Finite matrix models with continuous local gauge invariance

We construct a hamiltonian lattice gauge theory which possesses local SU (2) gauge invariance and yet is defined on a Hilbert space of 5-dimensional real vectors for every link. This construction does not allow for generalization to arbitrary SU(N), but a small variation of it can be generalized to an SU(N) × U(1) local gauge invariant model. The latter is solvable in simple gauge sectors leading to trivial spectra. We display these by studying a U(1) local gauge invariant model with similar characteristics.     

Finite temperature SU(2) lattice gauge theory

We discuss SU(2) lattice gauge theories at non-zero temperature and prove several rigorous results including i) the absence of confinement for sufficiently high temperature in the pure gauge theory, and ii) the absence of spontaneous chiral symmetry breaking for sufficiently high temperature in the theory with massless fundamental representation fermions.     

Finite temperature effects in quantum field theory

We consider quantum electrodynamics at finite temperatures. By making use of the real time formalism we compute, on the one-loop level, the finite-temperature correction to the mass of the electron and to the anomalous magnetic moment a_e^th. The gauge-invariant correction to the electron mass is found to be a ten percent effect at a temperature of the order of 2×10¹⁰ K. Some astrophysical implications of this result are briefly discussed. The leading temperature correction to the anomalous magnetic moment of the electron is, at a temperature of 300 K, found to be one order of magnitude smaller than the τ-lepton contribution to a_e^th.     

Finite temperature formalism for composite quantum particles

This Letter provides the missing part of the newly constructed many-body formalism for composite quantum particles: the introduction of a finite temperature. The finite T formalism we propose deeply relies on the existence of a compact closure relation for the (overcomplete) set of N-composite-particle states. As a first application, we here calculate the energy mean value of the exciton gas outside the condensation regime. We show that carrier exchanges increase its temperature dependence compared to elementary bosons, a signature of the degree-of-freedom increase resulting from the particle composite nature.     

Finite temperature quantum fields in expanding universes

The thermodynamics of an ideal relativistic quantum gas in expansion is studied. It is found that only for conformally invariant fields in conformally static spacetime can thermal equilibrium be strictly maintained. A finite temperature theory can be defined under the condition of quasi equilibrium when the background expansion is nearly adiabatic. The high temperature expansion of the energy density for massive nonconformal fields in Robertson-Walker universes and for conformal fields in Bianchi Type-I universes are calculated. The importance of these results on phase transition and quantum processes in the early universe is discussed.     

On modeling the mechanical behavior of heterostructures with quantum dots

The problems on simulation of a stressed-strained state in epitaxial quantum-dot heterostructures with and without coating are considered. Within the framework of the continuum approach, a mechanical-mathematical model of a quantum dot is developed. The stressed-strained state in a heterostructure with a quantum dot located under the coating is simulated within the developed model using the well-known analytical solution to the problem on inclusion of the corresponding shape. An isolated quantum dot in the absence of coating is simulated by a set of elastic dipoles uniformly distributed over the region of elastic half-space matching the quantum dot base. Within the model, the problem on deformation of the quantum-dot heterostructure without coating is analytically solved. The analytical solution is used to analyze the stressed-strained state in the structure under consideration.     

Solution of the gauge hierarchy problem

We propose a novel solution to the gauge hierarchy problem in theories with softly broken supersymmetry. Quantum effects can resuscitate classically sick theories, producing the large scale from the small supersymmetry breaking scale. We use this mechanism to construct realistic SU(6) and SU(5) GUTs which do not suffer from gauge hierarchy or fine tuning problems.     

Supersymmetric solution of gauge hierarchy problem

Some recent developments with respect to the resolution of the gauge hierarchy problem in grand unified theories by supersymmetry are presented. A general argument is developed to show how global supersymmetry maintains the stability of the different mass-scales under perturbative effects.     

On the derivation of the Boltzmann-Landau equation from the quantum mechanical hierarchy

The general solution of the equation of motion for the quantum mechanical distribu tion functionf ₂(r ₁ P ₁,r ₂ p ₂;t)in the two particle space is given by means of the Schrödinger scattering functions. A special initial condition leads to the usual Boltzmann equation plus density correction terms, which depend on the scattering matrixt(p′,p). In the long wavelength limit and in lowest order oft(p′,p) the Landau corrections to the simple Boltzmann streaming part are obtained.     

Atomic quantum simulator for lattice gauge theories and ring exchange models

We present the design of a ring exchange interaction in cold atomic gases subjected to an optical lattice using well-understood tools for manipulating and controlling such gases. The strength of this interaction can be tuned independently and describes the correlated hopping of two bosons. We discuss a setup where this coupling term may allow for the realization and observation of exotic quantum phases, including a deconfined insulator described by the Coulomb phase of a three-dimensional U(1) lattice gauge theory.     

