Central Charge Extended Supersymmetric Structures for Fundamental Fermions Around Non-Abelian Vortices

Fermionic zero modes around non-abelian vortices are shown that they constitute two N = 2, d = 1 supersymmetric quantum mechanics algebras. These two algebras can be combined under certain circumstances to form a central charge extended N = 4 supersymmetric quantum algebra. We thoroughly discuss the implications of the existence of supersymmetric quantum mechanics algebras, in the quantum Hilbert space of the fermionic zero modes.     

F-theory and the Witten index

We connect the fermionic fields, localized on the intersection curve Σ   of two D7-branes with zero background flux, to a N=2$N=2$ supersymmetric quantum mechanics algebra, within the theoretical framework of F-theory.     

Baryogenesis,proton decay and fermion masses in supergravity guts

In realistic N = 1 supergravity theories with a gravitino mass of order 1 TeV, the reheat temperature after inflation is bounded to be no greater than 10⁸ GeV. We construct an N = 1 supergravity model with realistic fermion masses and mixings in which D = 5 operators are suppressed by a Peccei-Quinn symmetry. We compute the ensuing proton decay and show that the dominant modes involve strange particles in the final state. Efficient baryogenesis is induced by Higgs decay to massive right-handed neutrinos and we find an upper bound on the proton lifetime if the Higgs are light enough to be reheated.     

Towards the construction of N = 2 supersymmetric integrable hierarchies

We formulate a conjecture for the three different Lax operators that describe the bosonic sectors of the three possible N = 2 supersymmetric integrable hierarchies with N = 2 super-W_n second Hamiltonian structure. We check this conjecture in the simplest cases, then we verify it in general in one of the three possible supersymmetric extensions. To this end we construct the N = 2 supersymmetric extensions of the Generalized Non-Linear Schrödinger hierarchy by exhibiting the corresponding super Lax operator. To find the correct Hamiltonians we are led to a new definition of super-residues for degenerate N = 2 supersymmetric pseudo-differential operators. We have found a new non-polynomials Miura-like realization for N = 2 superconformal algebra in terms of two bosonic chiral-anti-chiral free superfields.     

Instanton effects in N = 2 supersymmetric quantum mechanics

Supersymmetric quantum mechanics with several bosonic and fermionic dynamic variables is considered. Two different N = 2 supersymmetric models involving instantons are discussed in detail. Instantons fail to break supersymmetry in one of the models considered. The vacuum state is degenerate in this model which generally results in spontaneous breaking of internal left-right symmetry. In another model supersymmetry is destroyed dynamically due to special complex instanton solutions. Possible implications for SUSY field theories are discussed.     

Exact Solutions of the Klein–Gordon Equation with Position-Dependent Mass for Mixed Vector and Scalar Kink-Like Potentials

The relativistic problem of spinless particles with position-dependent mass subject to kink-like potentials (~tanh αx) is investigated. By using the basic concepts of the supersymmetric quantum mechanics formalism and the functional analysis method, we solve exactly the position-dependent effective mass Klein–Gordon equation with the vector and scalar kink-like potential coupling, and obtain the bound state solutions in the closed form. It is found that in the presence of position-dependent mass there exists the symmetry that the discrete positive energy spectra and negative energy spectra are symmetric about zero energy for the case of a mixed vector and scalar kink-like potential coupling, and in the presence of constant mass this symmetry only appears for the cases of a pure scalar kink-like potential coupling or massless particles.     

Quantum Torus Symmetry of the KP,KdV and BKP Hierarchies

In this paper, we construct the quantum torus symmetry of the KP hierarchy and further derive the quantum torus constraint on the tau function of the KP hierarchy. That means we give a nice representation of the quantum torus Lie algebra in the KP system by acting on its tau function. Comparing to the W _∞ symmetry, this quantum torus symmetry has a nice algebraic structure with double indices. Further by reduction, we also construct the quantum torus symmetries of the KdV and BKP hierarchies and further derive the quantum torus constraints on their tau functions. These quantum torus constraints might have applications in the quantum field theory, supersymmetric gauge theory and so on.     

Hilbert space representation of an algebra of observables forq-deformed relativistic quantum mechanics

Using a representation of theq-deformed Lorentz algebra as differential operators on quantum Minkowski space, we define an algebra of observables for a q-deformed relativistic quantum mechanics with spin zero. We construct a Hilbert space representation of this algebra in which the square of the massp ² is diagonal.     

Integrability of a family of quantum field theories related to sigma models

A method is introduced for constructing lattice discretizations of large classes of integrable quantum field theories. The method proceeds in two steps: The quantum algebraic structure underlying the integrability of the model is determined from the algebra of the interaction terms in the light-cone representation. The representation theory of the relevant quantum algebra is then used to construct the basic ingredients of the quantum inverse scattering method, the lattice Lax matrices and R-matrices. This method is illustrated with four examples: The sinh-Gordon model, the affine sl(3) Toda model, a model called the fermionic sl(2|1) Toda theory, and the N=2 supersymmetric sine-Gordon model. These models are all related to sigma models in various ways. The N=2 supersymmetric sine-Gordon model, in particular, describes the Pohlmeyer reduction of string theory on AdS₂×S², and is dual to a supersymmetric non-linear sigma model with a sausage-shaped target space.     

