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(Non)-supersymmetric Marginal Deformations from Twistor String Theory
The tree-level amplitudes in the β-deformed supersymmetric gauge theory are derived from twistor string theory. We first show that a simple generalization of [M. Kulaxizi, K. Zoubos, Marginal deformations of N=4 SYM from open/closed twistor strings, Nucl. Phys. B 738 (2006) 317, hep-th/0410122] gives us the desired results for all the tree-level amplitudes up to first order in the deformation parameter β. Then we provide a new proposal which matches field theory to all orders of β. With our deformed twistor string theory, it can be shown that integration over connected instantons and disconnected instantons remain equivalent. The tree-level amplitudes in the non-supersymmetric γ-deformed theory can be obtained using a similar deformation of the twistor string. Finally, we find improved twistor string results for the tree-level purely gluonic amplitudes in theories with more general marginal deformations.
118600500
On the generality of the LLM geometries in M-theory
In this note we revisit the Lin, Lunin, Maldacena (LLM) class of d = 11 supergravity solutions with symmetry SO(6) × SO(3) × R, but generalise to allow for all fluxes consistent with the isometries. Using the Killing spinor equation, we prove there are no supersymmetric geometries with additional fluxes beyond the LLM ansatz. In addition, the LLM relationship between Killing spinors, ϵ− = − γ5ϵ+, may be seen as a consequence of identifying two Killing directions identified through the Killing spinor equation corresponding to candidate R-symmetry directions.
16908302
Supersymmetric Wilson loops in N = 6 super-ChernSimons-matter theory
Abstract We study supersymmetric Wilson loop operators in ABJM theory from both sides of the AdS 4 / CFT 3 correspondence. We first construct some supersymmetric Wilson loops. The perturbative computations are performed in the field theory side at the first two orders. A fundamental string solution ending on a circular loop is also studied.
17857935
SIX-QUARK AMPLITUDES FROM FERMIONIC MHV VERTICES
The fermionic extension of the CSW approach to perturbative gauge theory coupled with fermions is used to compute the six-quark QCD amplitudes. We find complete agreement with the results obtained by using the usual Feynman rules.
119542604
Comments on two loop four particle amplitude in superstring theory
It is shown that the four-particle amplitude of superstring theory at two loops obtained in [1], [2] is equivalent to the previously obtained results in [3]-[5]. Here the 2 symmetry in hyperelliptic Riemann surface plays an important role in the proof.
119222618
Spin-3 topologically massive gravity
Abstract In this Letter, we study the spin-3 topologically massive gravity (TMG), paying special attention to its properties at the chiral point. We propose an action describing the higher spin fields coupled to TMG. We discuss the traceless spin-3 fluctuations around the AdS 3 vacuum and find that there is an extra local massive mode, besides the left-moving and right-moving boundary massless modes. At the chiral point, such extra mode becomes massless and degenerates with the left-moving mode. We show that at the chiral point the only degrees of freedom in the theory are the boundary right-moving graviton and spin-3 field. We conjecture that spin-3 chiral gravity with generalized Brown–Henneaux boundary condition is holographically dual to 2D chiral CFT with classical W 3 algebra and central charge c R = 3 l / G .
119284944
Thermal fluctuations in viscous cosmology
In this Letter we investigate the power spectrum of thermal fluctuations in very early stage of viscous cosmology. When the state parameter as well as the viscous coefficient of a barotropic fluid is properly chosen, a scale invariant spectrum with large non-Gaussianity can be obtained. In contrast to the results previously obtained in string gas cosmology and holographic cosmology, we find the non-Gaussianity in this context can be k-independent such that it is not suppressed at large scale, which is expected to be testified in future observation.
119220905
From Liouville to Chern-Simons, Alternative Realization of Wilson Loop Operators in AGT Duality
We propose an SL(2,R) Chern-Simons description of Liouville field theory (LFT), whose correlation function duals to partition function of N=2 SU(2) gauge theories. We give the dual expressions for conformal blocks, fusion rules, and Wilson loop operators in Chern-Simons theory. By realizing Wilson loop operator in Liouville as a Hopf link in S^3 on which lives an SL(2,R) Chern-Simons theory, we obtain an alternative description of monodromy of this loop operator in Liouville field theory as the ratio of link invariants. We show how to calculate t'Hooft loops in the simplest example -- the N=4 super Yang-Mills theory. The results we obtained are consistant with those in 0909.0945 and 0909.1105.
119192623
Bouncing universe from a modified dispersion relation
In this paper we argue that modified Friedmann equations with a bounce solution can be derived from a modified dispersion relation by employing a thermodynamical description of general relativity on the apparent horizon.
15649438
Generalized inverse-Cowling approximation for polar w-mode oscillations of neutron stars
Adopting the Lindblom-Detweiler formalism for polar oscillations of neutron stars, we study the w-mode oscillation and find that the Lagrangian change in pressure, measured by the physical quantity X, is negligibly small. Based on this observation, we develop the generalized inverse-Cowling approximation (GICA) with the approximation X = X' = 0, where X' is the derivative of X with respect to the circumferential radius for w-mode oscillations of neutron stars. Under the GICA, w-mode oscillations are described by a second-order differential system, which can yield accurate frequencies and damping rates of quasi-normal modes.
119217696
Quintessence reconstruction of the new agegraphic dark energy model
Abstract In this Letter we implement the new agegraphic dark energy model with quintessence field. We demonstrate that the new agegraphic evolution of the universe can be described completely by a single quintessence field. Its potential as a function of the quintessence field is reconstructed numerically. In particular, the analytical solution of the new agegraphic quintessence dark energy model (NAQDE) is approximately obtained in the matter-dominated epoch. Furthermore, we investigate the evolution of the NAQDE model in the ω – ω ′ phase plane. It turns out that by quantum corrections, the trajectory of this model lies outside the thawing and freezing regions at early times. But at late times, it enters the freezing regions and gradually approaches to a static cosmological constant state in the future. Therefore the NAQDE should belong to the freezing model at late times. For comparison, we further extend this model by including the interaction between the NADE and DM and discuss its evolution in the ω – ω ′ phase plane.