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Vortex-type Half-BPS Solitons in ABJM Theory
We study Aharony-Bergman-Jafferis-Maldacena (ABJM) theory without and with
mass deformation. It is shown that maximally supersymmetry preserving, D-term,
and F-term mass deformations of single mass parameter are equivalent. We obtain
vortex-type half-BPS equations and the corresponding energy bound. For the
undeformed ABJM theory, the resulting half-BPS equation is the same as that in
supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory and no finite energy regular BPS solution is
found. For the mass-deformed ABJM theory, the half-BPS equations for U(2)xU(2)
case reduce to the vortex equation in Maxwell-Higgs theory, which supports
static regular multi-vortex solutions. In U(N)xU(N) case with N>2 the
nonabelian vortex equation of Yang-Mills-Higgs theory is obtained.Comment: 22 pages, v2: references added, v3: minor correction, to appear in
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The relation between cardiac 123I-mIBG scintigraphy and functional response 1 year after CRT implantation
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is a disease-modifying therapy in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). Current guidelines ascribe CRT eligibility on three parameters only: left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), QRS duration, and New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class. However, one-third of CHF patients does not benefit from CRT. This study evaluated whether 123I-meta-iodobenzylguanidine (123I-mIBG) assessed cardiac sympathetic activity could optimize CRT patient selection
Symmetries in M-theory: Monsters, Inc
We will review the algebras which have been conjectured as symmetries in
M-theory. The Borcherds algebras, which are the most general Lie algebras under
control, seem natural candidates.Comment: 6 pages, talk given by PHL at Cargese 200
Non-BPS Solutions of the Noncommutative CP^1 Model in 2+1 Dimensions
We find non-BPS solutions of the noncommutative CP^1 model in 2+1 dimensions.
These solutions correspond to soliton anti-soliton configurations. We show that
the one-soliton one-anti-soliton solution is unstable when the distance between
the soliton and the anti-soliton is small. We also construct time-dependent
solutions and other types of solutions.Comment: 11 pages, minor correction
Measuring the quality factor of a microwave cavity using superconduting qubit devices
We propose a method to create superpositions of two macroscopic quantum
states of a single-mode microwave cavity field interacting with a
superconducting charge qubit. The decoherence of such superpositions can be
determined by measuring either the Wigner function of the cavity field or the
charge qubit states. Then the quality factor Q of the cavity can be inferred
from the decoherence of the superposed states. The proposed method is
experimentally realizable within current technology even when the value is
relatively low, and the interaction between the qubit and the cavity field is
weak.Comment: 8 page
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