Non-relativistic Limit of a Dirac Polaron in Relativistic Quantum Electrodynamics

A quantum system of a Dirac particle interacting with the quantum radiation field is considered in the case where no external potentials exist. Then the total momentum of the system is conserved and the total Hamiltonian is unitarily equivalent to the direct integral of a family of self-adjoint operators acting in the Hilbert space , where is the Hilbert space of the quantum radiation field. The fiber operator is called the Hamiltonian of the Dirac polaron with total momentum . The main result of this paper is concerned with the non-relativistic (scaling) limit of . It is proven that the non-relativistic limit of yields a self-adjoint extension of a Hamiltonian of a polaron with spin 1/2 in non-relativistic quantum electrodynamics.     

Zero Modes’ Fusion Ring and Braid Group Representations for the Extended Chiral <Emphasis Type="Italic">su</Emphasis>(2) WZNW Model

A zero modes’ Fock space is constructed for the extended chiral WZNW model. It gives room to a realization of the fusion ring of representations of the restricted quantum universal enveloping algebra at an even root of unity, and of its infinite dimensional extension by the Lusztig operators We provide a streamlined derivation of the characteristic equation for the Casimir invariant from the defining relations of A central result is the characterization of the Grothendieck ring of both and in Theorem 3.1. The properties of the fusion ring in are related to the braiding properties of correlation functions of primary fields of the conformal current algebra model.      

Local Resolvent Estimates for <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-body Stark Hamiltonians

For an N-body Stark Hamiltonian , the resolvent estimate holds uniformly in with Re and Im , where , and is a compact interval. This estimate is well known as the limiting absorption principle. In this paper, we report that by introducing the localization in the configuration space, a refined resolvent estimate holds uniformly in with Re and Im . Dedicated to Professor Hideo Tamura on the occasion of his 60th birthday     

Renormalized Traces and Cocycles on the Algebra of S 1-Pseudo-differential Operators

Using renormalized (or weighted) traces of classical pseudo-differential operators and calculus on formal symbols. We exhibit three cocycles on the Lie algebra of classical pseudo-differential operators $Cl(S^1,\mathbb{C}^n)Using renormalized (or weighted) traces of classical pseudo-differential operators and calculus on formal symbols. We exhibit three cocycles on the Lie algebra of classical pseudo-differential operators acting on . We first show that the Schwinger functional associated to the Dirac operator is a cocycle on , and not only on a restricted algebra Then, we investigate two bilinear functionals and , which satisfies We show that and are two cocycles in , and and have the same nonvanishing cohomology class. We finaly calculate on classical pseudo-differential operators of order 1 and on differential operators of order 1, in terms of partial symbols. By this last computation, we recover the Virasoro cocyle and the K?hler form of the loop group. Mathematics Subject Classification (1991). 47G30, 47N50     

Modular Conjugation and the Implementation of Supersymmetry

Any -graded C ^*-dynamical system with a self-adjoint graded-Kubo-Martin-Schwinger (KMS) functional on it can be represented (canonically) as a -graded algebra of bounded operators on a -graded Hilbert space, so that the grading of the latter is compatible with the functional. The modular conjugation operator plays a crucial role in this reconstruction. The results are generalized to the case of an unbounded graded-KMS functional having as dense domain the union of a net of C ^*-subalgebras. It is shown that the modulus of such an unbounded graded-KMS functional is KMS.      

Compound Basis Arising from the Basic {A^{(1)}_{1}}-Module

Given a conditionally completely positive map on a unital *-algebra , we find an interesting connection between the second Hochschild cohomology of with coefficients in the bimodule of adjointable maps, where M is the GNS bimodule of , and the possibility of constructing a quantum random walk [in the sense of (Attal et al. in Ann Henri Poincar 7(1):59–104, 2006; Lindsay and Parthasarathy in Sankhya Ser A 50(2):151–170, 1988; Sahu in Quantum stochastic Dilation of a class of Quantum dynamical Semigroups and Quantum random walks. Indian Statistical Institute, 2005; Sinha in Banach Center Publ 73:377–390, 2006)] corresponding to . D. Goswami was supported by a project funded by the Indian National Academy of Sciences. L. Sahu had research support from the National Board of Higher Mathematics, DAE (India) is gratefully acknowledged.     

