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Rocking motion induced charging of C60 on h-BN/Ni(111)
One monolayer of C60 on one monolayer of hexagonal boron nitride on nickel is
investigated by photoemission. Between 150 and 250 K the work function
decreases and the binding energy of the highest occupied molecular orbital
(HOMO) increases by approx. 100 meV. In parallel, the occupancy of the, in the
cold state almost empty, lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) changes by
0.4 electrons. This charge redistribution is triggered by onset of molecular
rocking motion, i.e. by orientation dependent tunneling between the LUMO of C60
and the substrate. The magnitude of the charge transfer is large and cannot be
explained within a single particle picture. It is proposed to involve
electron-phonon coupling where C60- polaron formation leads to electron
self-trapping.Comment: 15 pages, 4 figure
Hidden Supersymmetry
Inspired by the concept of complementarity, we present a illustrative model
for the weak interactions with unbroken gauge symmetry and unbroken
supersymmetry. The observable particles are bound states of some more
fundamental particles. Supersymmetry is broken at the macroscopic scale of the
observable particles by a discrete symmetry but remains exact at the scale of
the fundamental particle and is thus hidden. This provides a link between
theories at very high energies and the observed particle physics.
Supersymmetric particles are confined in usual matter.Comment: 9 page
Lattice Regularization of the Chiral Schwinger Model
We analyze the chiral Schwinger model on an infinite lattice using the
continuum definition of the fermion determinant and a linear interpolation of
the lattice gauge fields. For non-compact and Wilson formulation of the gauge
field action it is proven that the effective lattice model is
Osterwalder-Schrader positive, which is a sufficient condition for the
reconstruction of a physical Hilbert space from the model defined on a
Euclidean lattice. For the non-compact model we furthermore establish the
existence of critical points where the corresponding continuum theory can be
reconstructed. We show that the continuum limit for the two-point functions of
field strength and chiral densities can be controlled analytically. The article
ends with some remarks on fermionic observables.Comment: 18 page
Continuum Limit of Spin Models with Continuous Symmetry and Conformal Quantum Field Theory
According to the standard classification of Conformal Quantum Field Theory
(CQFT) in two dimensions, the massless continuum limit of the model at
the Kosterlitz-Thouless (KT) transition point should be given by the massless
free scalar field; in particular the Noether current of the model should be
proportional to (the dual of) the gradient of the massless free scalar field,
reflecting a symmetry enhanced from to . More
generally, the massless continuum limit of a spin model with a symmetry given
by a Lie group should have an enhanced symmetry . We point out
that the arguments leading to this conclusion contain two serious gaps: i) the
possibility of `nontrivial local cohomology' and ii) the possibility that the
current is an ultralocal field. For the model we give analytic
arguments which rule out the first possibility and use numerical methods to
dispose of the second one. We conclude that the standard CQFT predictions
appear to be borne out in the model, but give an example where they
would fail. We also point out that all our arguments apply equally well to any
symmetric spin model, provided it has a critical point at a finite
temperature.Comment: 19 page
The Electroweak Interactions as a Confinement Phenomenon
We consider a model for the electroweak interactions based on the assumption
that physical particles are singlets under the gauge group SU(2). The concept
of complementarity explains why the standard model works with such an
extraordinary precision although the fermions and bosons of the model can be
viewed as composite objects of some more fundamental fermions and bosons. We
study the incorporation of QED in the model. Furthermore we consider possible
deviations from the standard model at very high energies, e.g. excited states
of the weak bosons.Comment: 15 pages, 1 figure, to appear in Physics Letters
Measuring use of household drinking water filters: field experiences from Ethiopia
In rural Ethiopia, household defluoridation filters have been distributed in an effort to reduce fluoride exposure through drinking and cooking water. Submersible dataloggers were used to measure stored water levels in household filters, and to calculate the frequency of filter filling, as well as the amount of water added to and withdrawn from filters. These quantitative estimates of filter use are compared against different measures of self-reported filter use. Tally counters were also investigated as an alternative to simple self-reported filter usage. Comparison to datalogger records shows that tally counters underreport the frequency of filter filling, while household reports of filling frequency matched rather closely. However, households report treating much larger volumes of water than were calculated from datalogger records. Datalogger records indicate consumption of approximately 12.5 litres per day per filter, or 2.0 litres per person per day, which is probably adequate for drinking but not for cooking
Inequalities for trace anomalies, length of the RG flow, distance between the fixed points and irreversibility
I discuss several issues about the irreversibility of the RG flow and the
trace anomalies c, a and a'. First I argue that in quantum field theory: i) the
scheme-invariant area Delta(a') of the graph of the effective beta function
between the fixed points defines the length of the RG flow; ii) the minimum of
Delta(a') in the space of flows connecting the same UV and IR fixed points
defines the (oriented) distance between the fixed points; iii) in even
dimensions, the distance between the fixed points is equal to
Delta(a)=a_UV-a_IR. In even dimensions, these statements imply the inequalities
0 =< Delta(a)=< Delta(a') and therefore the irreversibility of the RG flow.
Another consequence is the inequality a =< c for free scalars and fermions (but
not vectors), which can be checked explicitly. Secondly, I elaborate a more
general axiomatic set-up where irreversibility is defined as the statement that
there exist no pairs of non-trivial flows connecting interchanged UV and IR
fixed points. The axioms, based on the notions of length of the flow, oriented
distance between the fixed points and certain "oriented-triangle inequalities",
imply the irreversibility of the RG flow without a global a function. I
conjecture that the RG flow is irreversible also in odd dimensions (without a
global a function). In support of this, I check the axioms of irreversibility
in a class of d=3 theories where the RG flow is integrable at each order of the
large N expansion.Comment: 24 pages, 3 figures; expanded intro, improved presentation,
references added - CQ
Connes-Lott model building on the two-sphere
In this work we examine generalized Connes-Lott models on the two-sphere. The
Hilbert space of the continuum spectral triple is taken as the space of
sections of a twisted spinor bundle, allowing for nontrivial topological
structure (magnetic monopoles). The finitely generated projective module over
the full algebra is also taken as topologically non-trivial, which is possible
over . We also construct a real spectral triple enlarging this Hilbert
space to include "particle" and "anti-particle" fields.Comment: 57 pages, LATE
The Higgs Boson Might Not Couple To B Quarks
We discuss an alternative version of the electroweak standard model, in which
only the heavy t quark, not the light fermions, couples to the Higgs boson with
a strength given by the standard model. The Higgs particle decays dominantly
into two gluons jets. The branching ratio for the 2 gamma decay is about 3.5%.
The Higgs particle would be a narrow object (width about 60 KeV), and its mass
might be consistent with the value given by typical estimates of radiative
effects measured by the LEP experiments.Comment: 7 pages, 6 figures, to appear in Physics Letters
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