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N=4 Supersymmetry on a Space-Time Lattice
Maximally supersymmetric Yang--Mills theory in four dimensions can be
formulated on a space-time lattice while exactly preserving a single
supersymmetry. Here we explore in detail this lattice theory, paying particular
attention to its strongly coupled regime. Targeting a theory with gauge group
SU(N), the lattice formulation is naturally described in terms of gauge group
U(N). Although the U(1) degrees of freedom decouple in the continuum limit we
show that these degrees of freedom lead to unwanted lattice artifacts at strong
coupling. We demonstrate that these lattice artifacts can be removed, leaving
behind a lattice formulation based on the SU(N) gauge group with the expected
apparently conformal behavior at both weak and strong coupling
Results from lattice simulations of N=4 supersymmetric Yang--Mills
We report recent results and developments from our ongoing lattice studies of
supersymmetric Yang--Mills theory. These include a proof that
only a single fine-tuning needs to be performed, so long as the moduli space is
not lifted by nonperturbative effects. We extend our investigations of
supersymmetry restoration in the continuum limit by initiating Monte Carlo
renormalization group studies. We present additional numerical evidence that
the lattice theory does not suffer from a sign problem. Finally we study the
static potential, which we find to be Coulombic at both weak and strong
coupling. We compare the static potential Coulomb coefficients to perturbation
theory, including initial results for N=3 colors in addition to N=2.Comment: 19-page combined contribution to the proceedings of Lattice 2014, for
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Proposal for an Experiment to Test a Theory of High Temperature Superconductors
A theory for the phenomena observed in Copper-Oxide based high temperature
superconducting materials derives an elusive time-reversal and rotational
symmetry breaking order parameter for the observed pseudogap phase ending at a
quantum-critical point near the composition for the highest . An
experiment is proposed to observe such a symmetry breaking. It is shown that
Angle-resolved Photoemission yields a current density which is different for
left and right circularly polarized photons. The magnitude of the effect and
its momentum dependence is estimated. Barring the presence of domains of the
predicted phase an asymmetry of about 0.1 is predicted at low temperatures in
moderately underdoped samples.Comment: latex, 2 figure
Latest results from lattice N=4 supersymmetric Yang--Mills
We present some of the latest results from our numerical investigations of N=4 supersymmetric Yang--Mills theory formulated on a space-time lattice. Based on a construction that exactly preserves a single supersymmetry at non-zero lattice spacing, we recently developed an improved lattice action that is now being employed in large-scale calculations. Here we update our studies of the static potential using this new action, also applying tree-level lattice perturbation theory to improve the analysis of the potential itself. Considering relatively weak couplings, we obtain results for the Coulomb coefficient that are consistent with continuum perturbation theory
Lidar reveals pre-Hispanic low-density urbanism in the Bolivian Amazon.
This is the final version. Available on open access from Nature Research via the DOI in this recordData availability: All relevant data are provided with the paper and its Supplementary Information. The complete datasets used to calibrate all radiocarbon dates are available in Supplementary Tables 2–4.Code availability: Code used for the calibration of the 14C dates in OxCal is available in Supplementary Tables 2–4.Archaeological remains of agrarian-based, low-density urbananism1-3 have been reported to exist beneath the tropical forests of Southeast Asia, Sri Lanka and Central America4-6. However, beyond some large interconnected settlements in southern Amazonia7-9, there has been no such evidence for pre-Hispanic Amazonia. Here we present lidar data of sites belonging to the Casarabe culture (around AD 500 to AD 1400)10-13 in the Llanos de Mojos savannah-forest mosaic, southwest Amazonia, revealing the presence of two remarkably large sites (147 ha and 315 ha) in a dense four-tiered settlement system. The Casarabe culture area, as far as known today, spans approximately 4,500 km2, with one of the large settlement sites controlling an area of approximately 500 km2. The civic-ceremonial architecture of these large settlement sites includes stepped platforms, on top of which lie U-shaped structures, rectangular platform mounds and conical pyramids (which are up to 22 m tall). The large settlement sites are surrounded by ranked concentric polygonal banks and represent central nodes that are connected to lower-ranked sites by straight, raised causeways that stretch over several kilometres. Massive water-management infrastructure, composed of canals and reservoirs, complete the settlement system in an anthropogenically modified landscape. Our results indicate that the Casarabe-culture settlement pattern represents a type of tropical low-density urbanism that has not previously been described in Amazonia.European CommissionGerman Archaeological InstituteIntervenciones Urbanas, Bolivian Planification Ministr
