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Rolling Tachyon Solution in Vacuum String Field Theory
We construct a time-dependent solution in vacuum string field theory and
investigate whether the solution can be regarded as a rolling tachyon solution.
First, compactifying one space direction on a circle of radius R, we construct
a space-dependent solution given as an infinite number of *-products of a
string field with center-of-mass momentum dependence of the form e^{-b p^2/4}.
Our time-dependent solution is obtained by an inverse Wick rotation of the
compactified space direction. We focus on one particular component field of the
solution, which takes the form of the partition function of a Coulomb system on
a circle with temperature R^2. Analyzing this component field both analytically
and numerically using Monte Carlo simulation, we find that the parameter b in
the solution must be set equal to zero for the solution to approach a finite
value in the large time limit x^0\to\infty. We also explore the possibility
that the self-dual radius R=\sqrt{\alpha'} is a phase transition point of our
Coulomb system.Comment: 39 pages, 17 figures, v3: references adde
On determination of the geometric cosmological constant from the OPERA experiment of superluminal neutrinos
The recent OPERA experiment of superluminal neutrinos has deep consequences
in cosmology. In cosmology a fundamental constant is the cosmological constant.
From observations one can estimate the effective cosmological constant
which is the sum of the quantum zero point energy
and the geometric cosmological constant . The
OPERA experiment can be applied to determine the geometric cosmological
constant . It is the first time to distinguish the contributions of
and from each other by experiment. The
determination is based on an explanation of the OPERA experiment in the
framework of Special Relativity with de Sitter space-time symmetry.Comment: 7 pages, no figure
Twist Symmetry and Classical Solutions in Open String Field Theory
We construct classical solutions of open string field theory which are not
invariant under ordinary twist operation. From detailed analysis of the moduli
space of the solutions, it turns out that our solutions become nontrivial at
boundaries of the moduli space. The cohomology of the modified BRST operator
and the CSFT potential evaluated by the level truncation method strongly
support the fact that our nontrivial solutions correspond to the closed string
vacuum. We show that the nontrivial solutions are equivalent to the twist even
solution which was found by Takahashi and Tanimoto, and twist invariance of
open string field theory remains after the shift of the classical backgrounds.Comment: 19 pages, 2 figures; v2: errors fixe
Tachyon condensation in open-closed p-adic string theory
We study a simple model of p-adic closed and open strings. It sheds some
light on the dynamics of tachyon condensation for both types of strings. We
calculate the effect of static and decaying D-brane configurations on the
closed string background. For closed string tachyons we find lumps analogous to
D-branes. By studying their fluctuation spectrum and the D-branes they admit,
we argue that closed string lumps should be interpreted as spacetimes of lower
dimensionality described by some noncritical p-adic string theory.Comment: 21 pages, 3 figures; v2: discussion of the fluctuations of the double
lump substantially improve
Power-law cosmological solution derived from DGP brane with a brane tachyon field
By studying a tachyon field on the DGP brane model, in order to embed the 4D
standard Friedmann equation with a brane tachyon field in 5D bulk, the metric
of the 5D spacetime is presented. Then, adopting the inverse square potential
of tachyon field, we obtain an expanding universe with power-law on the brane
and an exact 5D solution.Comment: 8 pages, 1 figure, accepted by IJMP
Time Dependent Solution in Cubic String Field Theory
We study time dependent solutions in cubic open string field theory which are
expected to describe the configuration of the rolling tachyon. We consider the
truncated system consisting of component fields of level zero and two, which
are expanded in terms of cosh n x^0 modes. For studying the large time behavior
of the solution we need to know the coefficients of all and, in particular,
large n modes. We examine numerically the coefficients of the n-th mode, and
find that it has the leading n-dependence of the form (-\beta)^n \lambda^{-n^2}
multiplied by a peculiar subleading part with peaks at
n=2^m=4,8,16,32,64,128,.... This behavior is also reproduced analytically by
solving simplified equations of motion of the tachyon system.Comment: 22 pages, 12 figures, LaTeX2e, v3:minor correction
Conditioning of BPM pickup signals for operations of the Duke storage ring with a wide range of single-bunch current
The Duke storage ring is a dedicated driver for the storage ring based
oscillator free-electron lasers (FELs), and the High Intensity Gamma-ray Source
(HIGS). It is operated with a beam current ranging from about 1 mA to 100 mA
per bunch for various operations and accelerator physics studies. High
performance operations of the FEL and gamma-ray source require a stable
electron beam orbit, which has been realized by the global orbit feedback
system. As a critical part of the orbit feedback system, the electron beam
position monitors (BPMs) are required to be able to precisely measure the
electron beam orbit in a wide range of the single-bunch current. However, the
high peak voltage of the BPM pickups associated with high single-bunch current
degrades the performance of the BPM electronics, and can potentially damage the
BPM electronics. A signal conditioning method using low pass filters is
developed to reduce the peak voltage to protect the BPM electronics, and to
make the BPMs capable of working with a wide range of single-bunch current.
Simulations and electron beam based tests are performed. The results show that
the Duke storage ring BPM system is capable of providing precise orbit
measurements to ensure highly stable FEL and HIGS operations
BPS mass spectrum from D-brane action
We derive the BPS mass formulae of the Dirichlet branes from the Born-Infeld
type action. BPS saturation is realized when the brane has the minimal volume
while keeping the appropriate winding numbers. We apply the idea to two cases,
type IIA superstring compactified on and . The result is consistent
with the string duality, and the expected spectrum for the BPS states is
reproduced.Comment: 11 pages, latex, no figur
Dynamics of D1-brane in I-brane Background
This paper is devoted to the study of the effective field theory description
of the probe D1-brane in the background of the system of two stacks of
fivebranes in type IIB theory that intersect on . We study the
properties of the Dirac-Born-Infeld action for D1-brane moving in this
background. We will argue that this action is invariant under an additional
symmetry in the near horizon limit and that this new symmetry is closely
related to the enhanced symmetry of the I-brane background considered recently
in [hep-th/0508025]. We also solve explicitly the equation of motion of
D1-brane in the near horizon limit.Comment: 21 pages, references adde
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