119502040
Spinning strings on deformed AdS(5) x T**1,1 with NS B-fields
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.
119481484
Open spin chain and open spinning string
In this Letter, we study the open spinning strings and their SYM duals. A new class of folded open spinning strings is found. At planar one-loop level in SYM, by solving the thermodynamic limit of the Bethe ansatz equations for an integrable open spin chain, we find good agreement with string theory predictions for energies of both circular and folded two-spin solutions. A universal relation between the open and closed spinning strings is verified in the spin chain approach.
119479056
Integrable spin chain and operator mixing in N=1,2 supersymmetric theories
Abstract We study operator mixing, due to planar one-loop corrections, for composite operators in D =4 supersymmetric theories. We present some N =1,2 Yang–Mills and Wess–Zumino models, in which the planar one-loop anomalous dimension matrix in the sector of holomorphic scalars is identified with the Hamiltonian of an integrable quantum spin chain with SU (3) or SU (2) symmetry, even if the theory is away from the conformal points. This points to a more universal origin of the integrable structure beyond superconformal symmetry. We also emphasize the role of the superpotential in the appearance of the integrable structure. The computations of operator mixing in our examples by solving Bethe ansatz equations show some new features absent in N =4 SYM.
8346546
Integrable open spin chain in super Yang-Mills and the plane-wave/SYM duality
We investigate the integrable structures in an = 2 superconformal Sp(N) Yang-Mills theory with matter, which is dual to an open+closed string system. We restrict ourselves to the BMN operators that correspond to free string states. In the closed string sector, an integrable structure is inherited from its parent theory, = 4 SYM. For the open string sector, the planar one-loop mixing matrix for gauge invariant holomorphic scalar operators is identified with the hamiltonian of an integrable SU(3) open spin chain. Using the K-matrix formalism we identify the integrable open-chain boundary conditions that correspond to string boundary conditions. The solutions to the algebraic Bethe ansatz equations (ABAE) with a few impurities are shown to recover the anomalous dimensions that exactly match the spectrum of free open string in the plane-wave background. We also discuss the properties of the solutions of ABAE beyond the BMN regime.
118980773
Green Functions of N=1 SYM and Radial/Energy-Scale Relation
We study counter-terms of one- and two-point Green functions of some special operators in ${\cal N}=1$ SYM from their SUGRA duals from the consideration of AdS/CFT or gauge/gravity correspondence. We consider both the Maldacena-Nunez solution and the Klebanov-Strassler-Tseytlin solution that are proposed to be SUGRA duals of ${\cal N}=1$ SYM. We obtain radial/energy-scale relation for each solution by comparing SUGRA calculations with the field theory results. Using these relations we evaluate the $\beta$-function of ${\cal N}=1$ SYM. We find that the leading order term can be accurately obtained for both solutions and the higher order terms exhibit some ambiguities. We discuss the origin of these ambiguities and conclude that more studies are needed to check whether these SUGRA solutions are exactly dual to ${\cal N}=1$ SYM.
16712339
Intersecting branes and adding flavors to the Maldacena-Nunez background
Following a proposal in ref. [3], we study adding flavors into the Maldacena-Nunez 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 = 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 sector.
17897637
Parton Equilibration in Ultrarelativistic Heavy Ion Collisions
Medium effects which include color screening and Landau-Pomeranchuk-Migdal suppression of induced radiation are discussed in connection with the equilibration of dense partonic system in ultrarelativistic heavy ion collisions. Taking into account of these medium effects, the equilibration rate for a gluonic gas are derived and the consequences are discussed.
