Dual gauge programs,with applications to quadratic programming and the minimum-norm problem

A gauge functionf(·) is a nonnegative convex function that is positively homogeneous and satisfiesf(0)=0. Norms and pseudonorms are specific instances of a gauge function. This paper presents a gauge duality theory for a gauge program, which is the problem of minimizing the value of a gauge functionf(·) over a convex set. The gauge dual program is also a gauge program, unlike the standard Lagrange dual. We present sufficient conditions onf(·) that ensure the existence of optimal solutions to the gauge program and its dual, with no duality gap. These sufficient conditions are relatively weak and are easy to verify, and are independent of any qualifications on the constraints. The theory is applied to a class of convex quadratic programs, and to the minimuml _p norm problem. The gauge dual program is shown to provide a smaller duality than the standard dual, in a certain sense discussed in the text.     

Gauges for the self‐similar sets

For a self‐similar set E with the open set condition we completely determine the class of its Hausdorff gauges and the class of its prepacking gauges. Moreover, its Hausdorff measures and its packing premeasures with respect to the corresponding gauges are estimated. Without the open set condition we prove that a doubling gauge function is a packing gauge of E if and only if it is a prepacking gauge of E. Also, we give some extensions and applications of these results. Here a gauge function is called a Hausdorff, a prepacking, and a packing gauge of a set, if with respect to the function the set has positive and finite Hausdorff measure, packing premeasure, and packing measure, respectively. (© 2008 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Superfield Quantization in the Lagrangian Formalism

We generalize the superfield BRST quantization method for general gauge theories to the case of gauge fixing by the corresponding generating equation. We find a superfield form of the BRST symmetry of the vacuum functional and prove the gauge independence of the S-matrix. We show that the vacuum functional of the BV quantization method corresponds to a particular solution of the gauge-fixing generating equation. We discuss a modified version of the Ward identities related to the proposed generalized procedure of gauge fixing.     

Superfield Quantization in the Sp(2)-Covariant Formalism

We generalize the rules for the superfield Sp(2)-covariant quantization of arbitrary gauge theories to the case of gauge fixing by the generating equations for the gauge functional. We consider possible realizations of the extended antibrackets and show that only one of the realizations is consistent with the extended BRST symmetry transformations in the form of the supertranslations along the Grassmann coordinates of a superspace.     

A correspondence between the AKNS hierarchy and the JM hierarchy

Reference [1] presented a gauge transformation between thex parts of the AKNS eigenvalue problem and those of the JM (Jaulent-Miodek) eigenvalue problem. In this paper we discuss the correspondence between thet parts of the AKNS eigenvalue problem and thet parts of the JM eigenvalue prohlem under the gauge transformation, and give a correspondence between the AKNS hierarchy and the JM hierarchy and also three types of Darboux transformation for the JM hierarchy.Project supported by the Science Fund of the Ministry of Education.     

A quantum model with one fermionic degree of freedom

A quantum model with one fermionic degree of freedom is discussed in detail. The operator action of the model has local operator gauge symmetry. A group of constrains on operator gauge potentialB ₀ and gauge transformation operatorU from some physical requirement are obtained. The Euler-Lagrange equation of motion of fermionic operator φ is just the usual equation of motion of fermion type. And the Euler-Lagrange equation of motion of operator gauge potentialB ₀ is just a constraint, which is just. the canonical quantization condition of fermion.     

Existence of the D0−D4 Bound State: a Detailed Proof

We consider the supersymmetric quantum mechanical system which is obtained by dimensionally reducing d = 6, N = 1 supersymmetric gauge theory with gauge group U(1) and a single charged hypermultiplet. Using the deformation method and ideas introduced by Porrati and Rozenberg [1], we present a detailed proof of the existence of a normalizable ground state for this system.submitted 12/08/04, accepted 22/08/04     

On the algebraic geometry ofS-duality

This paper deals with algebro-geometric questions arising in the verification of theS-duality conjecture for supersymmetric Yang-Mills quantum field theories in the four-dimensional case. We describe all the cases for the gauge groups of rank 1 and 2, where the Gell-Man-Law beta-function is either zero or negative, and point out some series of such cases for gauge groups of arbitrary rank. Realization of one of these series on the complex projective plane demonstrates a relationship with exceptional bundles. Translated fromMatematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 61, No. 1, pp. 163–178, February, 1997. Translated by S. K. Lando     

Exactness of the one-form of the U(1)-gauge field and fractional statistics in the presence of the Chern-Simons Lagrangian

The first part of the paper deals with the model of minimal coupling of an Abelian Chern-Simons gauge field with some matter current. The elements of exterior calculus are used to solve the gauge field equations of motion under transversal, Weyl, and Coulomb gauges. The second part reviews the model proposed by G. Semenoff (a scalar matter field couples with a topologically massive gauge field). It is shown that the qdeformed permutation algebra arises both in transversal and Weyl gauges. In this case, the following alternative exists: either the model admits only a Bose-Fermi transmutation in a non-simply connected region, or an anyonic-type matter field is admissible when the consideration is restricted by some contractible subset of a punctured plane. Bibliography: 16 titles. Translated fromZapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 199, 1992, pp. 132–146. Translated by K. Malyshev.     

Reduction theorems for principal and classical connections

We prove general reduction theorems for gauge natural operators transforming principal connections and classical linear connections on the base manifold into sections of an arbitrary gauge natural bundle. Then we apply our results to the principal prolongation of connections. Finally we describe all such gauge natural operators for some special cases of a Lie group G.     

