Z 3-Graded exterior differential calculus and gauge theories of higher order

We present a possible generalization of the exterior differential calculus, based on the operator d such that d³=0, but d²0. The entities dx ⁱ and d² x ^k generate an associative algebra; we shall suppose that the products dx ⁱ dx ^k are independent of dx ^k dx ⁱ , while theternary products will satisfy the relation: dx ⁱ dx ^k dx ^m =jdx ^k dx ^m dx ⁱ =j ²dx ^m dx ^m dx ⁱ dx ^k , complemented by the relation dx ⁱ d² x ^k =jd² x ^k dx ⁱ , withj:=e^2i/3.We shall attribute grade 1 to the differentials dx ⁱ and grade 2 to the second differentials d² x ^k ; under the associative multiplication law the grades add up modulo 3.We show how the notion ofcovariant derivation can be generalized with a 1-formA so thatD:=d+A, and we give the expression in local coordinates of thecurvature 3-form defined as :=d² A+d(A ²)+AdA+A ³.Finally, the introduction of notions of a scalar product and integration of theZ ₃-graded exterior forms enables us to define the variational principle and to derive the differential equations satisfied by the 3-form . The Lagrangian obtained in this way contains the invariants of the ordinary gauge field tensorF _ik and its covariant derivativesD _i F _km .     

Ground state of a spin 1/2 charged particle in an even-dimensional magnetic field

We investigate the ground state structure of the Schrödinger operator (Pauli Hamiltonian)H with a magnetic fieldb for a spin 1/2 charged particle in ^{2d 2d d} . We consider the case whereb is given by the complex exterior derivative of a functionW on ^d of the form W. We find that dim kerH is related to the asymptotic behavior ofW at infinity. More precisely, if there exists a constantC such that there exists the nonzero limit lim_|z|e ^w(z) /|z|^–C , then dim kerH is equal to the number of all monomialsf ind variables such that the degree off is smaller than |C| -d. In the case whereC , under a weaker assumption this conclusion holds. Moreover, we clarify the structure of kerH.     

On the directional dependence of composite field operators

The Wilson expansion of the field operator productA ₁(x ₁)A ₂(x ₂) may be used to define composite operators which are local with respect to 1/2(x ₁+x ₂) and depend in addition on a vector proportional to the distancex ₁–x ₂. It is proved that the composite operators are polynomials in , for fixed ² 0, and that their dependence on ² only involves powers of ² and lg².This work was supported in part by the National Science Foundation Grant No. GP-25609.     

Influence of magnetic field on cesium thermionic energy converter

This article deals with the calculation of the influence of the magnetic field upon the electric current of a thermionic converter presupposing the approach to conditions in a low-pressure cesium converter. The distribution of the starting velocities of the emitted electrons is considered firstly as independent of the angle from the perpendicular to the emitter plane, and secondly according to the cosine law.The magnetic field effect from the converter current is calculated and compared with the calculations in the papers by Schock [1] and Block [2]; the effect of the external magnetic field is verified by measurements on a solar thermionic converter prototype.Symbols F=I/I ₀ factor of current reduction from magnetic field effect - ¯F value of factorF (when the magnetic field is not constant) - I [A/m²] density of collector current (real current influenced by magnetic field) - I ₀ [A/m²] theoretical density of collector current (in ideal case equals electron emission current) - T _e [°K] electron gas temperature; assumed equal to emitter temperatureT _E [°K] - B[Wb/m²] magnetic induction (field) - D[m] distance from emitter to collector - R[m] radius of electrodes, emitter and collector - r[m] variable radius in the limits 0 toR - V [m/s] random velocity of electron - v _xz [m/s] component of the vectorV inx-z plane - v _m =2kT _E /m most probable velocity in the velocity distribution according to Maxwell and Boltzmann - w-v _xz /v _m relatively expressed electron velocityv _xz - the angle of any vectorV - [m] radius of circular electron path - n [m^–3] number (density) of electrons with certain value of random velocity - n ₀ [m^–3] total electron number (density) - n ₁ [m^–3] number of electrons returned to emitter by means of magnetic field - N ₀ [m^–2s^–1] total flow of thermionic electrons emitted from a unit surface - N ₁ [m^–2s^–1] partial flow of electrons returned to emitter - P=N ₁/N₀ relatively expressed flow of electrons returned to emitter (whenB = const.) - ¯P mean value ofP (whenB const.) - F _cos, ,P _cos, values asF,¯F,P,¯P in case of velocity distribution according to cosine law - m=9·107×10^–31 [gk] electron mass - e=1·60×10^–19 [C] electron charge - k×1·38×10^–23 [J/grad] Boltzmann's constant - ₀ 1·257×10^–6 [H/Vs] permeability of vacuum     

