Anomalies and chiral symmetry in QCD

I review some aspects of the interplay between anomalies and chiral symmetry. The quantum anomaly that breaks the U(1) axial symmetry of massless QCD leaves behind a flavor-singlet discrete chiral invariance. When the mass is turned on this residual symmetry has a close connection with the strong CP violating parameter theta. One result is that a first order transition is usually expected when the strong CP violating angle passes through pi. This symmetry can be understood either in terms of effective chiral Lagrangians or in terms of the underlying quark fields.     

An effective lagrangian with broken scale and chiral symmetry III. Mesons at finite temperature

We investigate the finite temperature behavior of the meson sector of an effective Lagrangian which describes nuclear matter. A method is developed for evaluating the logarithmic terms in the effective potential which involves expansion and resummation; the result is written in terms of the exponential integral. In the absence of explicit chiral symmetry breaking, a phase transition restores the symmetry at a temperature of 190 MeV; when the pion has a mass the transition is smooth. At a much higher temperature a first order phase transition restores scale symmetry.     

带有附加项的广义Hamilton系统的Mei对称性

研究带附加项的广义Hamilton系统的Mei对称性的定义和判据，给出系统Mei对称性为Lie对称性的充分必要条件. 通过Lie对称性间接导出具有Mei对称性且带有附加项的广义Hamilton系统运动微分方程的Hojman守恒量. 举例说明结果的应用. 关键词： 附加项 广义Hamilton系统 Mei对称性 Hojman守恒量     

On the symmetries between neutrino and antineutrino-nucleon elastic scattering

Various symmetry relations developed between neutrino-neutron and antineutrino-proton elastic scattering cross sections are surveyed and an identity between scattering amplitudes and a symmetry between cross sections of these processes established by consideringCPT andG conjugation invariance of current matrix elements. A symmetry is obtained giving rise to a theorem on the nature of contribution of form factors to terms in the cross sections.     

New exact solutions toN-dimensional radially symmetric nonlinear diffusion equations

New exact solutions toN-dimensional radially symmetric nonlinear diffusion equations with power-law diffusivities are constructed in terms of the generalized conditional symmetry method, which can be thought as a generalization of the nonclassical symmetry method due to Bluman and Cole.     

Tri-bimaximal mixing from twisted Friedberg–Lee symmetry

We investigate the Friedberg–Lee (FL) symmetry and its promotion to include the μ–τ symmetry, and call this the twisted FL symmetry. Based on the twisted FL symmetry, two possible schemes are presented toward the realistic neutrino mass spectrum and the tri-bimaximal mixing. In the first scheme, we suggest the semi-uniform translation of the FL symmetry. The second one is based on the S ₃ permutation family symmetry. The breaking terms, which are twisted FL symmetric, are introduced. Some viable models in each scheme are also presented.     

Hydrogen atom on null-plane and Melosh transformation

The null-plane dynamics of hydrogen-like atoms is studied in approximations depending on c, the velocity of light, being large. Neglecting terms in the Hamiltonian of order c^?3 (relative to electron rest energy) a symmetry SU (2)_W appears which is analogous to the SU (6)_W of hadron classification. This symmetry, if accurate, would dictate zero ground state magnetic moment. The symmetry is broken by terms of third order, which can, however, be transformed a way by the appropriate approximation to the Melosh transformation. There then emerges a better symmetry, SU (2)_M, broken only at fourth order. The ground state magnetic moment acquires its usual non-relativistic value. The symmetry SU (2)_M corresponds to a subgroup of a symmetry [U (2) × U (2)]_FW which appears in the old Foldy-Wouthuysen approach when spin-orbit coupling is neglected. As well as “current” and “constituent” pictures, “classification” pictures are distinguished; it is to one of the latter that the Melosh transformation transforms.     

Group analysis of domains and domain pairs

Basic symmetry properties of transformation twins and of ferroelectric or ferromagnetic domains are examined in terms of the abstract group theory. It is shown that the crystallographical relations between domains (twin components) and between domain pairs can be deduced from the decomposition of the symmetry group of the high symmetry phase into the left and double cosets of the group of the low symmetry phase. Expressions are derived for the numbers of proper and improper domains, for the number of crystallographically equivalent low symmetry phases, and for the number of crystallographically non-equivalent domain pairs. A classification of domain pairs according to their symmetry is proposed. The domain structure of the monoclinic phase in WO₃ and the Dauphiné twinning in quartz are analysed as illustrative examples.     

The nuclear symmetry energy from relativistic Brueckner-Hartree-Fock model

The microscopic mechanisms of the symmetry energy in nuclear matter are investigated in the framework of the relativistic Brueckner-Hartree-Fock (RBHF) model with a high-precision realistic nuclear potential, pvCDBonn A. The kinetic energy and potential contributions to symmetry energy are decomposed. They are explicitly expressed by the nucleon self-energies, which are obtained through projecting the G-matrices from the RBHF model into the terms of Lorentz covariants. The nuclear medium effects on the nucleon self-energy and nucleon-nucleon interaction in symmetry energy are discussed by comparing the results from the RBHF model and those from Hartree-Fock and relativistic Hartree-Fock models. It is found that the nucleon self-energy including the nuclear medium effect on the single-nucleon wave function provides a largely positive contribution to the symmetry energy, while the nuclear medium effect on the nucleon-nucleon interaction, i.e., the effective G-matrices provides a negative contribution. The tensor force plays an essential role in the symmetry energy around the density. The scalar and vector covariant amplitudes of nucleon-nucleon interaction dominate the potential component of the symmetry energy. Furthermore, the isoscalar and isovector terms in the optical potential are extracted from the RBHF model. The isoscalar part is consistent with the results from the analysis of global optical potential, while the isovector one has obvious differences at higher incident energy due to the relativistic effect.     

