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Gauge-Fixing and Residual Symmetries in Gauge/Gravity Theories with Extra Dimensions
We study compactified pure gauge/gravitational theories with gauge-fixing
terms and show that these theories possess quantum mechanical SUSY-like
symmetries between unphysical degrees of freedom. These residual symmetries are
global symmetries and generated by quantum mechanical N=2 supercharges. Also,
we establish new one-parameter family of gauge choices for higher-dimensional
gravity, and calculate as a check of its validity one graviton exchange
amplitude in the lowest tree-level approximation. We confirm that the result is
indeed -independent and the cancellation of the -dependence is
ensured by the residual symmetries. We also give a simple interpretation of the
vDVZ-discontinuity, which arises in the lowest tree-level approximation, from
the supersymmetric point of view.Comment: REVTeX4, 17 pages, 1 figur
Shape of Deconstruction
We construct a six-dimensional Maxwell theory using a latticized extra space,
the continuum limit of which is a shifted torus recently discussed by Dienes.
This toy model exhibits the correspondence between continuum theory and
discrete theory, and give a geometrical insight to theory-space model building.Comment: 10 pages, 2 figures, RevTeX4. a citation adde
A Space-Optimal Grammar Compression
A grammar compression is a context-free grammar (CFG) deriving a single string deterministically. For an input string of length N over an alphabet of size sigma, the smallest CFG is O(log N)-approximable in the offline setting and O(log N log^* N)-approximable in the online setting. In addition, an information-theoretic lower bound for representing a CFG in Chomsky normal form of n variables is log (n!/n^sigma) + n + o(n) bits. Although there is an online grammar compression algorithm that directly computes the succinct encoding of its output CFG with O(log N log^* N) approximation guarantee, the problem of optimizing its working space has remained open. We propose a fully-online algorithm that requires the fewest bits of working space asymptotically equal to the lower bound in O(N log log n) compression time. In addition we propose several techniques to boost grammar compression and show their efficiency by computational experiments
Self-Consistent Velocity Dependent Effective Interactions
The theory of self-consistent effective interactions in nuclei is extended
for a system with a velocity dependent mean potential. By means of the field
coupling method, we present a general prescription to derive effective
interactions which are consistent with the mean potential. For a deformed
system with the conventional pairing field, the velocity dependent effective
interactions are derived as the multipole pairing interactions in
doubly-stretched coordinates. They are applied to the microscopic analysis of
the giant dipole resonances (GDR's) of , the first excited
states of Sn isotopes and the first excited states of Mo isotopes.
It is clarified that the interactions play crucial roles in describing the
splitting and structure of GDR peaks, in restoring the energy weighted sum
rule, and in reducing the values of .Comment: 35 pages, RevTeX, 7 figures (available upon request), to appear in
Phys.Rev.
Magnetic translation groups in an n-dimensional torus
A charged particle in a uniform magnetic field in a two-dimensional torus has
a discrete noncommutative translation symmetry instead of a continuous
commutative translation symmetry. We study topology and symmetry of a particle
in a magnetic field in a torus of arbitrary dimensions. The magnetic
translation group (MTG) is defined as a group of translations that leave the
gauge field invariant. We show that the MTG on an n-dimensional torus is
isomorphic to a central extension of a cyclic group Z_{nu_1} x ... x
Z_{nu_{2l}} x T^m by U(1) with 2l+m=n. We construct and classify irreducible
unitary representations of the MTG on a three-torus and apply the
representation theory to three examples. We shortly describe a representation
theory for a general n-torus. The MTG on an n-torus can be regarded as a
generalization of the so-called noncommutative torus.Comment: 29 pages, LaTeX2e, title changed, re-organized, to be published in
Journal of Mathematical Physic
The Role of HDAC6 in Cancer
Histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6), a member of the HDAC family whose major substrate is α-tubulin, has become a target for drug development to treat cancer due to its major contribution in oncogenic cell transformation. Overexpression of HDAC6 correlates with tumorigenesis and improved survival; therefore, HDAC6 may be used as a marker for prognosis. Previous work demonstrated that in multiple myeloma cells, inhibition of HDAC6 results in apoptosis. Furthermore, HDAC6 is required for the activation of heat-shock factor 1 (HSF1), an activator of heat-shock protein encoding genes (HSPs) and CYLD, a cylindromatosis tumor suppressor gene. HDAC6 contributes to cancer metastasis since its upregulation increases cell motility in breast cancer MCF-7 cells and its interaction with cortactin regulates motility. HDAC6 also affects transcription and translation by regulating the heat-shock protein 90 (Hsp90) and stress granules (SGs), respectively. This review will discuss the role of HDAC6 in the pathogenesis and treatment of cancer
Effect of Electrolyte Balance in Low-Protein Diets on Broiler Performance and Tibial Dyschondroplasia Incidence
A proper dietary electrolyte balance (DEB) is essential to ensure an optimum acid-base equilibrium and broiler performance. In low-CP diets, this balance can be affected by reduction of soybean meal and inclusion of high levels of synthetic amino acids. Although, some studies have related low-protein diets supplemented with amino acids and DEB, these relations are not well explained, because some research demonstrates confusion about the deficiency and balance of nutrients. The objective of these experiments was to evaluate the DEB effects of diets with low levels of protein supplemented with amino acids on broiler performance and bone development. Results indicated that DEB and CP content influenced broiler chick performance in the starter and growing periods. There was no significant effect due to the interaction between DEB and CP content for tibial dyschondroplasia incidence (TD) or in bone breaking resistance during the growing period of either experiment. The incidence of TD was reduced with 253 mEq/kg DEB in the starter period
Particle Propagation on a Circle with a Point Interaction
We study a particle propagation on a circle in the presence of a point
interaction. We show that the one-particle Feynman kernel can be written into
the sum of reflected and transmitted trajectories which are weighted by the
elements of the n-th power of the scattering matrix evaluated on a line with a
point interaction. As a by-product we find three-parameter family of trace
formulae as a generalization of the Poisson summation formula.Comment: 21 pages, 12 figure
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