Integrable Discrete Nets in Grassmannians

We consider discrete nets in Grassmannians , which generalize Q-nets (maps with planar elementary quadrilaterals) and Darboux nets (-valued maps defined on the edges of such that quadruples of points corresponding to elementary squares are all collinear). We give a geometric proof of integrability (multidimensional consistency) of these novel nets, and show that they are analytically described by the noncommutative discrete Darboux system.      

Verma Modules for Yangians

We study the Verma modules M((μu)) over the Yangian Y associated with a simple Lie algebra . We give necessary and sufficient conditions for irreducibility of M(μ(u)). Moreover, regarding the simple quotient L((μu)) of M((μu)) as an -module, we give necessary and sufficient conditions for finite-dimensionality of the weight subspaces of L((μu)).     

Dynamical Noncommutativity and Noether Theorem in Twisted $${\phi^{\star 4}}$$ Theory

A -product is defined via a set of commuting vector fields , and used in a theory coupled to the fields. The -product is dynamical, and the vacuum solution , reproduces the usual Moyal product. The action is invariant under rigid translations and Lorentz rotations, and the conserved energy–momentum and angular momentum tensors are explicitly derived.      

Quantization of Semi-Classical Twists and Noncommutative Geometry

A problem of defining the quantum analogues for semi-classical twists in U()[[t]] is considered. First, we study specialization at q = 1 of singular coboundary twists defined in Uq ())[[t]] for g being a nonexceptional Lie algebra, then we consider specialization of noncoboundary twists when = and obtain q-deformation of the semiclassical twist introduced by Connes and Moscovici in noncommutative geometry. Mathematics Subject Classification: 16W30, 17B37, 81R50     

Spectral Gap of Segments of Periodic Waveguides

The lowest spectral gap of segments of a periodic waveguide in is proportional to the square of the inverse length. Dedicated to Pavel Exner on the occasion of his 60th birthday.     

Cohomology of $${\mathfrak{osp}}(1|2)$$ Acting on Linear Differential Operators on the Supercircle S1|1

We compute the first cohomology spaces of the Lie superalgebra with coefficients in the superspace of linear differential operators acting on weighted densities on the supercircle S ^1|1. The structure of these spaces was conjectured in (Gargoubi et al. in Lett Math Phys 79:5165, 2007). In fact, we prove here that the situation is a little bit more complicated.      

Spectrum of Time Operators

Let H be a self-adjoint operator on a complex Hilbert space . A symmetric operator T on is called a time operator of H if, for all , (D(T) denotes the domain of T) and . In this paper, spectral properties of T are investigated. The following results are obtained: (i) If H is bounded below, then σ(T), the spectrum of T, is either (the set of complex numbers) or . (ii) If H is bounded above, then is either or . (iii) If H is bounded, then . The spectrum of time operators of free Hamiltonians for both nonrelativistic and relativistic particles is exactly identified. Moreover spectral analysis is made on a generalized time operator. This work is supported by the Grant-in-Aid No.17340032 for Scientific Research from the JSPS.     

Why is \mathcal{CPT} Fundamental?

Lüders and Pauli proved the theorem based on Lagrangian quantum field theory almost half a century ago. Jost gave a more general proof based on “axiomatic” field theory nearly as long ago. The axiomatic point of view has two advantages over the Lagrangian one. First, the axiomatic point of view makes clear why is fundamental—because it is intimately related to Lorentz invariance. Secondly, the axiomatic proof gives a simple way to calculate the transform of any relativistic field without calculating , and separately and then multiplying them. The purpose of this pedagogical paper is to “deaxiomatize” the theorem by explaining it in a few simple steps. We use theorems of distribution theory and of several complex variables without proof to make the exposition elementary.     

