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Optimization of perturbative similarity renormalization group for Hamiltonians with asymptotic freedom and bound states
A model Hamiltonian that exhibits asymptotic freedom and a bound state, is
used to show on example that similarity renormalization group procedure can be
tuned to improve convergence of perturbative derivation of effective
Hamiltonians, through adjustment of the generator of the similarity
transformation. The improvement is measured by comparing the eigenvalues of
perturbatively calculated renormalized Hamiltonians that couple only a
relatively small number of effective basis states, with the exact bound state
energy in the model. The improved perturbative calculus leads to a few-percent
accuracy in a systematic expansion.Comment: 6 pages of latex, 4 eps figure
Dispersion relations and speeds of sound in special sectors for the integrable chain with alternating spins
Based on our previous analysis \cite{doerfel3} of the anisotropic integrable
chain consisting of spins and we compare the dispersion relations
for the sectors with infinite Fermi zones. Further we calculate the speeds of
sound for regions close to sector borders, where the Fermi radii either vanish
or diverge, and compare the results.Comment: 11 pages, LaTeX2e, uses iopart.cls,graphicx.sty and psfrag.sty, 2
figure
Asymptotic Freedom and Bound States in Hamiltonian Dynamics
We study a model of asymptotically free theories with bound states using the
similarity renormalization group for hamiltonians. We find that the
renormalized effective hamiltonians can be approximated in a large range of
widths by introducing similarity factors and the running coupling constant.
This approximation loses accuracy for the small widths on the order of the
bound state energy and it is improved by using the expansion in powers of the
running coupling constant. The coupling constant for small widths is order 1.
The small width effective hamiltonian is projected on a small subset of the
effective basis states. The resulting small matrix is diagonalized and the
exact bound state energy is obtained with accuracy of the order of 10% using
the first three terms in the expansion. We briefly describe options for
improving the accuracy.Comment: plain latex file, 15 pages, 6 latex figures 1 page each, 1 tabl
Whitening of the Quark-Gluon Plasma
Parton-parton collisions do not neutralize local color charges in the
quark-gluon plasma as they only redistribute the charges among momentum modes.
We discuss color diffusion and color conductivity as the processes responsible
for the neutralization of the plasma. For this purpose, we first compute the
conductivity and diffusion coefficients in the plasma that is significantly
colorful. Then, the time evolution of the color density due to the conductivity
and diffusion is studied. The conductivity is shown to be much more efficient
than the diffusion in neutralizing the plasma at the scale longer than the
screening length. Estimates of the characteristic time scales, which are based
on close to global equilibrium computations, suggest that first the plasma
becomes white and then the momentum degrees of freedom thermalize.Comment: 9 pages, revised, to appear in Phys. Rev.
Systematic Renormalization in Hamiltonian Light-Front Field Theory: The Massive Generalization
Hamiltonian light-front field theory can be used to solve for hadron states
in QCD. To this end, a method has been developed for systematic renormalization
of Hamiltonian light-front field theories, with the hope of applying the method
to QCD. It assumed massless particles, so its immediate application to QCD is
limited to gluon states or states where quark masses can be neglected. This
paper builds on the previous work by including particle masses
non-perturbatively, which is necessary for a full treatment of QCD. We show
that several subtle new issues are encountered when including masses
non-perturbatively. The method with masses is algebraically and conceptually
more difficult; however, we focus on how the methods differ. We demonstrate the
method using massive phi^3 theory in 5+1 dimensions, which has important
similarities to QCD.Comment: 7 pages, 2 figures. Corrected error in Eq. (11), v3: Added extra
disclaimer after Eq. (2), and some clarification at end of Sec. 3.3. Final
published versio
Spin-2 Amplitudes in Black-Hole Evaporation
Quantum amplitudes for gravitational-wave perturbations of
Einstein/scalar collapse to a black hole are treated by analogy with
Maxwell perturbations. The spin-2 perturbations split into parts with odd and
even parity. We use the Regge-Wheeler gauge; at a certain point we make a gauge
transformation to an asymptotically-flat gauge, such that the metric
perturbations have the expected falloff behaviour at large radii. By analogy
with , for natural 'coordinate' variables are given by the magnetic
part of the Weyl tensor, which can be taken as boundary
data on a final space-like hypersurface . For simplicity, we take the
data on the initial surface to be exactly spherically-symmetric. The
(large) Lorentzian proper-time interval between and ,
measured at spatial infinity, is denoted by . We follow Feynman's
prescription and rotate into the complex: , for . The corresponding complexified {\it
classical} boundary-value problem is expected to be well-posed. The Lorentzian
quantum amplitude is recovered by taking the limit as . For
boundary data well below the Planck scale, and for a locally supersymmetric
theory, this involves only the semi-classical amplitude , where denotes the second-variation classical
action. The relations between the and natural boundary data,
involving supersymmetry, are investigated using 2-component spinor language in
terms of the Maxwell field strength and the Weyl spinor
Renormalized Effective QCD Hamiltonian: Gluonic Sector
Extending previous QCD Hamiltonian studies, we present a new renormalization
procedure which generates an effective Hamiltonian for the gluon sector. The
formulation is in the Coulomb gauge where the QCD Hamiltonian is renormalizable
and the Gribov problem can be resolved. We utilize elements of the Glazek and
Wilson regularization method but now introduce a continuous cut-off procedure
which eliminates non-local counterterms. The effective Hamiltonian is then
derived to second order in the strong coupling constant. The resulting
renormalized Hamiltonian provides a realistic starting point for approximate
many-body calculations of hadronic properties for systems with explicit gluon
degrees of freedom.Comment: 25 pages, no figures, revte
Nonextensive hydrodynamics for relativistic heavy-ion collisions
The nonextensive one-dimensional version of a hydrodynamical model for
multiparticle production processes is proposed and discussed. It is based on
nonextensive statistics assumed in the form proposed by Tsallis and
characterized by a nonextensivity parameter . In this formulation the
parameter characterizes some specific form of local equilibrium which is
characteristic for the nonextensive thermodynamics and which replaces the usual
local thermal equilibrium assumption of the usual hydrodynamical models. We
argue that there is correspondence between the perfect nonextensive
hydrodynamics and the usual dissipative hydrodynamics. It leads to simple
expression for dissipative entropy current and allows for predictions for the
ratio of bulk and shear viscosities to entropy density, and ,
to be made.Comment: Final version accepted for publication in Phys. Rev.
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