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Momentum space conformal three-point functions of conserved currents and a general spinning operator
We construct conformal three-point functions in momentum space with a general
tensor and conserved currents of spin and . While conformal correlators
in momentum space have been studied especially in the connection with
cosmology, correlators involving a tensor of general spin and scaling dimension
have not been studied very much yet. Such a direction is unavoidable when we go
beyond three-point functions because general tensors always appear as an
intermediate state. In this paper, as a first step, we solve the Ward-Takahashi
identities for correlators of a general tensor and conserved currents. In
particular we provide their expression in terms of the so-called triple-
integrals and a differential operator which relates triple- integrals with
different indices. For several correlators, closed forms without the
differential operator are also found.Comment: 24+16 page
String Regge trajectory on de Sitter space and implications to inflation
We study the spectrum of semiclassical rotating strings on de Sitter space
and its consistency. Even though a naive extrapolation of the linear Regge
trajectory on flat space implies a violation of the Higuchi bound (a unitarity
bound on the mass of higher-spin particles in de Sitter space), the curved
space effects turn out to modify the trajectory to respect the bound.
Interestingly, there exists a maximum spin for each Regge trajectory as a
consequence of accelerated expansion, which is helpful to make the spectrum
consistent with the Higuchi bound, but at the same time it could be an
obstruction to stringy UV completion based on an infinite higher-spin tower. By
pushing further this observation, we demonstrate that the vacuum energy
inflating the universe has to be bounded by the string scale as
, if UV completion is achieved by the leading Regge trajectory
with higher spin states up to the 4D Planck scale. Its application to inflation
at the early universe implies an upper bound on the tensor-to-scalar ratio,
, which is within the scope
of the near future CMB experiments. We also discuss another possibility that UV
completion is achieved by multiple Regge trajectories.Comment: 6 pages, 5 figures; v2: minor revisions, references adde
Successful Treatment of Long-Term Severe Progressive Interstitial Pneumonia with Low-Dose Corticosteroid and Azathioprine in a Patient with Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis
For progressive interstitial pneumonia (progressive IP) that accompanies diffuse systemic sclerosis (diffuse SSc), no treatment guidelines have yet been established, and it is a complication with a poor prognosis. We herein report a case in which combination therapy of a low-dose corticosteroid and low-dose azathioprine was performed for progressive SSc-IP in a 64-year-old female whose respiratory function was severely damaged for a long period of time and for whom improvement was achieved. The beneficial effect has continued for 3 years with no side effects being observed during the course
Simulation study on cascaded terahertz pulse generation in electro-optic crystals
We studied cascaded optical rectification processes for intenseterahertz (THz) pulse generation in electro-optic crystals using simulationsbased on one-dimensional coupled propagation equations of THz and opticalfields. We found that under ideal conditions of perfect phase matching andno absorption, cascaded optical rectification processes produce intense THzpulses with efficiencies exceeding the Manley-Rowe limit. Large red shiftingof the pump light spectrum was observed. Effects of finite optical andTHz absorption, phase mismatches, and pulse width were examined usingparameters of a ZnTe crystal pumped by 800 nm pulses. THz field enhancementby multiple pulse pumping was also studied
Lubrication pressure model in a non-negligible gap for fluid permeation through a membrane with finite permeability
Shintaro Takeuchi, Toshiaki Fukada, Shuji Yamada, Suguru Miyauchi, and Takeo Kajishima, "Lubrication pressure model in a non-negligible gap for fluid permeation through a membrane with finite permeability", Physical Review Fluids, 6(11), 114101, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.6.114101
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