59 research outputs found
D-branes in 2d Lorentzian black hole
We study D-branes in the Lorentzian signature 2D black hole string theory. We
use the technique of gauged WZW models to construct the associated boundary
conformal field theories. The main focus of this work is to discuss the
(semi-classical) world-volume geometries of the D-branes. We also discuss
comparison of our work with results in related gauged WZW models.Comment: 24 pages, 5 figures, uses JHEP3.cl
Dark solitons in holographic superfluids
5 pages, Revtex, 5 figures, some typos corrected. Reference addedWe construct dark soliton solutions in a holographic model of a relativistic superfluid. We study the length scales associated with the condensate and the charge density depletion, and find that the two scales differ by a non-trivial function of the chemical potential. By adjusting the chemical potential, we study the variation of the depletion of charge density at the interface.Peer reviewe
Supersymmetric D-branes in the D1-D5 background
We construct supersymmetric D-brane probe solutions in the background of the
2-charge D1-D5 system on M, where M is either K3 or T^4. We focus on
`near-horizon bound states' that preserve supersymmetries of the near-horizon
AdS_3 x S^3 x M geometry and are static with respect to the global time
coordinate. We find a variety of half-BPS solutions that span an AdS_2 subspace
in AdS_3, carry worldvolume flux and can wrap an S^2 within S^3 and/or
supersymmetric cycles in M.Comment: Latex, 24 pages. v2: references added, modified Discussion, published
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D0 Matrix Mechanics: New Fuzzy Solutions at Large N
We wish to consider in this report the large N limit of a particular matrix
model introduced by Myers describing D-brane physics in the presence of an RR
flux background. At finite N, fuzzy spheres appear naturally as non-trivial
solutions to this matrix model and have been extensively studied. In this
report, we wish to demonstrate several new classes of solutions which appear in
the large N limit, corresponding to the fuzzy cylinder,the fuzzy plane and a
warped fuzzy plane. The latter two solutions arise from a possible "central
extension" to our model that arises after we account for non-trivial issues
involved in the large N limit. As is the case for finite N, these new solutions
are to be interpreted as constituent D0-branes forming D2 bound states
describing new fuzzy geometries.Comment: revised version: references added, derivation of "central extensions"
improved upon. To appear in JHE
Matrix dynamics of fuzzy spheres
We study the dynamics of fuzzy two-spheres in a matrix model which represents
string theory in the presence of RR flux. We analyze the stability of known
static solutions of such a theory which contain commuting matrices and SU(2)
representations. We find that irreducible as well as reducible representations
are stable. Since the latter are of higher energy, this stability poses a
puzzle. We resolve this puzzle by noting that reducible representations have
marginal directions corresponding to non-spherical deformations. We obtain new
static solutions by turning on these marginal deformations. These solutions now
have instability or tachyonic directions. We discuss condensation of these
tachyons which correspond to classical trajectories interpolating from
multiple, small fuzzy spheres to a single, large sphere. We briefly discuss
spatially independent configurations of a D3/D5 system described by the same
matrix model which now possesses a supergravity dual.Comment: 26 pages, 3 figures, uses JHEP.cls; (v2) references adde
D-branes in a Big Bang/Big Crunch Universe: Nappi-Witten Gauged WZW Model
We study D-branes in the Nappi-Witten model, which is a gauged WZW model
based on (SL(2,R) x SU(2)) / (U(1) x U(1)). The model describes a four
dimensional space-time consisting of cosmological regions with big bang/big
crunch singularities and static regions with closed time-like curves. The aim
of this paper is to investigate by D-brane probes whether there are pathologies
associated with the cosmological singularities and the closed time-like curves.
