From the Torsion Tensor for Spinors to the Weak Forces for Leptons

We consider a geometric approach to field theory in which torsion is present beside gravity and also electrodynamics for the matter field equations, and we develop the consequences of the torsion-spin coupling for the spinor fields; we show that these interactions have the structure of the weak interactions acting among leptons: we discuss the implications for the standard model of fundamental interactions of elementary fields in the perspective of the foundations of unification in theoretical physics.     

Spin Observables in the Two-Nucleon Capture and Dissociation Processes at Low Energies

Spin observables in radiative neutron capture on a proton and its inverse process, photodisintegration of the deuteron are calculated using a pionless effective field theory with di-baryon fields. Good agreement with the results of existing standard nuclear physics approach (SNPA) is obtained at very low energies. As energy increases, however, the discrepancy between the effective field theory and the SNPA becomes substantial. We discuss the origin of the difference.     

Chiral effective field theories of the strong interactions

Effective field theories of the strong interactions based on the approximate chiral symmetry of QCD provide a model-independent approach to low-energy hadron physics. We give a brief introduction to mesonic and baryonic chiral perturbation theory and discuss a number of applications. We also consider the effective field theory including vector and axial-vector mesons.     

Detecting anomalies in vector boson scattering

Measuring vector boson scattering(VBS) precisely is an important step toward understanding the electro weak symmetry breaking of and detecting new physics beyond the standard model(SM).Herein,we propose a neural network that compresses the features of the VBS data into a three-dimensional latent space.The consistency of the SM predictions and experimental data is tested via binned log-likelihood analysis in the latent space.We show that the network is capable of distinguishing different polarization modes of WWjj production in both di-and semileptonic channels.The method is also applied to constrain the effective field theory and two Higgs Doublet Model.The results demonstrate that the method is sensitive to general new physics contributing to the VBS.     

Unparticle example in 2D

We discuss what can be learned about unparticle physics by studying simple quantum field theories in one space and one time dimension. We argue that the exactly soluble 2D theory of a massless fermion coupled to a massive vector boson, the Sommerfield model, is an interesting analog of a Banks-Zaks model, approaching a free theory at high energies and a scale-invariant theory with nontrivial anomalous dimensions at low energies. We construct a toy standard model coupling to the fermions in the Sommerfield model and study how the transition from unparticle behavior at low energies to free particle behavior at high energies manifests itself in interactions with the toy standard model particles.     

A Proposal for a Bohmian Ontology of Quantum Gravity

The paper shows how the Bohmian approach to quantum physics can be applied to develop a clear and coherent ontology of non-perturbative quantum gravity. We suggest retaining discrete objects as the primitive ontology also when it comes to a quantum theory of space-time and therefore focus on loop quantum gravity. We conceive atoms of space, represented in terms of nodes linked by edges in a graph, as the primitive ontology of the theory and show how a non-local law in which a universal and stationary wave-function figures can provide an order of configurations of such atoms of space such that the classical space-time of general relativity is approximated. Although there is as yet no fully worked out physical theory of quantum gravity, we regard the Bohmian approach as setting up a standard that proposals for a serious ontology in this field should meet and as opening up a route for fruitful physical and mathematical investigations.     

Effective field theory approach to nuclear matter

Effective field theory provides a systematic approach to hardon physics and few-nucleon systems. It allows one to determine the effective two-, three-, and more-nucleon interactions which are consistent with each other. We present a project to derive bulk properties of nuclei from the effective nucleonic interactions. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

Systematic low-energy effective theory for magnons and charge carriers in an antiferromagnet

By electron or hole doping quantum antiferromagnets may turn into high-temperature superconductors. The low-energy dynamics of antiferromagnets are governed by their Nambu–Goldstone bosons—the magnons—and are described by an effective field theory analogous to chiral perturbation theory for the pions in strong interaction physics. In analogy to baryon chiral perturbation theory—the effective theory for pions and nucleons—we construct a systematic low-energy effective theory for magnons and electrons or holes in an antiferromagnet. The effective theory is universal and makes model-independent predictions for the entire class of antiferromagnetic cuprates. We present a detailed analysis of the symmetries of the Hubbard model and discuss how these symmetries manifest themselves in the effective theory. A complete set of linearly independent leading contributions to the effective action is constructed. The coupling to external electromagnetic fields is also investigated.     

Leptogenesis and composite heavy neutrinos with gauge-mediated interactions

Leptogenesis is an appealing framework to account for the baryon asymmetry in the universe. To this end physics beyond the standard model is demanded. In this paper we investigate the possibility to attain successful leptogenesis with composite Majorana neutrinos. We work in the framework of effective gauge-mediated and contact interactions without any reference to an underlying compositeness theory. This approach is the one adopted in all current experimental searches for composite fermions at colliders. In the case of gauge-mediated interactions, we calculate the CP asymmetry in heavy composite neutrino decays. Both the direct and the indirect CP asymmetry are derived and resonant leptogenesis is also discussed. We find that the Sakharov conditions can be met and, for some choice of the parameters, the correct order of magnitude of the baryon asymmetry is reproduced.     

