320 research outputs found
Feynman Path Integral on the Noncommutative Plane
We formulate Feynman path integral on a non commutative plane using coherent
states. The propagator for a free particle exhibits UV cut-off induced by the
parameter of non commutativity.Comment: 7pages, latex 2e, no figures. Accepted for publication on J.Phys.
Correlated and zonal errors of global astrometric missions: a spherical harmonic solution
We propose a computer-efficient and accurate method of estimation of
spatially correlated errors in astrometric positions, parallaxes and proper
motions obtained by space and ground-based astrometry missions. In our method,
the simulated observational equations are set up and solved for the
coefficients of scalar and vector spherical harmonics representing the output
errors, rather than for individual objects in the output catalog. Both
accidental and systematic correlated errors of astrometric parameters can be
accurately estimated. The method is demonstrated on the example of the JMAPS
mission, but can be used for other projects of space astrometry, such as SIM or
JASMINE.Comment: Accepted by AJ, to be published in 201
UV divergence-free QFT on noncommutative plane
We formulate Noncommutative Qauntum Field Theory in terms of fields defined
as mean value over coherent states of the noncommutative plane. No *-product is
needed in this formulation and noncommutativity is carried by a modified
Fourier transform of fields. As a result the theory is UV finite and the cutoff
is provided by the noncommutative parameter theta.Comment: 6 pages, Latex, no figures. Accepted for publication in J.Phys.A. New
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Isotropic representation of noncommutative 2D harmonic oscillator
We show that 2D noncommutative harmonic oscillator has an isotropic
representation in terms of commutative coordinates. The noncommutativity in the
new mode, induces energy level splitting, and is equivalent to an external
magnetic field effect. The equivalence of the spectra of the isotropic and
anisotropic representation is traced back to the existence of SU(2) invariance
of the noncommutative model.Comment: 15 pages, RevTex4, no figures; article format, improved version of
the previous paper; new references and aknowledgements adde
Gauge Field Theory in the Infrared Regime
We propose that the low energy behavior of a pure gauge theory can be studied
by simply assuming violation of Lorentz invariance which is implemented through
a deformation of the canonical Poisson brackets of the theory depending on an
infrared scale. The resulting theory is equivalent to a pure gauge theory with
a Chern-Simons like term. It is shown that at low energies this theory can be
identified with three dimensional QCD where the mass of the fermion is related
to the infrared scale.Comment: 4pp, ReVte
Summing up Non-anti-commutative Kaehler potential
We offer a simple non-perturbative formula for the component action of a
generic N=1/2 supersymmetric chiral model in terms of an arbitrary number of
chiral superfields in four dimensions, which is obtained by the
Non-Anti-Commutative (NAC) deformation of a generic four-dimensional N=1
supersymmetric non-linear sigma-model described by arbitrary Kaehler
superpotential and scalar superpotential. The auxiliary integrations
responsible for fuzziness are eliminated in the case of a single chiral
superfield. The scalar potential in components is derived by eliminating the
auxiliary fields. The NAC-deformation of the CP(1) Kaehler non-linear
sigma-model with an arbitrary scalar superpotential is calculated as an
example.Comment: 9 pages, LaTeX, no figures; section 5 and references adde
Substance use and its association with mental health among Swiss medical students: A cross-sectional study.
Studies on mental health and substance use among medical students indicated worrying prevalence but have been mainly descriptive.
To evaluate the prevalence of substance use in a sample of medical students and investigate whether mental health variables have an influence on substance use.
The data were collected as part of the first wave of the ETMED-L, an ongoing longitudinal open cohort study surveying medical students at the University of Lausanne (Switzerland). N = 886 students were included and completed an online survey including measures of mental health (depression, suicidal ideation, anxiety, stress, and burnout) and use of and risk related with several substances (tobacco, alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, stimulants, sedatives, hallucinogens, opioids, nonmedical prescription drugs, and neuroenhancement drugs). We evaluated the prevalence of use of each substance and then tested the association between mental health and substance use in an Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling framework.
Statistical indices indicated a four-factor solution for mental health and a three-factor solution for substance use. A factor comprising risk level for alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis use - which were the most prevalent substances - was significantly associated with a burnout factor and a factor related to financial situation and side job stress. There was a significant association between a factor comprising depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation and a factor related to the use of sedatives, nonmedical prescription drugs and neuroenhancement drugs. Although their use was less prevalent, a factor comprising the risk level of stimulants and cocaine use was significantly but more mildly related to the burnout factor. A factor comprising stress related to studies and work/life balance as well as emotional exhaustion was not related to substance use factors.
In this sample of medical students, the prevalence of substance use was substantial and poorer mental health status was related with higher substance use risk levels
Revisiting the Quantum Group Symmetry of Diatomic Molecules
We propose a q-deformed model of the anharmonic vibrations in diatomic
molecules. We analyse the applicability of the model to the phenomenological
Dunham's expansion by comparing with experimental data. Our methodology
involves a global consistency analysis of the parameters that determine the
q-deformed system, when compared with fitted vibrational parameters to 161
electronic states in diatomic molecules. We show how to include both the
positive and the negative anharmonicities in a simple and systematic fashion.Comment: 15 pages, 3 Table
Vacuum structure of spontaneously broken N=2 supersymmetric gauge theory
We analyze the vacuum structure of spontaneously broken N=2 supersymmetric
gauge theory with the Fayet-Iliopoulos term. Our theory is based on the gauge
group SU(2) \times U(1) with N_f=1,2 massless quark hypermultiplets having the
same U(1) charges. In the classical potential, there are degenerate vacua even
in the absence of supersymmetry. It is shown that this vacuum degeneracy is
smoothed out, once quantum corrections are taken into account. In N_f=1 case,
the effective potential is found to be so-called runaway type, and there is
neither well-defined vacuum nor local minimum. On the other hand, in N_f=2
case, while there is also the runaway direction in the effective potential, we
find the possibility that there appears the local minimum with broken
supersymmetry at the degenerate dyon point.Comment: 27 pages, revtex, 14 figures, some typographical errors are
corrected. To be published in Phys. Rev.
Finite temperature effective action, AdS_5 black holes, and 1/N expansion
We propose a phenomenological matrix model to study string theory in AdS_5
\times S_5 in the canonical ensemble. The model reproduces all the known
qualitative features of the theory. In particular, it gives a simple effective
potential description of Euclidean black hole nucleation and the tunnelling
between thermal AdS and the big black hole. It also has some interesting
predictions. We find that there exists a critical temperature at which the
Euclidean small black hole undergoes a Gross-Witten phase transition. We
identify the phase transition with the Horowitz-Polchinski point where the
black hole horizon size becomes comparable to the string scale. The appearance
of the Hagedorn divergence of thermal AdS is due to the merger of saddle points
corresponding to the Euclidean small black hole and thermal AdS. The merger can
be described in terms of a cusp (A_3) catastrophe and divergences at the
perturbative string level are smoothed out at finite string coupling using
standard techniques of catastrophe theory.Comment: 41 pages, 3 eps figures, uses harvma
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