We first classify D-branes in a group theoretical way, and then examine DBI
actions for effective theories on the D-branes. In particular, we show that
D-brane metric from the DBI action does not include singularities, and wave
functions on the D-branes are well behaved even in the presence of closed
time-like curves.Comment: 50 pages, 2 figures, minor change
D-Brane Propagation in Two-Dimensional Black Hole Geometries
We study propagation of D0-brane in two-dimensional Lorentzian black hole
backgrounds by the method of boundary conformal field theory of SL(2,R)/U(1)
supercoset at level k. Typically, such backgrounds arise as near-horizon
geometries of k coincident non-extremal NS5-branes, where 1/k measures
curvature of the backgrounds in string unit and hence size of string worldsheet
effects. At classical level, string worldsheet effects are suppressed and
D0-brane propagation in the Lorentzian black hole geometry is simply given by
the Wick rotation of D1-brane contour in the Euclidean black hole geometry.
Taking account of string worldsheet effects, boundary state of the Lorentzian
D0-brane is formally constructible via Wick rotation from that of the Euclidean
D1-brane. However, the construction is subject to ambiguities in boundary
conditions. We propose exact boundary states describing the D0-brane, and
clarify physical interpretations of various boundary states constructed from
different boundary conditions. As it falls into the black hole, the D0-brane
radiates off to the horizon and to the infinity. From the boundary states
constructed, we compute physical observables of such radiative process. We find
that part of the radiation to infinity is in effective thermal distribution at
the Hawking temperature. We also find that part of the radiation to horizon is
in the Hagedorn distribution, dominated by massive, highly non-relativistic
closed string states, much like the tachyon matter. Remarkably, such
distribution emerges only after string worldsheet effects are taken exactly
into account. From these results, we observe that nature of the radiation
distribution changes dramatically across the conifold geometry k=1 (k=3 for the
bosonic case), exposing the `string - black hole transition' therein.Comment: 51 pages, 5 figures, v2: referece added, note added replying the
comment made in hep-th/060206
On the problem of the justification of river rights
This article aims to work out the social conditions that determine whether the
communication of river rights finds success in society. Employing the context of
hydropower development in the Mekong region, the article finds that an essentialist
strategy which claims that river rights have unlimited âmoralâ validity regardless of any
of the decision consequences is unlikely to succeed. Instead, it is proposed that moral
conflicts over river rights may ultimately only be resolvable âunmorallyâ, that is, by
procedural legitimacy â and this is best captured by employing a methodological
framework composed of thematic, social and temporal dimension
Prognostic utility of sestamibi lung uptake does not require adjustment for stress-related variables: A retrospective cohort study
BACKGROUND: Increased (99m)Tc-sestamibi stress lung-to-heart ratio (sLHR) has been shown to predict cardiac outcomes similar to pulmonary uptake of thallium. Peak heart rate and use of pharmacologic stress affect the interpretation of lung thallium uptake. The current study was performed to determine whether (99m)Tc-sestamibi sLHR measurements are affected by stress-related variables, and whether this in turn affects prognostic utility. METHODS: sLHR was determined in 718 patients undergoing (99m)Tc-sestamibi SPECT stress imaging. sLHR was assessed in relation to demographics, hemodynamic variables and outcomes (mean follow up 5.6 ± 1.1 years). RESULTS: Mean sLHR was slightly greater in males than in females (P < 0.01) and also showed a weak negative correlation with age (P < 0.01) and systolic blood pressure (P < 0.01), but was unrelated to stress method or heart rate at the time of injection. In patients undergoing treadmill exercise, sLHR was also positively correlated with peak workload (P < 0.05) but inversely with double product (P < 0.05). The combined explanatory effect of sex, age and hemodynamic variables on sLHR was less than 10%. The risk of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) or death increased by a factor of 1.7â1.8 for each SD increase in unadjusted sLHR, and was unaffected by adjustment for sex, age and hemodynamic variables (hazard ratios 1.6â1.7). The area under the ROC curve for the unadjusted sLHR was 0.65 (95% CI 0.59â0.71, P < 0.0001) and was unchanged for the adjusted sLHR (0.65, 95% CI 0.61â0.72, P < 0.0001). CONCLUSION: Stress-related variables have only a weak effect on measured sLHR. Unadjusted and adjusted sLHR provide equivalent prognostic information for prediction of AMI or death
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