Towards slow μ− production via muon catalyzed fusion

Slow ^– production via dd-CF using a two-layer arrangement is investigated. To determine its feasibility, experimental measurements are now in progress using the muonic X-ray detection method. The following experimental steps are being considered: (1) measurement of the number of ^– stopped inside a solid H₂/D₂ layer by detecting p K X-rays, (2) hot d emission detection by placing a secondary target at a distance of 10–30 mm from the layer and by detecting specific delayed X-rays, (3) measurement of the disappearance of d emission as the added D₂ layer is increased, (4) dd-CF measurement by detecting fusion protons, and (5) slow ^– emission detection. Results of the initial test experiment are presented.     

Dispersion of Singularities of Solutions for Schrödinger Equations

We consider the singularities of solutions for the Schrödinger evolution equation associated with where Q is a d×d real symmetric matrix with the eigenvalues ₁,,_d, and WC(R^d,R) satisfies W(x)=o(|x|²) as |x|. Under additional conditions, we show the dispersion of microlocal singularities of solutions due to the principal symbol in all directions at time and in the nondegenerate directions at t. We also show the weaker dispersion of microlocal singularities of solutions due to the subprincipal symbol W in the degenerate directions at t if W satisfies W(x)=O(|x|¹⁺) as |x| for some 0<<1 and additional conditions. In particular, we prove the dispersion of microlocal singularities of solutions at resonant times when H is a perturbed harmonic oscillator.Partly supported by Grand-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B) 14740110, Japan Society of the Promotion of Science; and Mathematical Sciences Research Institute in BerkeleyDedicated to Professor Mitsuru Ikawa on his sixtieth birthday     

Preionization of TEA CO2 laser by sliding discharge

TEA CO₂ laser preionization by plasma sheet formed by discharge sliding over a dielectric surface is described. The preionization electron number density in order of 10⁹cm^–3 was measured in the CO₂ N₂ He=113 gas mixture. The plasma sheet was also tested as a main discharge electrode in TEA CO₂ laser.The authors would like to acknowledge with thanks the current interest and the help of P. Gavrilov and V. Krajíek in experiments.     

Excitations in Heisenberg spin glasses

Within the RPA approach forT=0, the excitations of the Heisenberg spin glass system Eu _x Sr_1–x S are studied by numerical methods, using a continued fraction algorithm. Both the density of statesg(E) and also the spectral functionS(q,E) are calculated for systems with (16)³ sites, withx=0.4, 0.5, and 0.6 (spin glass phase), and also forx0.7 (ferromagnetic phase). Forq-vectors within the (1,1,1) plane,S(q,E) shows magnon peaks even in the spin glass phase, over the whole range ofq. However, these peaks are quite broad, and there is considerable intensity at small energies even for largeq, leading to a finite intercept ofg(E) forE0. Over a large temperature range, the specific heat is approximately linear inT forx0.7.     

Spin-1/2 Maxwell Fields

Requiring covariance of Maxwell's equations without a priori imposing charge invariance allows for both spin-1 and spin-1/2 transformations of the complete Maxwell field and current. The spin-1/2 case yields new transformation rules, with new invariants, for all traditional Maxwell field and source quantities. The accompanying spin-1/2 representations of the Lorentz group employ the Minkowski metric, and consequently the primary spin-1/2 Maxwell invariants are also spin-1 invariants; for example, ²–A ², E ²–B ²+2i EB–(₀ +A)². The associated Maxwell Lagrangian density is also the same for both spin-1 and spin-1/2 fields. However, in the spin-1/2 case, standard field and source quantities are complex and both charge and gauge invariance are lost. Requiring the potentials to satisfy the Klein–Gordon equation equates the Maxwell and field-potential equations with two Dirac equations of the Klein–Gordon mass, and thus one complex Klein–Gordon Maxwell field describes either two real vector fields or two Dirac fields, all of the same mass.     

BRST quantization of a scalar particle in a curved background

The BRST formalism is employed to quantize a scalar particle and interactions with an external scalar field (x ) and vector gauge fieldA (x ) in the background of an arbitrary gravitational field. The second-quantized actions are obtained.     