A quantum model of a real scalar field

A quantum model of a real scalar field with local operator gauge symmetry is discussed. In the localized theory, in order to keep the local operator gauge symmetry, an operator gauge potential BB _μ, is needed. By combining the constraint of operator gauge potentialB _μ, and the microscopic causality theorem, the usual canonical quantization condition of a real scalar field is obtained. Therefore, a quantum model of a real scalar field without the usual procedure of quantizing a related classical model can be directly constructed. Project supported in part by T.D. Lee’s NNSF Grant, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Foundation of Ph. D. Directing Programme of Chinese Universities and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.     

The gauge theorem for a class of additive functionals of zero energy

Summary In earlier works, the gauge theorem was proved for additive functionals of Brownian motion of the form ₀ ^t q(B _s )ds, whereq is a function in the Kato class. Subsequently, the theorem was extended to additive functionals with Revuz measures in the Kato class. We prove that the gauge theorem holds for a large class of additive functionals of zero energy which are, in general, of unbounded variation. These additive functionals may not be semi-martingales, but correspond to a collection of distributions that belong to the Kato class in a suitable sense. Our gauge theorem generalizes the earlier versions of the gauge theorem.Research supported in part by NSA grant MDA-92-H-30324     

Gauge Distances and Median Hyperplanes

A median hyperplane in d-dimensional space minimizes the weighted sum of the distances from a finite set of points to it. When the distances from these points are measured by possibly different gauges, we prove the existence of a median hyperplane passing through at least one of the points. When all the gauges are equal, some median hyperplane will pass through at least d-1 points, this number being increased to d when the gauge is symmetric, i.e. the gauge is a norm.Whereas some of these results have been obtained previously by different methods, we show that they all derive from a simple formula for the distance of a point to a hyperplane as measured by an arbitrary gauge.     

Some remarks on the Ercolani—Sinha construction of monopoles

We develop the Ercolani—Sinha construction of SU(2) monopoles, which provides a gauge transform of the Nahm data.     

Gauge symmetries and percolation in ±J Ising spin glasses

We consider the ±J spin glass on a finite graph G=(V,E), with i.i.d. couplings. Our approach considers the Z ₂ local gauge invariance of the system. We see the gauge group as a graph theoretic linear code ? over GF(2). The gauge is fixed by choosing a convenient linear supplement of ?. Assuming some relation between the disorder parameter p and the inverse temperature of the thermal bath β _pb , we study percolation in the random interaction random cluster model, and extend the results to dilute spin glasses. Received: 5 May 1997 / Revised version: 9 April 1998     

L 2-Topology and Lagrangians in the Space of Connections Over a Riemann Surface

We examine the L ²-topology of the gauge orbits over a closed Riemann surface. We prove a subtle local slice theorem based on the div-curl lemma of harmonic analysis, and deduce local pathwise connectedness of the gauge orbits. Based on a quantitative version of the connectivity, we generalize compactness results for anti-self-dual instantons with Lagrangian boundary conditions to general gauge-invariant Lagrangian submanifolds. This provides the foundation for the construction of instanton Floer homology for pairs of a 3-manifold with boundary and a Lagrangian in the configuration space over the boundary.     

Chern-simons theory in the SO(5)/U(2) harmonic superspace

We consider the superspace of D=3, N=5 supersymmetry using SO(5)/U(2) harmonic coordinates. Three analytic N=5 gauge superfields depend on three vector and six harmonic bosonic coordinates and also on six Grassmann coordinates. Decomposing these superfields in Grassmann and harmonic coordinates yields infinite-dimensional supermultiplets including a three-dimensional gauge Chern-Simons field and auxiliary bosonic and fermionic fields carrying SO(5) vector indices. The superfield action of this theory is invariant with respect to the D=3, N=6 conformal supersymmetry realized on N=5 superfields. __________ Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 157, No. 2, pp. 217–234, November, 2008.     

The condensate 〈(A µ 2 )〉 in commutative and noncommutative theories

We show that the gauge invariance of the operator ∫ dx tr(A _μ ² −2/(gξ)x ^υθ_μυ A ^μ) in a noncommutative gauge theory does not lead to the gauge independence of its vacuum condensate. We obtain the generalized Ward identities for Green’s functions containing the operator lim_Ω→∞(1/Ω)∫_Ω dx tr (A _μ ² ) in commutative and noncommutative gauge theories. __________ Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 148, No. 3, pp. 350–356, September, 2006.     

Harmonicity and gauge transformations in dimension 3

Let (M, ) be a contact manifold. Consider a particular class of gauge transformations for the contact form . In this note we study the harmonicity of the identity map of the manifold M, of dimension three, endowed with the Webster metric g and with another metric $\widetilde{g}$ obtained from g after a gauge transformation.     

Nonanticommutative deformations of <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>=(1, 1) supersymmetric theories

We discuss chirality-preserving nilpotent deformations of the four-dimensional N=(1, 1) Euclidean harmonic superspace and their implications in N=(1, 1) supersymmetric gauge and hypermultiplet theories. For the SO(4) × SU(2)-invariant deformation, we present nonanticommutative Euclidean analogues of the N=2 gauge multiplet and hypermultiplet off-shell actions.As a new result, we consider a specific nonanticommutative hypermultiplet model with the N=(1, 0) supersymmetry. It involves free scalar fields and interacting right-handed spinor fields.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 142, No. 2, pp. 235–251, February, 2005.