confinement in
nonabelian theories.Comment: 24 pages, 9 figure
A Note on Schwinger Mechanism and a Nonabelian Instability in a Nonabelian Plasma
We point out that there is a nonabelian instability for a nonabelian plasma
which does not allow both for a net nonzero color charge and the existence of
field configurations which are coherent over a volume whose size is
determined by the chemical potential. The basic process which leads to this
result is the Schwinger decay of chromoelectric fields, for the case where the
field arises from commutators of constant potentials, rather than as the curl
of spacetime dependent potentials. In terms of the fields, instability is
obtained when Tr(DF)^2 > 0.Comment: 14 pages, 6 figure
Large Magnetoresistance and Jahn Teller effect in SrFeCoO
Neutron diffraction measurement on the spin glass double perovskite
SrFeCoO reveals site disorder as well as Co intermediate spin
state. In addition, multiple valence states of Fe and Co are confirmed through
M\"{o}ssbauer and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The structural disorder and
multiple valence lead to competing ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic
interactions and subsequently to a spin glass state, which is reflected in the
form of an additional -linear contribution at low temperatures in specific
heat. A clear evidence of Jahn-Teller distortion at the Co-O complex
is observed and incorporating the physics of Jahn-Teller effect, the presence
of localized magnetic moment is shown. A large, negative and anomalous
magnetoresistance of 63% at 14K in 12T applied field is observed for
SrFeCoO. The observed magnetoresistance could be explained by applying
a semi-empirical fit consisting of a negative and a positive contribution and
show that the negative magnetoresistance is due to spin scattering of carriers
by localized magnetic moments in the spin glass phase
Biexciton recombination rates in self-assembled quantum dots
The radiative recombination rates of interacting electron-hole pairs in a
quantum dot are strongly affected by quantum correlations among electrons and
holes in the dot. Recent measurements of the biexciton recombination rate in
single self-assembled quantum dots have found values spanning from two times
the single exciton recombination rate to values well below the exciton decay
rate. In this paper, a Feynman path-integral formulation is developed to
calculate recombination rates including thermal and many-body effects. Using
real-space Monte Carlo integration, the path-integral expressions for realistic
three-dimensional models of InGaAs/GaAs, CdSe/ZnSe, and InP/InGaP dots are
evaluated, including anisotropic effective masses. Depending on size, radiative
rates of typical dots lie in the regime between strong and intermediate
confinement. The results compare favorably to recent experiments and
calculations on related dot systems. Configuration interaction calculations
using uncorrelated basis sets are found to be severely limited in calculating
decay rates.Comment: 11 pages, 4 figure
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