Bottom Quark Mass from Υ\Upsilon Sum Rules to O(αs3){\cal O}(\alpha_s^3)

We use the ${\cal O}(\alpha_s^3)$ approximation of the heavy-quark vacuum polarization function in the threshold region to determine the bottom quark mass from nonrelativistic $\Upsilon$ sum rules. We find very good stability and convergence of the perturbative series for the bottom quark mass in $\rm\overline{MS}$ renormalization scheme. Our final result is $\overline{m}_b(\overline{m}_b)=4.169\pm 0.008_{th}\pm 0.002_{\alpha_s}\pm 0.002_{exp}$.Comment: 23 pages, 6 figures, journal versio

Three-loop quark form factor at high energy: the leading mass corrections

We compute the leading mass corrections to the high-energy behavior of the massive quark vector form factor to three loops in QCD in the double-logarithmic approximation.Comment: 9 pages, 10 figures, LaTe

Zero Modes of Fermions Trapped by Giant Vortices

Zero-energy solutions of the Dirac equation for the fermions bound to giant vortices of large winding number $n$ are studied in the abelian Higgs and Chern-Simons Higgs models. The case of Jackiw-Rossi theory of the Majorana states in topological superconductors is discussed in detail. By expanding in inverse powers of $n$ we find an analytic result for asymptotically all $n$ solutions required by the index theorem. In the abelian Higgs model the zero modes fill the vortex core and reveal a universal structure independent of fine details of the gauge and scalar field interactions which, in particular, determines the general properties of the large-$n$ superconducting cosmic strings. On the contrary, for the Chern-Simons Higgs vortices the zero modes are localized on the core boundary and the explicit solution is obtained for the supersymmetric couplings in a self-dual background.Comment: 15 pages, 2 figure

Oscillating Fields, Emergent Gravity and Particle Traps

We study the large-scale dynamics of charged particles in a rapidly oscillating field and formulate its classical and quantum effective theory description. The high-order perturbative results for the effective action are presented. Remarkably, the action models the effects of general relativity on the motion of nonrelativistic particles, with the values of the emergent curvature and speed of light determined by the field spatial distribution and frequency. Our results can be applied to a wide range of physical problems including the high-precision analysis and design of the charged particle traps and Floquet quantum materials.Comment: 5 pages, 2 figures, a few typos correcte

Quantum Hall Effect in Quantum Electrodynamics

We consider the quantum Hall effect in quantum electrodynamics and find a deviation from the quantum mechanical prediction for the Hall conductivity due to radiative antiscreening of electric charge in an external magnetic field. A weak universal dependence of the von Klitzing constant on the magnetic field strength, which can possibly be observed in a dedicated experiment, is predicted.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures, LaTeX, perturbative result correcte