249 research outputs found
Towards Relativistic Skyrmions
We revisit baryons in the Skyrme model. Starting from static baryons in the
helicity eigenstates, we generalize their wavefunctions to the non-static and
relativistic regime. A new representation for gamma matrices in the soliton
collective space is constructed and the corresponding Dirac equation is
obtained. As an example, we draw consideration on how to apply this new
representation on the calculus of vector current vacuum expectation values for
baryon states of spin and isospin half and arbitrary momenta and we show how
elastic form factors can be derived.Comment: 7 pages, 7th Conference Mathematical Methods in Physics - Londrina
2012, Rio de Janeiro, Brazi
Towards a Realistic Type IIA T^6/Z_4 Orientifold Model with Background Fluxes, Part 1: Moduli Stabilization
We apply the methods of DeWolfe et al. [hep-th/0505160] to a T^6/Z_4
orientifold model. This is the first step in an attempt to build a
phenomenologically interesting meta-stable de Sitter model with small
cosmological constant and standard model gauge groups.Comment: 1+30 pages, 2 figures, LaTeX, v2: minor corrections, stability
analysis of b_a moduli added, refs added, version accepted for publication in
JHE
Production of negative parity baryons in the holographic Sakai-Sugimoto model
We extend our investigation of resonance production in the Sakai-Sugimoto
model to the case of negative parity baryon resonances. Using holographic
techniques we extract the generalized Dirac and Pauli baryon form factors as
well as the helicity amplitudes for these baryonic states. Identifying the
first negative parity resonance with the experimentally observed S_{11}(1535),
we find reasonable agreement with experimental data from the JLab-CLAS
collaboration. We also estimate the contribution of negative parity baryons to
the proton structure functions.Comment: 1+30 pages, 8 figures. v3: typos corrected, references added, section
2 and 3 shortened, improved discussion of helicity amplitudes and comparison
with experimental result
Generalized baryon form factors and proton structure functions in the Sakai-Sugimoto model
We investigate the production of positive parity baryon resonances in proton
electromagnetic scattering within the Sakai-Sugimoto model. The latter is a
string model for the non-perturbative regime of large QCD. Using
holographic techniques we calculate the generalized Dirac and Pauli form
factors that describe resonance production. We use these results to estimate
the contribution of resonance production to the proton structure functions.
Interestingly, we find an approximate Callan-Gross relation for the structure
functions in a regime of intermediate values of the Bjorken variable.Comment: v3: 38 pages, 25 figures. We added a new subsection in order to
compare our results with experimental data. To appear in Nucl. Phys.
D-Terms from Generalized NS-NS Fluxes in Type II
Orientifolds of type II string theory admit a certain set of generalized
NS-NS fluxes, including not only the three-form field strength H, but also
metric and non-geometric fluxes, which are related to H by T-duality. We
describe in general how these fluxes appear as parameters of an effective N=1
supergravity theory in four dimensions, and in particular how certain
generalized NS-NS fluxes can act as charges for R-R axions, leading to D-term
contributions to the effective scalar potential. We illustrate these phenomena
in type IIB with the example of a certain orientifold of T^6/Z_4.Comment: 31+1 pages, uses utarticle.cls; v2: references adde
Relativistic baryons in the Skyrme model revisited
Starting from the static Skyrme model baryon wavefunctions in their helicity eigenstates, we generalize the wavefunctions to the non-static and relativistic regime. A new representation for gamma matrices in the SU(2) collective space is constructed and the corresponding Dirac equation is obtained. Finally, we comment on possible applications of our results to the calculation of matrix elements of baryonic currents and the corresponding form factors in the relativistic case
Comments on Noncommutative Sigma Models
We review the derivation of a noncommutative version of the nonlinear sigma
model on \CPn and it's soliton solutions for finite emphasizing the
similarities it bears to the GMS scalar field theory. It is also shown that
unlike the scalar theory, some care needs to be taken in defining the
topological charge of BPS solitons of the theory due to nonvanishing surface
terms in the energy functional. Finally it is shown that, like its commutative
analogue, the noncommutative \CPn-model also exhibits a non-BPS sector.
Unlike the commutative case however, there are some surprises in the
noncommutative case that merit further study.Comment: 22 pages, 4 figures, LaTeX (JHEP3), Minor changes, Discussion
expanded and references adde
<i>Ginkgo biloba</i> extract EGb 761<sup>®</sup> alleviates neurosensory symptoms in patients with dementia: a meta-analysis of treatment effects on tinnitus and dizziness in randomized, placebo-controlled trials.
Tinnitus and dizziness are frequent in old age and often seen as concomitant symptoms in patients with dementia. In earlier clinical trials, <i>Ginkgo biloba</i> extract EGb 761 <sup>®</sup> was found to alleviate tinnitus and dizziness in elderly patients. Consequently, a meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the effects of EGb 761 <sup>®</sup> at a daily dose of 240 mg on tinnitus and dizziness associated with dementia.
Randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trials of <i>G. biloba</i> extract EGb 761 <sup>®</sup> identified by a systematic database search were included in a meta-analysis if they met all of the following selection criteria: 1) diagnosis of dementia according to generally accepted criteria, 2) treatment period of at least 20 weeks, 3) outcome measures covering at least two of the three conventional domains of assessment, 4) presence and severity of dizziness and tinnitus were assessed, and 5) assessment was done before and after randomized treatment.
Five trials that met the inclusion criteria were included in the meta-analysis. The risk of bias was judged as low, with Jadad scores of 3 and 5. In all trials, 11-point box scales were used to assess the severity of tinnitus and dizziness. Overall, EGb 761 <sup>®</sup> was superior to placebo, with weighted mean differences for change from baseline, calculated in meta-analyses using random effects models, of -1.06 (95% CI: -1.77, -0.36) for tinnitus ( <i>p</i> = 0.003) and -0.77 (95% CI: -1.44, -0.09) for dizziness ( <i>p</i> = 0.03).
Our findings support the notion that EGb 761 <sup>®</sup> is also effective in alleviating concomitant neurosensory symptoms in patients with dementia
Non(anti)commutative SYM theory: Renormalization in superspace
We present a systematic investigation of one-loop renormalizability for
nonanticommutative N=1/2, U(N) SYM theory in superspace. We first discuss
classical gauge invariance of the pure gauge theory and show that in
contradistinction to the ordinary anticommutative case, different
representations of supercovariant derivatives and field strengths do not lead
to equivalent descriptions of the theory. Subsequently we develop background
field methods which allow us to compute a manifestly covariant gauge effective
action. One-loop evaluation of divergent contributions reveals that the theory
simply obtained from the ordinary one by trading products for star products is
not renormalizable. In the case of SYM with no matter we present a N=1/2
improved action which we show to be one-loop renormalizable and which is
perfectly compatible with the algebraic structure of the star product. For this
action we compute the beta functions. A brief discussion on the inclusion of
chiral matter is also presented.Comment: Latex file, 59 pages, 10 figures, One reference adde
Drinfeld-Twisted Supersymmetry and Non-Anticommutative Superspace
We extend the analysis of hep-th/0408069 on a Lorentz invariant
interpretation of noncommutative spacetime to field theories on
non-anticommutative superspace with half the supersymmetries broken. By
defining a Drinfeld-twisted Hopf superalgebra, it is shown that one can restore
twisted supersymmetry and therefore obtain a twisted version of the chiral
rings along with certain Ward-Takahashi identities. Moreover, we argue that the
representation content of theories on the deformed superspace is identical to
that of their undeformed cousins and comment on the consequences of our
analysis concerning non-renormalization theorems.Comment: 1+17 pages; typos fixed, minor correction
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