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A novel approach to non-commutative gauge theory
We propose a field theoretical model defined on non-commutative space-time
with non-constant non-commutativity parameter , which satisfies two
main requirements: it is gauge invariant and reproduces in the commutative
limit, , the standard gauge theory. We work in the slowly
varying field approximation where higher derivatives terms in the star
commutator are neglected and the latter is approximated by the Poisson bracket,
. We derive an explicit expression for both the NC
deformation of Abelian gauge transformations which close the algebra
, and the NC field strength ,
covariant under these transformations, . NC
Chern-Simons equations are equivalent to the requirement that the NC field
strength, , should vanish identically. Such equations are
non-Lagrangian. The NC deformation of Yang-Mills theory is obtained from the
gauge invariant action, . As guiding example, the case of
-like non-commutativity, corresponding to rotationally invariant NC
space, is worked out in detail.Comment: 16 pages, no figures. Minor correction
Noncommutative via closed star product
We consider linear star products on of Lie algebra type. First we
derive the closed formula for the polydifferential representation of the
corresponding Lie algebra generators. Using this representation we define the
Weyl star product on the dual of the Lie algebra. Then we construct a gauge
operator relating the Weyl star product with the one which is closed with
respect to some trace functional, . We introduce
the derivative operator on the algebra of the closed star product and show that
the corresponding Leibnitz rule holds true up to a total derivative. As a
particular example we study the space with type
noncommutativity and show that in this case the closed star product is the one
obtained from the Duflo quantization map. As a result a Laplacian can be
defined such that its commutative limit reproduces the ordinary commutative
one. The deformed Leibnitz rule is applied to scalar field theory to derive
conservation laws and the corresponding noncommutative currents.Comment: published versio
Alternative Canonical Formalism for the Wess-Zumino-Witten Model
We study a canonical quantization of the Wess--Zumino--Witten (WZW) model
which depends on two integer parameters rather than one. The usual theory can
be obtained as a contraction, in which our two parameters go to infinity
keeping the difference fixed. The quantum theory is equivalent to a generalized
Thirring model, with left and right handed fermions transforming under
different representations of the symmetry group. We also point out that the
classical WZW model with a compact target space has a canonical formalism in
which the current algebra is an affine Lie algebra of non--compact type.
Also, there are some non--unitary quantizations of the WZW model in which
there is invariance only under half the conformal algebra (one copy of the
Virasoro algebra).Comment: 22 pages; UR-133
Dynamical Aspects of Lie--Poisson Structures
Quantum Groups can be constructed by applying the quantization by deformation
procedure to Lie groups endowed with a suitable Poisson bracket. Here we try to
develop an understanding of these structures by investigating dynamical systems
which are associated with this bracket. We look at and , as
submanifolds of a 4--dimensional phase space with constraints, and deal with
two classes of problems. In the first set of examples we consider some
hamiltonian systems associated with Lie-Poisson structures and we investigate
the equations of the motion. In the second set of examples we consider systems
which preserve the chosen bracket, but are dissipative. However in this
approach, they survive the quantization procedure.Comment: 17 pages, figures not include
Land Degradation in the Sahel: An Application of Biophysical Modeling in the Optimal Control Setting
Low-input farming practices in many parts of the developing world have pushed cultivation onto marginal lands. Sustainability of already fragile ecosystems is threatened. Farmers place a high priority on satisfying subsistence food needs with on-farm production. Population pressure is high throughout much of Sub-Saharan Africa. Farmers in those regions are challenged by the need to put continually more food on their table over the coming years. An optimal control model was developed to investigate alternative farming practices within this setting. Namely, whether farmers would choose continued land expansion of if they would adopt crop intensive practices. The model included an environmental subcomponent to estimate the degradation costs from continued expansion onto marginal areas. The modeling activities from the Sahel of West African reinforce farmers' observed propensity to clear new land in lieu of crop intensification. Model activities suggest an important role for crop intensification under adequate policy conditions as well as the need to introduce new technology before degradation erodes its potential.Land Economics/Use,
NLO Renormalization in the Hamiltonian Truncation
Hamiltonian Truncation (a.k.a. Truncated Spectrum Approach) is a numerical
technique for solving strongly coupled QFTs, in which the full Hilbert space is
truncated to a finite-dimensional low-energy subspace. The accuracy of the
method is limited only by the available computational resources. The
renormalization program improves the accuracy by carefully integrating out the
high-energy states, instead of truncating them away. In this paper we develop
the most accurate ever variant of Hamiltonian Truncation, which implements
renormalization at the cubic order in the interaction strength. The novel idea
is to interpret the renormalization procedure as a result of integrating out
exactly a certain class of high-energy "tail states". We demonstrate the power
of the method with high-accuracy computations in the strongly coupled
two-dimensional quartic scalar theory, and benchmark it against other existing
approaches. Our work will also be useful for the future goal of extending
Hamiltonian Truncation to higher spacetime dimensions.Comment: 28pp + appendices, detailed version of arXiv:1706.0612
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