Finite temperature infinitesimally deformed classical and quantum gravity

Deformed classical mechanics and gravity is discussed. Infinitesimally deformed quantum field theory is reviewed. Infinitesimally deformed Bose-Einstein distribution is derived. Infinitesimally deformed thermofield dynamics is constructed and applied to a scalar field and string theories.On leave of absence from: Mathematics Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt     

Finite temperature corrections in 2d integrable models

We study the finite size corrections for the magnetization and the internal energy of the 2d Ising model in a magnetic field by using transfer matrix techniques. We compare these corrections with the functional form recently proposed by Delfino and LeClair–Mussardo for the finite temperature behaviour of one-point functions in integrable 2d quantum field theories. We find a perfect agreement between theoretical expectations and numerical results. Assuming the proposed functional form as an input in our analysis we obtain a relevant improvement in the precision of the continuum limit estimates of both quantities.     

The gauge transformation of the modified KP hierarchy

In this paper, we firstly investigate the successive applications of three elementary gauge transformation operators T_i with i = 1,2,3 for the mKP hierarchy in Kupershmidt-Kiso version, and find that the gauge transformation operators T_i can not commute with each other. Then two types of gauge transformation operators T_D and T_I constructed from T_i are proved that they can commute with each other. In particular, T_I is introduced for the first time in the literature. And the successive applications of T_D and T_I in the form of T^(n,k), which is the product of n terms of T_D and k terms of T_I, are derived in three cases for different n and k. At last, the corresponding successive applications of T_D and T_I on the eigenfunction Φ, the adjoint eigenfunction Ψ and the tau functions τ₀ and τ₁ are considered.     

Finite temperature behavior of the 3D Polyakov model with massless quarks

The (2+1)D Georgi–Glashow (or Polyakov) model with the additional fundamental massless quarks is explored at finite temperature. In the case of vanishing Yukawa coupling, it is demonstrated that the interaction of a monopole and an antimonopole in the molecule via quark zero modes leads to the decrease of the Berezinsky–Kosterlitz–Thouless critical temperature when the number of quark flavors is equal to one. If the number of flavors becomes larger, monopoles are shown to exist only in the molecular phase at any temperatures exceeding a certain exponentially small one. This means that for such a number of flavors and at such temperatures, no fundamental matter can be confined by means of the monopole mechanism.     

Two-dimensional lattice gauge theories with superconducting quantum circuits

A quantum simulator of U(1)$U\left(1\right)$ lattice gauge theories can be implemented with superconducting circuits. This allows the investigation of confined and deconfined phases in quantum link models, and of valence bond solid and spin liquid phases in quantum dimer models. Fractionalized confining strings and the real-time dynamics of quantum phase transitions are accessible as well. Here we show how state-of-the-art superconducting technology allows us to simulate these phenomena in relatively small circuit lattices. By exploiting the strong non-linear couplings between quantized excitations emerging when superconducting qubits are coupled, we show how to engineer gauge invariant Hamiltonians, including ring-exchange and four-body Ising interactions. We demonstrate that, despite decoherence and disorder effects, minimal circuit instances allow us to investigate properties such as the dynamics of electric flux strings, signaling confinement in gauge invariant field theories. The experimental realization of these models in larger superconducting circuits could address open questions beyond current computational capability.     

Finite temperature effect on mechanical properties of graphene sheets with various grain boundaries

The mechanical properties of graphene sheets with various grain boundaries are studied by molecular dynamics method at finite temperatures.The finite temperature reduces the ultimate strengths of the graphenes with different types of grain boundaries.More interestingly,at high temperatures,the ultimate strengths of the graphene with the zigzagorientation grain boundaries at low tilt angles exhibit different behaviors from those at lower temperatures,which is determined by inner initial stress in grain boundaries.The results indicate that the finite temperature,especially the high one,has a significant effect on the ultimate strength of graphene with grain boundaries,which gives a more in-depth understanding of their mechanical properties and could be useful for potential graphene applications.     

The Bogoliubov-de Gennes system, the AKNS hierarchy, and nonlinear quantum mechanical supersymmetry

We show that the Ginzburg-Landau expansion of the grand potential for the Bogoliubov-de Gennes Hamiltonian is determined by the integrable nonlinear equations of the AKNS hierarchy, and that this provides the natural mathematical framework for a hidden nonlinear quantum mechanical supersymmetry underlying the dynamics.