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OPTICAL AND NEAR-INFRARED OBSERVATIONS OF THE HIGHLY REDDENED, RAPIDLY EXPANDING TYPE Ia SUPERNOVA SN 2006X IN M100
We present extensive optical (UBVRI), near-infrared (JK) light curves and optical spectroscopy of the Type Ia supernova SN 2006X in the nearby galaxy NGC 4321 (M100). Our observations suggest that either SN 2006X has an intrinsically peculiar color evolution or it is highly reddened [E(B − V)host = 1.42 ± 0.04 mag ] with RV = 1.48 ± 0.06, much lower than the canonical value of 3.1 for the average Galactic dust. SN 2006X also has one of the highest expansion velocities ever published for an SN Ia. Compared with the other SNe Ia we analyzed, SN 2006X has a broader light curve in the U band, a more prominent bump/shoulder feature in the V and R bands, a more pronounced secondary maximum in the I and NIR bands, and a remarkably smaller late-time decline rate in the B band. The B − V color evolution shows an obvious deviation from the Lira-Phillips relation at 1-3 months after maximum brightness. At early times, optical spectra of SN 2006X displayed strong, high-velocity features of both intermediate-mass elements (Si, Ca, and S) and iron peak elements, while at late times they showed a relatively blue continuum, consistent with the blue U − B and B − V colors at similar epochs. A light echo and/or the interaction of the SN ejecta and its circumstellar material may provide a plausible explanation for its late-time photometric and spectroscopic behavior. Using the Cepheid distance of M100, we derive a Hubble constant of 72.8 ± 8.2 km s−1 Mpc−1 (statistical) from the normalized dereddened luminosity of SN 2006X. We briefly discuss whether abnormal dust is a universal signature for all SNe Ia and whether the most rapidly expanding objects form a subclass with distinct photometric and spectroscopic properties.
118402964
Higgs boson decays and production in the left–right twin Higgs model
The left-right twin Higgs model predicts one neutral Higgs boson �0 and it acquires mass m�0 � µr with the µ term, which can be lighter than half the SM-like Higgs boson mass in a portion of parameter space. Thus, the SM-like Higgs boson h can dominantly decay into a pair of light neutral Higgs bosons especially when mh is below the WW threshold. First, we examine the branching ratios of the SM-like Higgs boson decays and find that the new decay mode h ! �0�0 is dominant for the case of mh > 2m�0 . Then we study the production via gluon fusion followed by the decay into two photons or two weak gauge bosons and found that the production rate can be significantly suppressed for some
14203442
Quantum-classical phase transition of escape rates in biaxial spin particles
By using a stereographic projection of the unit sphere of magnetization vector onto a complex plane for the equations of motion, the effect of an external magnetic field for integrability of the system is discussed. The properties of the Jest solutions and the scattering data are then investigated through introducing transformations other than the Riemann surface in order to avoid double-valued functions of the usual spectral parameter. The exact multisoliton solutions are investigated by means of the Binet-Cauchy formula. The results showed that under the action of an external magnetic field nonlinear magnetization depends essentially on two parameters: its center moves with a constant velocity, while its shape changes with another constant velocity; its amplitude and width vary periodically with time, while its shape is also dependent on time and is unsymmetric with respect to its center. The orientation of the nonlinear magnetization in the plane orthogonal to the anisotropy axis changes with an external magnetic field. The total magnetic momentum and the integral of the motion coincident with its z component depend on time. The mean number of spins derivated from the ground state in a localized magnetic excitations is dependent on time. The asymptotic behavior of multisoliton solutions, the total displacement of center, and the phase shift of the jth peak an also analyzed. [S0163-1829(99)07121-0].
120435997
High-pT hadronic trigger using electromagnetic calorimeter with the STAR detector
Abstract We derive a new method to improve the statistics of identified particles at high transverse momentum ( p T ) using online-triggered events by the STAR Barrel electro-magnetic-calorimeter (BEMC) detector. The BEMC is used to select charged hadrons ( π ± , K ± , and p ( p ¯ ) ) via hadronic shower energy deposited in the BEMC. With this trigger, the statistics of the high p T particles are significantly enhanced (by a factor of up to ∼ 100 for STAR) with trigger efficiency up to 20%. In addition, weak-decay V0s ( K S 0 and Λ ( Λ ¯ ) ) can be reconstructed by selecting the BEMC-trigger hadron as one of the decay daughters. We also show that the trigger efficiency can be obtained reliably in simulation and data-driven approaches, and final results from new method are compared with previous published results.