(Co)cyclic (Co)homology of Bialgebroids: An Approach via (Co)monads

For a (co)monad T _l on a category , an object X in , and a functor , there is a (co)simplex in . The aim of this paper is to find criteria for para-(co)cyclicity of Z ^*. Our construction is built on a distributive law of T _l with a second (co)monad T _r on , a natural transformation , and a morphism in . The (symmetrical) relations i and w need to satisfy are categorical versions of Kaygun’s axioms of a transposition map. Motivation comes from the observation that a (co)ring T over an algebra R determines a distributive law of two (co)monads and on the category of R-bimodules. The functor Π can be chosen such that is the cyclic R-module tensor product. A natural transformation is given by the flip map and a morphism is constructed whenever T is a (co)module algebra or coring of an R-bialgebroid. The notion of a stable anti-Yetter-Drinfel’d module over certain bialgebroids, the so-called  ×  _R -Hopf algebras, is introduced. In the particular example when T is a module coring of a  ×  _R -Hopf algebra and X is a stable anti-Yetter-Drinfel’d -module, the para-cyclic object Z _* is shown to project to a cyclic structure on . For a -Galois extension , a stable anti-Yetter-Drinfel’d -module T _S is constructed, such that the cyclic objects and are isomorphic. This extends a theorem by Jara and Ştefan for Hopf Galois extensions. As an application, we compute Hochschild and cyclic homologies of a groupoid with coefficients in a stable anti-Yetter-Drinfel’d module, by tracing it back to the group case. In particular, we obtain explicit expressions for (coinciding relative and ordinary) Hochschild and cyclic homologies of a groupoid. The latter extends results of Burghelea on cyclic homology of groups.     

Quantization on Curves

Deformation quantization on varieties with singularities offers perspectives that are not found on manifolds. The Harrison component of Hochschild cohomology, vanishing on smooth manifolds, reflects information about singularities. The Harrison 2-cochains are symmetric and are interpreted in terms of abelian *-products. This paper begins a study of abelian quantization on plane curves over , being algebraic varieties of the form , where R is a polynomial in two variables; that is, abelian deformations of the coordinate algebra ). To understand the connection between the singularities of a variety and cohomology we determine the algebraic Hochschild (co)homology and its Barr–Gerstenhaber–Schack decomposition. Homology is the same for all plane curves , but the cohomology depends on the local algebra of the singularity of R at the origin. The Appendix, by Maxim Kontsevich, explains in modern mathematical language a way to calculate Hochschild and Harrison cohomology groups for algebras of functions on singular planar curves etc. based on Koszul resolutions.      

Polynômes 3-Tangentiels Et Solutions t-Périodiques de KdV

Nous étudions, quel que soit le réseau , les courbes hyperelliptiques donnant lieu, via le dictionnaire de Krichever et la formule d’Its-Mateev, à des solutions méromorphes Λ-doublement périodiques en t de l’équation de Korteweg-de Vries. Ce sont des revêtements marqués finis particuliers de la courbe elliptique (X,q)=(C /Λ,0) que nous nommons paires osculatrices hyperelliptiques. Nous sommes amenés à définir la classe des polynômes 3-tangentiels symétriques et à considérer une surface algébrique réglée S→ X et la surface obtenue par un éclatement en huit points de S. Nous associons alors aux polynômes 3-tangentiels symétriques des diviseurs sur S et . En étudiant ces diviseurs, nous démontrons que les paires osculatrices non-ramifiées au point marqué se factorisent via et reconstruisons ensuite de telles paires sur sous certaines conditions numériques.     

Integrals of Vertex Operators and uantum Shuffles

Given a braided vector space , we show that iterated integrals of operator-valued functions satisfying a certain exchange relation give rise to representations of the quantum shuffle algebra built on . Using the quantum shuffle construction of the 'upper triangular part' of a quantum shuffle, this provides a simple proof of the result of Bouwknegt, MacCarthy and Pilch saying that integrals of vertex operators acting on certain Fock modules give rise to representations of .