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    Strings in Noncommutative Spacetime

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    Free bosonic strings in noncommutative spacetime are investigated. The string spectrum is obtained in terms of light-cone quantization. We construct two different models. In the first model the critical dimension is still required to be 26 while only extreme high energy spectrum is modified by noncommutative effect. In the second model, however, the critical dimension is reduced to be less than 26 while low-energy (massless) spectrum only contains degrees of freedom of our four dimensional physics.Comment: 9 pages, no figure

    Cosmological Constant as Vacuum Energy Density of Quantum Field Theories on Noncommutative Spacetime

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    We propose a new approach to understand hierarchy problem for cosmological constant in terms of considering noncommutative nature of space-time. We calculate that vacuum energy density of the noncommutative quantum field theories in nontrivial background, which admits a smaller cosmological constant by introducing an higher noncommutative scale μNCMp\mu_{NC}\sim M_p. The result ρΛ106ΛSUSY8Mp4/μNC8\rho_\Lambda\sim 10^{-6}\Lambda_{SUSY}^8M_p^4/\mu_{NC}^8 yields cosmological constant at the order of current observed value for supersymmetry breaking scale at 10TeV. It is the same as Banks' phenomenological formula for cosmological constant.Comment: 7 pages, no figures, v4, references adde

    Spinning Strings on Deformed AdS_5 x T^{1,1} with NS B-field

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    We study classical spinning closed string configuration on logarithmically deformed AdS_5 x T^{1,1} background with non-trivial Neveu-Schwarz B-field in which IIB string theory is dual to a non-conformal N=1 SU(N+M) x SU(N) gauge theory. The integrability on original AdS_5 x T^{1,1} background are significantly reduced by B-field. We find several spinning string solutions with two different ansatzs. Solutions for point-like strings and few circular strings are explicitly obtained. Folded spinning string solutions along radial direction are shown to be allowed in this background. These solutions exhibit novel properties and bring some challenges to understand them from dual quantum field theory.Comment: 26 pages, v.4: The discussions on folded strings was improve

    Holography and (1+1)-dimension non-relativistic Quantum Mechanics

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    I generalize classical gravity/quantum gauge theory duality in AdS/CFT correspondence to (1+1)-dimensional non-relativistic quantum mechanical system. It is shown that (1+1)-dimensional non-relativistic quantum mechanical system can be reproduced from holographic projection of (2+1)-dimension classical gravity at semiclassical limit. In this explanation every quantum path in 2-dimension corresponds to a classical path of 3-dimension gravity under definite holographic projection. I consider free particle and harmonic oscillator as two examples and find their dual gravity description.Comment: 4 pages, no fig, use revtex4.cl

    A note on brane/flux annihilation and dS vacua in string theory

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    We reconsider the dynamics of p anti-D3 branes inside the Klebanov-Strassler geometry, in which M units of R-R 3-form flux and K units of NS-NS 3-form flux are presented in deformed conifold. We find that anti-D3 branes blow up into a spherical D5-brane at weak string coupling via quantum tunnelling. The D5-brane can be either stable or unstable, depending on number of background flux. The nucleation rate of D5-brane is suppressed by \exp{-Mp^2}. The classical mechanically the evolution of unstable D5-brane annihilates one unit of R-R flux and ends with (K-p) D3-branes. This observation is consistent with one by Kachru, Pearson and Verlinde, who shew that anti-D3 branes in KS geometry can blow up into a spherical NS5 brane at strong string coupling, because NS5-brane is lighter that D5-brane at strong string coupling. We also argue that the system can end with a meta-stable dS vacuum by fine tuning of number of background flux.Comment: 14 pages, 3 eps figures, v2: typos modified and references adde

    A Deduced Feynman Rule for Calculating Retarded and Advanced Green function in Closed Time Path Formalism

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    Based on the closed time path formalism, a new Feynman rule for directly calculating the retarded and advanced Green functions is deduced. This Feynman rule is used to calculate the two-point self-energy and three-point vertex correction in ϕ3\phi^3 theory. The generalized fluctuation-dissipation theorem for three-point nonlinear response function is verified.Comment: Text and formula are revise

    Intersecting branes and adding flavors to the Maldacena-Nunez background

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    We study adding flavors into the Maldacena-N\u{u}nez background. It is achieved by introducing spacetime filling D9-branes or intersecting D5'-branes into the background with a wrapping D5-brane. Both D9-branes and D5'-branes can be spacetime filling from the 5D bulk point of view. At the probe limit it corresponds to introducing non-chiral fundamental flavors into the dual N=1 SYM. We propose a method to twist the fundamental flavor which has to involve open string charge. It reflects the fact that coupling fundamental matter to SYM in the dual string theory corresponds to adding an open string sectorComment: 16 pages, no figures, use JHEP3.cls, more discussions were adde

    Gauge/Gravity Duality, Green Functions of N=2 SYM and Radial/Energy-Scale Relation

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    We consider supergravity configuration of D5 branes wrapped on supersymmetric 2-cycles and use it to calculate one-point and two-point Green functions of some special operators in N=2 super Yang-Mills theory. We show that Green functions obtained from supergravity include two very different parts. One of them corresponds to perturbative results of quantum field theory, and another is a non-perturbative effect which corresponds to contribution from instantons with fractional charge. Comparing Green functions obtained from supergravity and gauge theory, we obtain radial/energy-scale relation for this gauge/gravity correspondence with N=2 supersymmetry. This relation leads right beta-function of N=2 SYM from supergravity configuration.Comment: Latex file, 12 pages, no figures, use JHEP3.cl

    Confinement of N=1 Super Yang-Mills from Supergravity

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    We calculate circular Wilson loop expectation value of pure N=1{\cal N}=1 super Yang-Mills from the Klebanov-Strassker-Tseytlin solution of supergravity and the proposed gauge/gravity duality. The calculation is performed numerically via searching world-sheet minimal surface. It is shown that Wilson loop exhibits area law for large radius which implies that N=1{\cal N}=1 super Yang-Mills is confined at large distance or low energy scale. Meanwhile, Wilson loop exhibits logarithmic behavior for small radius and it indicates asymptotical freedom of N=1{\cal N}=1 super Yang-Mills at short distance or high energy scale.Comment: use revtex4.cls, 8 pages, 4 eps fig

    Large N_c Expansion in Chiral Quark Model of Mesons

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    We study SU(3)_L\timesSU(3)_R chiral quark model of mesons up to the next to leading order of 1/Nc1/N_c expansion. Composite vector and axial-vector mesons resonances are introduced via non-linear realization of chiral SU(3) and vector meson dominant. Effects of one-loop graphs of pseudoscalar, vector and axial-vector mesons is calculated systematically and the significant results are obtained. We also investigate correction of quark-gluon coupling and relationship between chiral quark model and QCD sum rules. Up to powers four of derivatives, chiral effective lagrangian of mesons is derived and evaluated to the next to leading order of 1/Nc1/N_c. Low energy limit of the model is examined. Ten low energy coupling constants Li(i=1,2,...,10)L_i(i=1,2,...,10) in ChPT are obtained and agree with ChPT well.Comment: 49 pages, latex file, 6 eps figure
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