382 research outputs found
Supersymmetry and the Atiyah-Singer Index Theorem I: Peierls Brackets, Green's Functions, and a Supersymmetric Proof of the Index Theorem
The Peierls bracket quantization scheme is applied to the supersymmetric
system corresponding to the twisted spin index theorem. A detailed study of the
quantum system is presented, and the Feynman propagator is exactly computed.
The Green's function methods provide a direct derivation of the index formula.
Note: This is essentially a new SUSY proof of the index theorem.Comment: 47 page
The analytic index for a family of Dirac-Ramond operators
We derive a cohomological formula for the analytic index of the Dirac-Ramond
operator and we exhibit its modular properties.Comment: 6 page
Orientifolds of the 3-sphere
We study the geometry of orientifolds in the SU(2) WZW model. They correspond
to the two inequivalent, orientation-reversing involutions of , whose
fixed-point sets are: the north and south poles (O0), or the equator two-sphere
(O2). We show how the geometric action of these involutions leads unambiguously
to the previously obtained algebraic results for the Klein bottle and Moebius
amplitudes. We give a semiclassical derivation of the selection rules and signs
in the crosscap couplings, paying particular attention to discrete B-fluxes.
A novel observation, which does not follow from consistency of the one-loop
vacuum diagrams, is that in the case of the O0 orientifolds only integer- or
only half-integer-spin Cardy states may coexist.Comment: Latex file, 19 pages, one figure, uses JHEP.cls. One reference added,
final version as it appeared in JHE
The Black Hole Entropy Can Be Smaller than A/4
The coupling of a Nambu-Goto string to gravity allows for Schwarzschild black
holes whose entropy to area relation is , where is the
string tension.Comment: LaTeX, 9 pages, final version to appear in Phys.Lett.
Topological Symmetries
We introduce the notion of a topological symmetry as a quantum mechanical
symmetry involving a certain topological invariant. We obtain the underlying
algebraic structure of the Z_2-graded uniform topological symmetries of type
(1,1) and (2,1). This leads to a novel derivation of the algebras of
supersymmetry and parasupersummetry.Comment: Plain LaTeX Ref: Mod. Phys. Lett. A 15, 175-184 (2000
On the Opening of Branes
We relate, in 10 and 11 dimensional supergravities, configurations of
intersecting closed branes with vanishing binding energy to configurations
where one of the branes opens and has its boundaries attached to the other.
These boundaries are charged with respect to fields living on the closed brane.
The latter hosts electric and magnetic charges stemming from dual pairs of open
branes terminating on it. We show that charge conservation, gauge invariance
and supersymmetry entirely determine these charges and these fields, which can
be seen as Goldstone fields of broken supersymmetry. Open brane boundary
charges can annihilate, restoring the zero binding energy configuration. This
suggests emission of closed branes by branes, a generalization of closed string
emission by D-branes. We comment on the relation of the Goldstone fields to
matrix models approaches to M-theory.Comment: 13 pages, LaTeX, no figure
Random walk in a random environment and 1f noise
A simple model showing a behavior is proposed. It is argued, on the basis of a scaling argument, that is has corrections. Numerical simulations confirm this picture
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