Thomas-Fermi-Dirac-von Weizsacker hydrodynamics in laterally modulated electronic systems
We have studied the collective plasma excitations of a two-dimensional
electron gas with an arbitrary lateral charge-density modulation. The dynamics
is formulated using a previously developed hydrodynamic theory based on the
Thomas-Fermi-Dirac-von Weizsacker approximation. In this approach, both the
equilibrium and dynamical properties of the periodically modulated electron gas
are treated in a consistent fashion. We pay particular attention to the
evolution of the collective excitations as the system undergoes the transition
from the ideal two-dimensional limit to the highly-localized one-dimensional
limit. We also calculate the power absorption in the long-wavelength limit to
illustrate the effect of the modulation on the modes probed by far-infrared
(FIR) transmission spectroscopy.Comment: 27 page Revtex file, 15 Postscript figure
Collective Modes of Soliton-Lattice States in Double-Quantum-Well Systems
In strong perpendicular magnetic fields double-quantum-well systems can
sometimes occur in unusual broken symmetry states which have interwell phase
coherence in the absence of interwell hopping. When hopping is present in such
systems and the magnetic field is tilted away from the normal to the quantum
well planes, a related soliton-lattice state can occur which has kinks in the
dependence of the relative phase between electrons in opposite layers on the
coordinate perpendicular to the in-plane component of the magnetic field. In
this article we evaluate the collective modes of this soliton-lattice state in
the generalized random-phase aproximation. We find that, in addition to the
Goldstone modes associated with the broken translational symmetry of the
soliton-lattice state, higher energy collective modes occur which are closely
related to the Goldstone modes present in the spontaneously phase-coherent
state. We study the evolution of these collective modes as a function of the
strength of the in-plane magnetic field and comment on the possibility of using
the in-plane field to generate a finite wave probe of the spontaneously
phase-coherent state.Comment: REVTEX, 37 pages (text) and 15 uuencoded postscript figure
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Safety Analysis Report for Packaging:The ORNL Lithium Hydroxide Fire and Impact Shield
The ORNL Lithium Hydroxide Fire and Impact Shield and its packaging were designed and fabricated at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to permit the transport of Type B quantities of radioactive material and limited quantities of fissionable material. The shield and its packaging were evaluated analytically and experimentally to determine its compliance with the applicable regulations governing containers in which radioactive and fissile materials are transported, and that evaluation is the subject of this report. Computational and test procedures were used to determine the structural integrity and thermal behavior of the shield relative to the general standards for normal conditions of transport and the standards for the hypothetical accident conditions. The results of the evaluation demonstrate that the shield and its packaging are in compliance with the applicable regulations. 16 references, 8 figures, 5 tables
Photoemission Beyond the Sudden Approximation
The many-body theory of photoemission in solids is reviewed with emphasis on
methods based on response theory. The classification of diagrams into loss and
no-loss diagrams is discussed and related to Keldysh path-ordering
book-keeping. Some new results on energy losses in valence-electron
photoemission from free-electron-like metal surfaces are presented. A way to
group diagrams is presented in which spectral intensities acquire a
Golden-Rule-like form which guarantees positiveness. This way of regrouping
should be useful also in other problems involving spectral intensities, such as
the problem of improving the one-electron spectral function away from the
quasiparticle peak.Comment: 18 pages, 11 figure
Spontaneous Interlayer Coherence in Double-Layer Quantum Hall Systems: Symmetry Breaking Interactions, In-Plane Fields and Phase Solitons
At strong magnetic fields double-layer two-dimensional-electron-gas systems
can form an unusual broken symmetry state with spontaneous inter-layer phase
coherence. The system can be mapped to an equivalent system of pseudospin
particles with pseudospin-dependent interactions and easy-plane magnetic order.
In this paper we discuss how the presence of a weak interlayer tunneling term
alters the properties of double-layer systems when the broken symmetry is
present. We use the energy functional and equations of motion derived earlier
to evaluate the zero-temperature response functions of the double-layer system
and use our results to discuss analogies between this system and
Josephson-coupled superconducting films. We also present a qualitative picture
of the low-energy charged excitations of this system. We show that parallel
fields induce a highly collective phase transition to an incommensurate state
with broken translational symmetry.Comment: 26 pages, RevTex, 8 postscript figures (submitted to Phys. Rev. B
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