2088281
A tunneling picture of dual giant Wilson loop
We further discuss a rotating dual giant Wilson loop (D3-brane) solution constructed in Lorentzian AdS by Drukker et al. The solution is shown to be composed of a dual giant Wilson loop and a dual giant graviton by minutely examining its shape. Hence it may be supposed that the dual gauge-theory operator should be a k-th symmetric Wilson loop with insertions of dual giant graviton operators. To give a convincing argument for this observation, the classical action of the solution should be evaluated in Euclidean signature. For this purpose we perform a Wick rotation to the Lorentzian solution by following the tunneling prescription and obtain Euclidean solutions attaching to a circle or a straight line on the AdS boundary. The classical action contains a logarithmic divergence which is proportional to the R-charge. It is consistent with the correlation function of the dual giant graviton operators. Because of ambiguities concerning regularization, finite terms of the action do not lead to conclusive evidence. However we may expect that the ambiguities would cancel by subtracting the action of the D3-brane with a straight-line boundary from that with a circular boundary. It is really shown that the difference is consistent with the expectation value of the k-th symmetric Wilson loop. Although our analysis does not specify the unique dual gauge-theory operator, we discuss possible candidates implied by the D3-brane computation.
10603102
Phase structure of a compact U(1) gauge theory from the viewpoint of a sine-Gordon model
We discuss the phase structure of the four-dimensional compact U(1) gauge theory at finite temperature using a deformation of the topological model. Its phase structure can be determined by the behavior of the Coulomb gas (CG) system on the cylinder. We utilize the relation between the CG system and the sine-Gordon (SG) model, and investigate the phase structure of the gauge theory in terms of the SG model. Especially, the critical-line equation of the gauge theory in the strong-coupling and high-temperature region is obtained by calculating the one-loop effective potential of the SG model.
18362159
Partition function and open/closed string duality in type IIA string theory on a pp-wave
Abstract We discuss partition functions of N =(4,4) type IIA string theory on the pp-wave background. This theory is shown to be modular invariant. The boundary states are constructed and possible D-brane instantons are classified. Then we calculate cylinder amplitudes in both closed and open string descriptions and check the open/closed string duality. Furthermore we consider general properties of modular invariant partition functions in the case of pp-waves.
119327427
Hidden Yangian symmetry in sigma model on squashed sphere
We discuss a hidden symmetry of a two-dimensional sigma model on a squashed S3. The SU(2) current can be improved so that it can be regarded as a flat connection. Then we can obtain an infinite number of conserved non-local charges and show the Yangian algebra by directly checking the Serre relations. This symmetry is also deduced from the coset structure of the squashed sphere. The same argument is applicable to the warped AdS3 spaces by the double Wick rotations.
12860977
Supersymmetric Extensions of Non-Relativistic Scaling Algebras
An exciting subject in string theory is to consider some applications of the AdS/CFT correspondence to realistic systems like condensed matter systems. Since most of such systems are non-relativistic, an anisotropic scaling symmetry with the general value of dynamical critical exponent z plays an important role in constructing the gravity duals for non-relativistic field theories. Supersymmetric extensions of symmetry algebras including the anisotropic scaling are very helpful to consider holographic relations accurately. We give a short summary on the classification of superalgebras with the anisotropic scaling as subalgebras of the following Lie superalgebras, psu(2,2|4), osp(8|4) and osp (8*|4), which appear in the study of AdS/CFT in type IIB string and M theories. It contains supersymmetric extensions of Schrodinger algebra and Lifshitz algebra.
15711173
Non-relativistic string and D-branes on AdS5 × S5 from semiclassical approximation
We show that non-relativistic actions of string and D-branes on AdS5???S5 can be reproduced as a semiclassical approximation of the string and D-brane actions around static 1/2 BPS configurations. This is contrastive to the Penrose limit. For example, the pp-wave string can be recaptured as a semiclassical approximation around a 1/2 BPS particle rotating at the velocity of light. We argue that small deformation of a straight Wilson line would give a composite operator in the gauge-theory side that corresponds to a semiclassical state of the non-relativistic string, according to the semiclassical interpretation.