电荷-宇称(CP)对称性破坏和夸克-轻子味物理--写在CP破坏发现和夸克理论提出40周年之际

简要地介绍了与电荷-宇称(CP)对称性破坏和夸克-轻子味物理有关的一些重要进展.从1964年发现CP破坏和提出夸克理论至今,这个领域就一直成为粒子物理研究的前沿领域,已研究和发展了整整40年,取得了许多辉煌的成就.在这篇文章中,着重评述了目前仍然热门的几个主要的研究方向:直接CP破坏的理论研究和实验验证,CP破坏机制和新的CP破坏源,中微子物理和新的味物理,夸克味物理和有效量子场理论,标准模型中味物理参数的预言和超对称大统一理论.同时对我国有关研究组在这些前沿方向做出的重要贡献作了重点简述.可以看出,在CP破坏和味物理这个重要前沿领域,仍然存在着许多未解之谜,使得粒子物理在21世纪既面临着巨大的挑战,又有着不断发展的机遇.     

Some Improved Nonperturbative Bounds for Fermionic Expansions

We reconsider the Gram-Hadamard bound as it is used in constructive quantum field theory and many body physics to prove convergence of Fermionic perturbative expansions. Our approach uses a recursion for the amplitudes of the expansion, discovered in a model problem by Djokic (2013). It explains the standard way to bound the expansion from a new point of view, and for some of the amplitudes provides new bounds, which avoid the use of Fourier transform, and are therefore superior to the standard bounds for models like the cold interacting Fermi gas.     

Ab-initio Hamiltonian approach to light nuclei and to quantum field theory

Nuclear structure physics is on the threshold of confronting several long-standing problems such as the origin of shell structure from basic nucleon-nucleon and three-nucleon interactions. At the same time those interactions are being developed with increasing contact to QCD, the underlying theory of the strong interactions, using effective field theory. The motivation is clear — QCD offers the promise of great predictive power spanning phenomena on multiple scales from quarks and gluons to nuclear structure. However, new tools that involve non-perturbative methods are required to build bridges from one scale to the next. We present an overview of recent theoretical and computational progress with a Hamiltonian approach to build these bridges and provide illustrative results for the nuclear structure of light nuclei and quantum field theory.     

Theorems on estimating perturbative coefficients in quantum field theory and statistical physics

We present rigorous proofs for several theorems on using Padé approximants to estimate coefficients in perturbative quantum field theory and statistical physics. As a result, we find new trigonometric and other identities where the estimates based on this approach are exact. We discuss hypergeometric functions, as well as series from both perturbative quantum field theory and statistical physics.     

Selected topics of quantum computing for nuclear physics

Nuclear physics,whose underling theory is described by quantum gauge field coupled with matter,is fundamentally important and yet is formidably challenge for simulation with classical computers.Quantum computing provides a perhaps transformative approach for studying and understanding nuclear physics.With rapid scaling-up of quantum processors as well as advances on quantum algorithms,the digital quantum simulation approach for simulating quantum gauge fields and nuclear physics has gained lots of attention.In this review,we aim to summarize recent efforts on solving nuclear physics with quantum computers.We first discuss a formulation of nuclear physics in the language of quantum computing.In particular,we review how quantum gauge fields(both Abelian and non-Abelian)and their coupling to matter field can be mapped and studied on a quantum computer.We then introduce related quantum algorithms for solving static properties and real-time evolution for quantum systems,and show their applications for a broad range of problems in nuclear physics,including simulation of lattice gauge field,solving nucleon and nuclear structures,quantum advantage for simulating scattering in quantum field theory,non-equilibrium dynamics,and so on.Finally,a short outlook on future work is given.     

夸克的横向性分布与核子张量荷

夸克的横向性分布的一次矩定义了核子张量荷. 核子张量荷也可用张量流算符在核子态的矩阵元定义,由此用量子色动力学求和规则、有效理论和模型计算了核子张量荷. 对研究核子性质及强子物理的自洽非微扰途径问题也作了简要讨论. The first moment of quark transversity distribution defines the tensor charge of nucleon. The tensor charge of nucleon can also be defined as the forward matrix element of the tensor current in the nucleon state，which is used to study the nucleon’s tensor charge in terms of quantum color dynamics(QCD) sum rule approach， the effective theory and model. A consistent nonperturbative approach to study nucleon property and hadronic physics is also discussed.     

Stochastic field theory for a dirac particle propagating in gauge field disorder

Recent theoretical and numerical developments show analogies between quantum chromodynamics (QCD) and disordered systems in condensed matter physics. We study the spectral fluctuations of a Dirac particle propagating in a finite four-dimensional box in the presence of gauge fields. We construct a model which combines Efetov's approach to disordered systems with the principles of chiral symmetry and QCD. To this end, the gauge fields are replaced with a stochastic white-noise potential, the gauge field disorder. Effective supersymmetric nonlinear sigma models are obtained. Spontaneous breaking of supersymmetry is found. We rigorously derive the equivalent of the Thouless energy within our generic model implying the universality of this scale in QCD. Connections to other low energy effective theories, in particular, the Nambu-Jona-Lasinio model and chiral perturbation theory, are found.     

Limits on a composite Higgs boson

Precision electroweak data are generally believed to constrain the Higgs boson mass to lie below approximately 190 GeV at 95% confidence level. The standard Higgs model is, however, trivial and can only be an effective field theory valid below some high energy scale characteristic of the underlying nontrivial physics. Corrections to the custodial isospin violating parameter T arising from interactions at this higher energy scale dramatically enlarge the allowed range of Higgs mass. We perform a fit to precision electroweak data and determine the region in the (m(H),delta T) plane that is consistent with experimental results. Overlaying the estimated size of corrections to T arising from the underlying dynamics, we find that a Higgs mass up to 500 GeV is allowed.