Causality criteria

By causality of matter one means its property not to admitsuperluminal excitations, i.e. excitations that propagate faster than the vacuum speed of lightc. In discussing the propagation of small excitations, one has to distinguish betweenphase velocities _j /k, (1jg=number of dispersion branches),group velocities d _j /dk, a front velocityv _f : = and the propagation speedv _q :=(dp/d)^1/2 of isotropic quasistatic (small) perturbations. We discuss some of their properties. In particular, the (maximal) speedv _s of small signals is not smaller thanv _f , and equalsv _f whenever the dispersion branches _j (k) behave reasonably at infinity of the complexk-plane. In essence stronger conditions guaranteev _q <v _f (in which casev _q c would imply superluminal behaviour).     

Quantum-Logics-Valued Measure Convergence Theorem

In this paper, the following quantum-logic valued measure convergence theorem is proved: Let (L ₁, 0, 1) be a Boolean algebra, (L ₂, , , 0, 1) be a quantum logic and { _n : n N} be a sequence of s-bounded (L ₂, , , 0, 1)-valued measures which are defined on (L ₁, 0, 1). If for each a (L ₁, 0, 1), { _n (a)} _{n N} is an order topology Cauchy sequence, when {v(a)} convergent to 0, { _n (a)} is order topology convergent to 0 for each n N, where v is a nonnegative finite additive measure which is defined on (L ₁, 0, 1), then when {v(a)} convergent to 0, { _n (a)} are order topology convergent to 0 uniformly with respect to n N.     

Influence of a strong longitudinal static electric field on free carrier faraday effect in an n-type InSb at room temperature at submillimeter wave frequencies

The expression for free carrier Faraday rotation and for ellipticity , as the function of the applied parallel static electric field and static magnetic field for a given value of wave angular frequency and electron concentration N₀, are obtained and theoretically analyzed with the aid of one-dimensional linearized wave theory and Kane's non-parabolic isotropic dispersion law. It is shown that the maximum Faraday rotation occurs near the cyclotron resonance condition, which can be expressed as , where , , and . Here m^* and e denote the effective mass and charge of electron, respectively. _g is the forbidden bandgap of semiconductor. v₀ is the carrier drift velocity, which is a non-linear function of E₀ in high field condition. A possibility of a simple way of determining the non-linear v₀ vs E₀ characteristics of semiconductors by the measurement of Faraday rotation is also discussed.     

Trajectory attractors for dissipative 2D Euler and Navier-Stokes equations

A trajectory attractor is constructed for the 2D Euler system containing an additional dissipation term −ru, r > 0, with periodic boundary conditions. The corresponding dissipative 2D Navier-Stokes system with the same term −ru and with viscosity v > 0 also has a trajectory attractor, . Such systems model large-scale geophysical processes in atmosphere and ocean (see [1]). We prove that → as v → 0+ in the corresponding metric space. Moreover, we establish the existence of the minimal limit of the trajectory attractors as v → 0+. We prove that is a connected invariant subset of . The connectedness problem for the trajectory attractor by itself remains open. Dedicated to the memory of Leonid Volevich Partially supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (projects no 08-01-00784 and 07-01-00500). The first author has been partially supported by a research grant from the Caprio Foundation, Landau Network-Cento Volta.     

Layering transition in SOS model with external magnetic field

For the SOS model defined by the Hamiltonian , where _x , _x ,{1,2,...},h>0,x ^d ,d2 it is shown that in the low-temperature region an infinite sequence of first-order phase transitions takes place whenh»0 and the temperature is fixed.     

A Note on Anisotropic Percolation

We consider an anisotropic independent bond percolation model on , i.e. we suppose that the vertical edges of are open with probability p and closed with probability 1–p, while the horizontal edges of are open with probability p and closed with probability 1– p, with 0 < p, < 1. Let , with x₁ < x₂, and . It is natural to ask how the two point connectivity function P_p,({0 x}) behaves, and whether anisotropy in percolation probabilities implies the strict inequality P_p,({0 x})> P_p,({0 x}). In this note we give affirmative answer at least for some regions of the parameters involved.Mathematics Subject Classifications (2000). 82B20, 82B41, 82B43.     

ZZ production in e+ e- int eractions at $\sqrt{s} =$ 183-209 G eV

Measurements of on-shell ZZ production are described, using data from the DELPHI experiment at LEP in e ⁺ e ^- collisions at centre-of-mass energies between 183 and 209 GeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of about 665 pb^-1. Results obtained in each of the final states , , , , , l ⁺ l ^- l ⁺ l ^-, and (with ) are presented. The measured production cross-sections are consistent with the Standard Model expectations. These results update and supersede those already published at 183 and 189 GeV.Received: 3 March 2002, Revised: 28 May 2003, Published online: 19 September 2003     