121300048
DECAY PATTERN OF PYGMY STATES OBSERVED IN NEUTRON-RICH 26Ne
Coulomb excitation of the exotic neutron-rich nucleus 26Ne on a 208Pb target was measured at 58 A.MeV in order to search for low-lying E1 strength above the neutron emission threshold. The radioactive beam was produced by fragmentation of a 95 A.MeVAr beam delivered by the RIKEN Accelerator Research Facility. The set-up included a NaI(Tl) gamma-ray array, a charged fragment hodoscope and a neutron wall. Using the invariant mass method in the 25Ne+n channel, we observe by multipole decomposition a sizable amount of E1 strength between 6 and 10 MeV excitation energy. For the first time, the decay pattern of low-lying strength in a neutron-rich nucleus is measured.
15470225
Analysis of the phase structure of thermal QED/QCD through the HTL improved ladder Dyson-Schwinger equation: On the gauge dependence of the solution
We solved with a numerical procedure the HTL improved ladder DS equation for the retarded fermion self-energy function $\Sigma_R$ to study the spontaneous generation of fermion mass in thermal QCD/QED, and studied the gauge-dependence of the solution within a general covariant gauge where the gauge parameter $\xi$ is any constant number. 
With the numerical solutions thus obtained, we found the followings; i) The fermion wave function renormalization function $A(P)$ always deviates largely from unity even at the momentum where the mass is defined, thus the corresponding solutions explicitly contradict with the Ward-Takahashi identity. ii) As a result, the obtained solutions strongly depend on the choice of gauge parameters: the critical temperatures and the critical coupling constants significantly change gauge by gauge. In all gauges we studied in the present analysis, we could not find any solution, having a possibility to be consistent with the Ward-Takahashi identity. Thus we are forced to investigate the procedure to find a gauge which enables us to get a solution being consistent with the Ward-Takahashi identity, otherwise we can not obtain any physically sensible conclusions through the analysis of the point-vertex ladder DS equation no matter how the gauge propagator gets improved.
123656946
Fermionic functional integration and the temporal gauge of QCD
SummaryIn this paper we compute the Feynman transition amplitude which describes the finite-time propagation of fermionic fields and use this result to extend to QCD the functional formulation of the temporal gauge (Ao=0), already known for pure Yang-Mills theories.RiassuntoIn questo lavoro si calcola l'ampiezza di transizione di Feynman che descrive la propagazione in tempo finito di campi fermionici: questo risultato è usato per estendere alla QCD la formulazione funzionale del «gauge» temporale (Ao=0), già nota per teorie di Yang-Mills.РезюмеВ этой статье мы вычисляем амплитуду перехода Фейнмана, которая описывает распределение фермионных полей в случае конечного времени. Полученный результат испоьзуется для обобщения на случай квантовой хромодинамики функциональной формулировки временной калибровки (A0=0), уже известной для чистых теорий Янга-Миллса.
122240924
Magnetic field mapping of the Belle solenoid
The mapping of the magnetic field of the Belle detector's large superconducting solenoid is described. The mapping was done with the accelerator magnets located inside the Belle solenoid excited to their nominal field values. To cope with geometrical constraints, we developed a novel moving mechanism for the field probes that uses an ultrasonic motor located in the strong magnetic field.
118850311
Phase Structure of Thermal QCD/QED:A Gauge Invariant Solution of the HTL Resummed Improved Ladder Dyson-Schwinger Equation
Based on the hard-thermal-loop resummed improved ladder Dyson-Schwinger quation for the fermion mass function, we propose a procedure how we can get the gauge invariant solution in the sense it satisfies the Ward-Takahashi identity. Results of the numerical analysis are shown and properties of the ``gauge-invariant'' solutions are discussed.