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SU(N) Meander Determinants
We propose a generalization of meanders, i.e., configurations of
non-selfintersecting loops crossing a line through a given number of points, to
SU(N). This uses the reformulation of meanders as pairs of reduced elements of
the Temperley-Lieb algebra, a SU(2)-related quotient of the Hecke algebra, with
a natural generalization to SU(N). We also derive explicit formulas for SU(N)
meander determinants, defined as the Gram determinants of the corresponding
bases of the Hecke algebra.Comment: TeX using harvmac.tex and epsf.tex, 60 pages (l-mode), 5 figure
Combinatorial point for higher spin loop models
Integrable loop models associated with higher representations (spin k/2) of
U_q(sl(2)) are investigated at the point q=-e^{i\pi/(k+2)}. The ground state
eigenvalue and eigenvectors are described. Introducing inhomogeneities into the
models allows to derive a sum rule for the ground state entries.Comment: latest version adds some reference
Quantum Knizhnik-Zamolodchikov equation: reflecting boundary conditions and combinatorics
We consider the level 1 solution of quantum Knizhnik-Zamolodchikov equation
with reflecting boundary conditions which is relevant to the Temperley--Lieb
model of loops on a strip. By use of integral formulae we prove conjectures
relating it to the weighted enumeration of Cyclically Symmetric Transpose
Complement Plane Partitions and related combinatorial objects
News on Leptogenesis
The possibility to explain the CMB measurement of the baryon asymmetry with
leptogenesis results in a stringent bound on the neutrino masses such that
[(m_1)^2+(m_2)^2+(m_3)^2]^(1/2) < 0.30 eV. We discuss the implications of such
a bound for future experiments on the absolute neutrino mass scale.Comment: 12 pages, 4 figures included. Talk given at the Third Tropical
Workshop: Neutrinos, Branes and Cosmology, 19-23 August 2002, San Juan,
Puerto Rico. v2 references adde
Folding Transitions of the Square-Diagonal Lattice
We address the problem of "phantom" folding of the tethered membrane modelled
by the two-dimensional square lattice, with bonds on the edges and diagonals of
each face. Introducing bending rigidities and for respectively long
and short bonds, we derive the complete phase diagram of the model, using
transfer matrix calculations. The latter displays two transition curves, one
corresponding to a first order (ferromagnetic) folding transition, and the
other to a continuous (anti-ferromagnetic) unfolding transition.Comment: TeX using harvmac.tex and epsf.tex, 22 pages (l mode), 17 figure
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