760 research outputs found

    Использование золошлаковых материалов теплоэнергетики в строительных материалах

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    The possible trends to improve the building-technical properties of dry ashes characteristics formed as a result of solid fuel combustion at thermal power stations are presented. The results of different fly-ash conditioning technologies application to widen the trends and to increase the volumes of their use in the construction materials and products.Представлены возможные направления улучшения строительно-технических характеристик сухих зол, образующихся при сжигании твердого топлива на тепловых электростанциях. Приведены результаты применения различных технологий кондиционирования свойств золы для расширения направлений и увеличения объемов их использования при производстве строительных материалов и изделий

    Wilson-'t Hooft operators and the theta angle

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    We consider (3+1)(3+1)-dimensional SU(N)/ZNSU(N)/\mathbb Z_N Yang-Mills theory on a space-time with a compact spatial direction, and prove the following result: Under a continuous increase of the theta angle θθ+2π\theta\to\theta+2\pi, a 't Hooft operator T(γ)T(\gamma) associated with a closed spatial curve γ\gamma that winds around the compact direction undergoes a monodromy T(γ)T(γ)T(\gamma) \to T^\prime(\gamma). The new 't Hooft operator T(γ)T^\prime(\gamma) transforms under large gauge transformations in the same way as the product T(γ)W(γ)T(\gamma) W(\gamma), where W(γ)W(\gamma) is the Wilson operator associated with the curve γ\gamma and the fundamental representation of SU(N).Comment: 7 page

    AGT on the S-duality Wall

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    Three-dimensional gauge theory T[G] arises on a domain wall between four-dimensional N=4 SYM theories with the gauge groups G and its S-dual G^L. We argue that the N=2^* mass deformation of the bulk theory induces a mass-deformation of the theory T[G] on the wall. The partition functions of the theory T[SU(2)] and its mass-deformation on the three-sphere are shown to coincide with the transformation coefficient of Liouville one-point conformal block on torus under the S-duality.Comment: 14 pages, 3 figures. v2: Revised the analysis in sections 3.3 and 4. Notes and references added. Version to appear in JHE

    3D-partition functions on the sphere: exact evaluation and mirror symmetry

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    We study N = 4 quiver theories on the three-sphere. We compute partition functions using the localisation method by Kapustin et al. solving exactly the matrix integrals at finite N, as functions of mass and Fayet-Iliopoulos parameters. We find a simple explicit formula for the partition function of the quiver tail T(SU(N)). This formula opens the way for the analysis of star-shaped quivers and their mirrors (that are the Gaiotto-type theories arising from M5 branes on punctured Riemann surfaces). We provide non-perturbative checks of mirror symmetry for infinite classes of theories and find the partition functions of the TN theory, the building block of generalised quiver theories.Comment: 30 pages, 12 figures. v2: added references, minor change

    3d Partition Function as Overlap of Wavefunctions

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    We compute the partition function on S^3 of 3d N=4 theories which arise as the low-energy limit of 4d N=4 super Yang-Mills theory on a segment or on a junction, and propose its 1d interpretation. We show that the partition function can be written as an overlap of wavefunctions determined by the boundary conditions. We also comment on the connection of our results with the 4d superconformal index and the 2d q-deformed Yang-Mills theory.Comment: 24 pages, 13 figure

    Supersymmetric D-branes and calibrations on general N=1 backgrounds

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    We study the conditions to have supersymmetric D-branes on general {\cal N}=1 backgrounds with Ramond-Ramond fluxes. These conditions can be written in terms of the two pure spinors associated to the SU(3)\times SU(3) structure on T_M\oplus T^\star_M, and can be split into two parts each involving a different pure spinor. The first involves the integrable pure spinor and requires the D-brane to wrap a generalised complex submanifold with respect to the generalised complex structure associated to it. The second contains the non-integrable pure spinor and is related to the stability of the brane. The two conditions can be rephrased as a generalised calibration condition for the brane. The results preserve the generalised mirror symmetry relating the type IIA and IIB backgrounds considered, giving further evidence for this duality.Comment: 23 pages. Some improvements and clarifications, typos corrected and references added. v3: Version published in JHE
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