On dynamical symmetry algebra for aq-extension of the harmonic oscillator

Dynamical symmetry algebra for aq-analogue of the linear harmonic oscillator in quantum mechanics is explicitly constructed in terms ofq-difference raising and lowering operators, which factorize governing Hamiltonian for this model.     

Proton decay in supersymmetric models

We discuss proton decay in supersymmetric theories. We find that it is possible to obtain rates which are comparable with those of standard SU(5). In the presence of a discrete symmetry which occurs in an SU(5) supersymmetric unified model we obtain a definite prediction for the dominant decay mode, i.e. p → K^+?ν_μ and n → K^0?ν_μ.     

Supersymmetric Chern–Simons vortex systems and extended supersymmetric quantum mechanics algebras

We study N=2$N=2$ supersymmetric Chern–Simons Higgs models in (2+1)$(2+1)$-dimensions and the existence of extended underlying supersymmetric quantum mechanics algebras. Our findings indicate that the fermionic zero modes quantum system in conjunction with the system of zero modes corresponding to bosonic fluctuations, are related to an N=4$N=4$ extended 1-dimensional supersymmetric algebra with central charge, a result closely connected to the N=2$N=2$ spacetime supersymmetry of the total system. We also add soft supersymmetric terms to the fermionic sector in order to examine how this affects the index of the corresponding Dirac operator, with the latter characterizing the degeneracy of the solitonic solutions. In addition, we analyze the impact of the underlying supersymmetric quantum algebras to the zero mode bosonic fluctuations. This is relevant to the quantum theory of self-dual vortices and particularly for the symmetries of the metric of the space of vortices solutions and also for the non-zero mode states of bosonic fluctuations.     

N ＝ 4 Superconformal Quantum Mechanics in One Dimension and Its Algebraic Structure

N = 4 superconformal quantum mechanics of nonrelativistic particles in the typical 1/x2-potentials, which holds not only supersymmetry but also dynamical conformal symmetry, is studied. The corresponding superconformal quantum mechanical algebra, which contains supersymmetric quantum mechanical algebra with four supercharges and conformal algebra as subalgebras, and its two canonical group chains are established.     

Superprojectors

We present a simple algorithm for constructing the N-extended superfield projection operators for irreducible representations of supersymmetry, and explicitly perform all simplifications due to spinor derivative algebra. The method is based on covariant expansion of a general superfield in terms of chiral superfields, and requires no knowledge of Casimir operators. We list these superprojectors for various N = 1, 2, and 4 superfields, and apply our results to quantized the linearized N = 2 vector multiplet in a supersymmetric gauge.     

Bosonization of supersymmetric KdV equation

Bosonization approach to the classical supersymmetric systems is presented. By introducing the multi-fermionic parameters in the expansions of the superfields, the N=1 supersymmetric KdV (sKdV) system is transformed to a system of coupled bosonic equations. The method can be applied to any fermionic systems. By solving the coupled bosonic equations, some novel types of exact solutions can be explicitly obtained. Especially, the richness of the localized excitations of the supersymmetric integrable system is discovered. The rich multi-soliton solutions obtained here have not yet been obtained by using other methods. However, the traditional known multi-soliton solutions can also not be obtained by the bosonization approach of this Letter. Some open problems on the bosonization of the supersymmetric integrable models are proposed in the both classical and quantum levels.     

Quantum deformedsu(m/n) algebra and superconformal algebra on quantum superspace

We study a deformedsu(m/n) algebra on a quantum superspace. Some interesting aspects of the deformed algebra are shown. As an application of the deformed algebra we construct a deformed superconformal algebra. From the deformedsu(1/4) algebra, we derive deformed Lorentz, translation of Minkowski space,iso(2, 2) and its supersymmetric algebras as closed subalgebras with consistent automorphisms.     

Generalized Coherent States for Position-Dependent Effective Mass Systems

A generalized scheme for the construction of coherent states in the context of position-dependent effective mass systems has been presented. This formalism is based on the ladder operators and associated algebra of the system which are obtained using the concepts of supersymmetric quantum mechanics and the property of shape invariance. In order to exemplify the general results and to analyze the properties of the coherent states, several examples have been considered.     

Generalized Coherent States for Position-Dependent Effective Mass Systems

A generalized scheme for the construction of coherent states in the context of position-dependent effective mass systems has been presented. This formalism is based on the ladder operators and associated algebra of the system which are obtained using the concepts of supersymmetric quantum mechanics and the property of shape invariance. In order to exemplify the general results and to analyze the properties of the coherent states, several examples have been considered.     

Solutions of Dirac equations with the Pöschl-Teller potential

By using the basic concepts of the supersymmetric quantum mechanics formalism and the function analysis method, we solve the Dirac equation with vector and scalar potentials and obtain the bound-state solutions for the nuclei in the relativistic P?schl-Teller potential. All of the analyses are prepared under the conditions of the exact spin symmetry and pseudospin symmetry. The exact energy equation and corresponding two-component spinor wave functions for s -wave bound states are obtained analytically.     

Degenerate Sklyanin algebras

New trigonometric and rational solutions of the quantum Yang-Baxter equation (QYBE) are obtained by applying some singular gauge transformations to the known Belavin-Drinfeld elliptic R-matrix for sl(2;?). These solutions are shown to be related to the standard ones by the quasi-Hopf twist. We demonstrate that the quantum algebras arising from these new R-matrices can be obtained as special limits of the Sklyanin algebra. A representation for these algebras by the difference operators is found. The sl(N;?)-case is discussed.