Givental Graphs and Inversion Symmetry

Inversion symmetry is a very non-trivial discrete symmetry of Frobenius manifolds. It was obtained by Dubrovin from one of the elementary Schlesinger transformations of a special ODE associated to a Frobenius manifold. In this paper, we review the Givental group action on Frobenius manifolds in terms of Feynman graphs and obtain an interpretation of the inversion symmetry in terms of the action of the Givental group. We also consider the implication of this interpretation of the inversion symmetry for the Schlesinger transformations and for the Hamiltonians of the associated principle hierarchy.     

Lie Symmetry Analysis,Bäcklund Transformations and Exact Solutions to (2+1)-Dimensional Burgers' Types of Equations

This paper is concerned with the (2+1)-dimensional Burgers' and heat types of equations. All of the geometic vector fields of the equations are obtained, an optimal system of the equation is presented. Especially, the Bäcklund transformations (BTs) for the Burgers' equations are constructed based on the symmetry. Then, all of the symmetry reductions are provided in terms of the optimal system method, and the exact explicit solutions are investigated by the symmetry reductions and Bäcklund transformations.     

Chaotic inflation in supergravity with Heisenberg symmetry

We propose the introduction of a Heisenberg symmetry of the Kähler potential to solve the problems with chaotic inflation in supergravity, as a viable alternative to the use of shift symmetry. The slope of the inflaton potential emerges from a small Heisenberg symmetry breaking term in the superpotential. The modulus field of the Heisenberg symmetry is stabilized and made heavy with the help of the large vacuum energy density during inflation. The observable predictions are indistinguishable from those of typical chaotic inflation models, however the form of the inflationary superpotential considered here may be interpreted in terms of sneutrino inflation arising from certain classes of string theory.     

D2h-symmetric nuclear shapes of higher multipolarities

Nuclear surfaces having three mutually perpendicular symmetry planes (D_2h symmetry) are parametrized in terms of O_h-covariant deformation parameters. A method is presented how all the deformation parameters can be made dependent on the quadrupole deformation through arbitrary scalar functions. Specific results for multipolarity λ=6 are cited by way of example.     

核物质四阶对称能中的交换项相关物理

基于协变密度泛函（CDF）理论,核物质四阶对称能可以被分解为动能部分,同位旋单态势能部分以及同位旋三重态势能部分。交换项的引入明显改变了同位旋单态势能部分和同位旋三重态势能部分的密度行为,特别是来自同位旋标量介子-核子耦合道的交换项贡献提供了一个压制作用。作为一种有益的尝试,引入广义的对称能,可以更直观地统一描述核物质各阶对称能效应。The density dependence of nuclear fourth-order symmetry energy S₄ is studied within the covariant density functional (CDF) theory in terms of the kinetic energy, isospin-singlet, and isospin-triplet potential energy parts of the energy density functional. When the Fock diagram is introduced, it is found that both isospin-singlet and isospin-triplet components of the potential energy plays important roles in determining the fourth-order symmetry energy. Especially, an extra suppression, which comes from the Fock terms via isoscalar meson-nucleon coupling channels, is revealed in the isospin-triplet potential part of the fourth-order symmetry energy. As an useful attempt, the generalized symmetry energy is introduced to describe the various orders of nuclear symmetry energies in a visual and self-consistent way.     

Bloch-elektronen in antiferromagneten I. Gruppentheoretische grundlagen

The symmetry of the time-independent Schrödinger equation is investigated in antiferromagnetic single crystals using the spinor representation for the electron. The one-particle Hamiltonian depends on the assumed rigid antiferromagnetic structure via the vector potential of the magnetic induction. The Pauli term and the spin-orbit term are taken into account as well as the crystal potential. It is shown how to find the Shubnikov space group relevant to the problem. A representation of the appropriate double group gives the symmetry group of the Hamiltonian. From the lattice periodicity of the Hamiltonian an analogue of the classical Bloch theorem is obtained. The symmetry group of the Hamiltonian is used to determine the symmetry properties of the energy bands. These symmetries are examined systematically for each type of Shubnikov space groups. Special attention is paid to the validity of the Kramers symmetry. In certain antiferromagnets, the energy bands are allowed by symmetry to have terms linear in k. Such a behaviour can have measurable consequences.     

Magnetic field induced double refraction in cubic crystals

Magnetic field induced spatial dispersion of the dielectric permeability is discussed for a crystal possessing a T_d symmetry. Bilinear terms of the ground state exciton hamiltonian are obtained using the method of invariants. Relevant material constants are expressed in terms of the band parameters.