Semihard scattering unraveled from collective flow at the SPS

A study of elliptic flow and two-particle azimuthal correlations of charged particles ( GeV/c) and high- pions ( GeV/c) in Pb + Au collisions at 158A GeV/c, close to midrapidity, is presented. Elliptic flow (v ₂) rises linearly with to a value of about 10 at 2 GeV/c. Beyond 1.5 GeV/c, the slope decreases and possibly indicates a v ₂ saturation at high . Two-pion azimuthal anisotropies for 1.2 GeV/c exceed the v ₂ values by about 60 in semicentral collisions. This non-flow component is attributed to near-side and away-side jetlike correlations. While the near-side peak remains constant with centrality 0.23 0.03 rad, as expected for fragmentation, the away-side peak experiences broadening and disappears in central collisions. Arrival of the final proofs: 30 June 2005 PACS: 25.75.Ld, 25.75.Gz     

Characterizations of Boolean algebras of idempotents

The notions of the left (right) Jordan groupoids are introduced. IfR is an associative^* ring with the identity and ifU(R) [resp.P(R)] denotes the set of all idempotents (resp. projections) of the^* ringR, then the operationsp q =p – 2pq – qp + 4qpq andp q =q – 2pq – 2qp + 4pqp ifp, q U(R) [resp.p, q P(R)] are the nonassociative linear operations inU(R) [resp. inP(R)]. The present paper shows that the operations and are associative iffpq=qp forp, q U(R) [resp.p, q P(R)]. As a corollary it follows from this that the orthomodular poset (U(R), , 0, 1,) is a Boolean algebra [which is commutative, i.e.,pq= qp, p, q U(R)] iff (U(R), , 0, 1,) or (U(R), , 0, 1,) are Jordan associative groupoids. Similar results hold for (P(R), ,0, 1, ).     

Minimal affinizations of representations of quantum groups: the irregular case

Let be a finite-dimensional complex simple Lie algebra and U_q( ) the associated quantum group (q is a nonzero complex number which we assume is transcendental). IfV is a finitedimensional irreducible representation of U_q( ), an affinization ofV is an irreducible representationVV of the quantum affine algebra U_q( ) which containsV with multiplicity one and is such that all other irreducible U_q( )-components ofV have highest weight strictly smaller than the highest weight ofV. There is a natural partial order on the set of U_q( ) classes of affinizations, and we look for the minimal one(s). In earlier papers, we showed that (i) if is of typeA, B, C, F orG, the minimal affinization is unique up to U_q( )-isomorphism; (ii) if is of typeD orE and is not orthogonal to the triple node of the Dynkin diagram of , there are either one or three minimal affinizations (depending on ). In this paper, we show, in contrast to the regular case, that if U_q( ) is of typeD ₄ and is orthogonal to the triple node, the number of minimal affinizations has no upper bound independent of .As a by-product of our methods, we disprove a conjecture according to which, if is of typeA _n,every affinization is isomorphic to a tensor product of representations of U_q( ) which are irreducible under U_q( ) (in an earlier paper, we proved this conjecture whenn=1).Both authors were partially supported by the NSF, DMS-9207701.     

On the Classification of q-Algebras

The problem is the classification of the ideals of free differential algebras, or the associated quotient algebras, the q-algebras; being finitely generated, unital C-algebras with homogeneous relations and a q-differential structure. This family of algebras includes the quantum groups, or at least those that are based on simple (super) Lie or Kac–Moody algebras. Their classification would encompass the so far incompleted classification of quantized (super) Kac–Moody algebras and of the (super) Kac–Moody algebras themselves. These can be defined as singular limits of q-algebras, and it is evident that to deal with the q-algebras in their full generality is more rational than the examination of each singular limit separately. This is not just because quantization unifies algebras and superalgebras, but also because the points q=1 and q=–1 are the most singular points in parameter space. In this Letter, one of two major hurdles in this classification program has been overcome. Fix a set of integers n ₁,...,n _k, and consider the space of homogeneous polynomials of degree n ₁ in the generator e ₁, and so on. Assume that there are no constants among the polynomials of lower degree, in any one of the generators; in this case all constants in the space have been classified. The task that remains, the more formidable one, is to remove the stipulation that there are no constants of lower degree.     

Exact Potts Model Partition Functions for Strips of the Honeycomb Lattice

We present exact calculations of the Potts model partition function Z(G,q,v) for arbitrary q and temperature-like variable v on strip graphs G of the honeycomb lattice for a variety of transverse widths equal to L _y vertices and for arbitrarily great length, with free longitudinal boundary conditions and free and periodic transverse boundary conditions. These partition functions have the form , where m denotes the number of repeated subgraphs in the longitudinal direction. We give general formulas for N _Z,G,j for arbitrary L _y . We also present plots of zeros of the partition function in the q plane for various values of v and in the v plane for various values of q. Plots of specific heat for infinite-length strips are also presented, and, in particular, the behavior of the Potts antiferromagnet at is investigated.     

Conformally Invariant Quantization at Order Three

Let (M, g) be a pseudo-Riemannian manifold and the space of densities of degree on M. Denote the space of differential operators from to of order k and S _k with = – the corresponding space of symbols. We construct (the unique) conformally invariant quantization map . This result generalizes that of Duval and Ovsienko.     

