Semiclassical approach to the line shape

We extend the results of Bakalov D., B.Jeziorski, T.Korona, K.Szalewicz, E.Tchoukova, Phys. Rev. Lett. {\bf 84} (2000) 2350, on one-photon electric dipole transition line shift and broadening to the case of two-photon transitions. As an example we consider the laser induced transition in antiprotonic helium produced in helium gas target. The transition is between antiprotonic helium states $(n,l)=(33,32)$ and $(31,30)$. PACS 32.70.Jz, 34.20.Gj, 36.10.-kComment: 12 page

Tensionless branes and the null string critical dimension

BRST quantization is carried out for a model of p-branes with second class constraints. After extension of the phase space the constraint algebra coincides with the one of null string when p=1. It is shown that in this case one can or can not obtain critical dimension for the null string, depending on the choice of the operator ordering and corresponding vacuum states. When p>1, operator orderings leading to critical dimension in the p=1 case are not allowed. Admissable orderings give no restrictions on the dimension of the embedding space-time. Finally, a generalization to supersymmetric null branes is proposed.Comment: 12 pages, LaTeX 2.09. Title changed. Change in the transition from second class constraints to first class ones. Comments, conclusions, references, acknowledgments and report-no adde

Central Extension of a New W∞W_\infty - Type Algebra

The central extension of a new infinite dimensional algebra which has both $W_\infty$ and affine $sl(2,R)$ as subalgebras is found. The critical dimension of the corresponding string model is $D=5$.Comment: 6p., LaTeX, IC/94/20

A U(1) Current Algebra Model Coupled to 2D-Gravity

We consider a simple model of a scalar field with $U(1)$ current algebra gauge symmetry coupled to $2D$-gravity in order to clarify the origin of Stuckelberg symmetry in the $w_{\infty}$-gravity theory. An analogous symmetry takes place in our model too. The possible central extension of the complete symmetry algebra and the corresponding critical dimension have been found. The analysis of the Hamiltonian and the constraints shows that the generators of the current algebra, the reparametrization and the Stuckelberg symmetries are not independent. The connection of the model with $w_{1+\infty}-$ and $W_{1+\infty}$-gravity is discussed.Comment: INRNE-TH/02/93, LaTeX, 11 pages, (slight change of title and other minor changes

Three Dimensional Reductions of Four-Dimensional Quasilinear Systems

In this paper we show that integrable four dimensional linearly degenerate equations of second order possess infinitely many three dimensional hydrodynamic reductions. Furthermore, they are equipped infinitely many conservation laws and higher commuting flows. We show that the dispersionless limits of nonlocal KdV and nonlocal NLS equations (the so-called Breaking Soliton equations introduced by O.I. Bogoyavlenski) are one and two component reductions (respectively) of one of these four dimensional linearly degenerate equations