Primordial <Superscript>4</Superscript>He Abundance Constrains the Possible Time Variation of the Higgs Vacuum Expectation Value

We constrain the possible time variation of the Higgs vacuum expectation value (v) by recent results on the primordial ⁴He abundance (Y _P ). For that, we use an analytic approach which enables us to take important issues into consideration, that have been ignored by previous works, like the v-dependence of the relevant cross sections of deuterium production and photodisintegration, including the full Klein–Nishina cross section. Furthermore, we take a non-equilibrium Ansatz for the freeze-out concentration of neutrons and protons and incorporate the latest results on the neutron decay. Finally, we approximate the key-parameters of the primordial ⁴He production (the mean lifetime of the free neutron and the binding energy of the deuteron) by terms of (where v ₀ denotes the present theoretical estimate). Eventually, we derive the relation and the most stringent limit on a possible time variation of v is given by: .     

Landau Hamiltonians with Unbounded Random Potentials

We prove the almost sure existence of a pure point spectrum for the two-dimensional Landau Hamiltonian with an unbounded Anderson-like random potential, provided that the magnetic field is sufficiently large. For these models, the probability distribution of the coupling constant is assumed to be absolutely continuous. The corresponding densityg has support equal to , and satisfies , for some > 0. This includes the case of Gaussian distributions. We show that the almost sure spectrum is , provided the magnetic field B0. We prove that for each positive integer n, there exists a field strength B _n , such that for all B>B _n , the almost sure spectrum is pure point at all energies except in intervals of width about each lower Landau level , for m < n. We also prove that for any B0, the integrated density of states is Lipschitz continuous away from the Landau energiesE _n (B). This follows from a new Wegner estimate for the finite-area magnetic Hamiltonians with random potentials.     

Einstein equations and Fierz-Pauli equations with self-interaction in quantum gravity

The Einstein equations can be written as Fierz-Pauli equations with self-interaction, together with the covariant Hilbert-gauge condition, where W denotes the covariant wave operator and G _ik the Einstein tensor of the metric g _ik collecting all nonlinear terms of Einstein's equations. As is known, there do not, however, exist plane-wave solutions _ik(z)with g ^ik Z,_i Z,_k=0of these equations such that what is essential to the introduction of gravitons is not satisfied in general relativity. This nonexistence corresponds with the uncertainty relation,p(g*)²(x)³h hG/ c ³ concerning the total nonlinear gravitational field g ^*ik =g ^k + ^k .     

Inequivalent quantizations for non-linear σ model

We compute the homotopy groups ₀ and ₁ of the classical configuration space of anO(3) invariant field theory on ×, where is a compact two dimensional manifold for arbitrary genusg and- denotes the time coordinate. We also present the finite dimensional, unitary, irreducible, inequivalent representations of the appropriate fundamental groups and comment on some of their implications.     

BV Structure of the Cohomology of Nilpotent Subalgebras and the Geometry of(W) Strings

Given a simple, simply laced, complex Lie algebra corresponding to the Lie group G, let be thesubalgebra generated by the positive roots. In this Letter we construct aBV algebra whose underlying graded commutative algebra is given by the cohomology, with respect to , of the algebra of regular functions on G with values in . We conjecture that describes the algebra of allphysical (i.e., BRST invariant) operators of the noncritical string. The conjecture is verified in the two explicitly known cases, ₂ (the Virasoro string) and ₃ (the string).     

A Variational Principle in the Dual Pair of Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Spaces and an Application

Given a positive definite, bounded linear operator A on the Hilbert space ₀≔l ²(E), we consider a reproducing kernel Hilbert space ₊ with a reproducing kernel A(x,y). Here E is any countable set and A(x,y), x,y∊ E, is the representation of A w.r.t. the usual basis of ₀. Imposing further conditions on the operator A, we also consider another reproducing kernel Hilbert space ₋ with a kernel function B(x,y), which is the representation of the inverse of A in a sense, so that ₋⊃ ₀⊃ ₊ becomes a rigged Hilbert space. We investigate the ratios of determinants of some partial matrices of A and B. We also get a variational principle on the limit ratios of these values. We apply this relation to show the Gibbsianness of the determinantal point process (or fermion point process) defined by the operator A(I+A)⁻¹ on the set E. 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 46E22 Secondary: 60K35     

Commutator Representations of Covariant Differential Calculi on Quantum Groups

Let (, d) be a first-order differential *-calculus on a *-algebra . We say that a pair (, F) of a *-representation of on a dense domain of a Hilbert space and a symmetric operator F on gives a commutator representation of if there exists a linear mapping : L( ) such that (adb) = (a)i[F, (b) ], a, b . Among others, it is shown that each left-covariant *-calculus of a compact quantum group Hopf *-algebra has a faithful commutator representation. For a class of bicovariant *-calculi on , there is a commutator representation such that F is the image of a central element of the quantum tangent space. If is the Hopf *-algebra of the compact form of one of the quantum groups SL _q (n+1), O _q (n), Sp _q (2n) with real trancendental q, then this commutator representation is faithful.