Scalar particle with polarizability in a uniform external magnetic field

The model of a scalar structured particle is considered, which possesses polarizability in an external electromagnetic field. The expression for the 4-dimensional current density is found. The exact solution of the equations describing a scalar particle with polarizability in a uniform external magnetic field is obtained. Up to the terms of order O(H²), the energy spectrum can be formally obtained by the substitution of the particle mass in the expression for a pointlike scalar particle: mm–H²/2, where is the magnetic polarizability of the particle. It is shown that the rms radius of a trajectory can be obtained by the substitution of the charge in the well-known formula for a structureless scalar particle: ee(1{-H²/m)^1/2 (where is the electric polarizability).Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 1, pp. 91–94, January, 1991.I thank A. I. L'vov for discussions.     

Improved lower bound on the thermodynamic pressure of the spin 1/2 Heisenberg ferromagnet

We introduce a new stochastic representation of the partition function of the spin 1/2 Heisenberg ferromagnet. We express some of the relevant thermodynamic quantities in terms of expectations of functionals of so-called random stirrings on ^d . By use of this representation, we improve the lower bound on the pressure given by Conlon and Solovej inLett. Math. Phys. 23, 223–231 (1991).Work supported by the Hungarian National Foundation for Scientific Research, grant No. 1902.     

Electronic conductance of a multi-channel point contact in a magnetic field

We present the numerical results of the electronic conductanceG of a quantum wire with a multichannel point contact structure in a perpendicular external magnetic fieldH at zero temperature, based on the rigorous quantum mechanics of a two-dimensional noninteracting electron gas. Computational results show the approximate quantization of the electronic conductance. WheH is weak,Ginteger multiples of 2e ²/h; and whenH is trong, Ginteger multiples of 2ne ²/h, wheren is the number of channels in the point contact structure of the quantum wire. Quantum leaps take place whenH±2m ^* E _F /[e(2j+1)], wherej is either zero or a positive integer small enough for the external magnetic fieldH to be strong, andm ^* is the effective mass of an electron in the device. To our knowledge, no report on this quantization of electronic conductance has been published. Oscillations are manifest in theGH curves for comparatively narrow channels because of the quantum size effect.     

Dependency of control parameters on a rate coefficient giving the potential curvature in a reaction cascade model

Many chemical reactions in vivo are self-controlled by fluxes of chemical energy and matter through biological systems, so the induction of such reactions can be governed by changes in the control parameters of the rate equation. A potential of a system is assumed to be given by Gibbs' functionG(T, P, x), which is continuously differentiable, and the rate equation can be derived from the differential (–G/x) of Taylor's expansion ofG _(T,P)(x) for the order parameterx, which corresponds to the product number, at around the critical pointC(T _C, P_C). The equation is described bydx/dt=(x)–k₁x–k₂x³, andk ₂>0. In this equation,k ₁ andk ₂ are functions of the control parameters, temperatureT and pressureP, andk ₁ is allowed to have a positive or negative values as (T, P). Thenk ₁ is an important factor that decides the induction conditions of the reactions with a phase transition in the steady statex=0. Because bothk ₁ (the transition parameter) andG are the quantity of state, they are given by the total differential, and functions that decideG andk ₁ are related to a mutual inverse function. From the above relation, the rate of change ink ₁ by G, which corresponds to the reaction energy of the system, is uniquely determined by a function ofk ₁, [f(k ₁ ^± )] andf(k ₁ ^± ) is described approximately by ±₁ k ₁ ^± in the transient process thatk ₁ approaches zero, where ₁ implies 1/RT. These results indicate that internal driving forces caused by a stimulus in a system are proportional tok ₁ ^± and that the system is regulated by competition of the forces. an approximate function fork ₁ in the transient process is described by tanh (G/RT) and Arrhenius' law is elucidated from this theory.Decreased January 19, 1992     

On the asymptotics of occurrence times of rare events for stochastic spin systems

We consider translation-invariant attractive spin systems. LetT _,x ^v be the first time that the average spin inside the hypercube reaches the valuex when the process is started from an invariant measure with density smaller thanx. We obtain sufficient conditions for (1) ¦¦^–1 logT _,x ^v (x) in distribution as ¦¦ , and ¦¦^–1 logT _,x ^v (x) as ¦¦ , where (x):= –lim ¦¦^–1 log {(average spin inside ) x. And (2)T _,x ^v /ET _,x ^v converges to a unit mean exponential random variable as ¦¦ . Both (1) and (2) are proven under some type of rapid convergence to equilibrium. (1) is also proven without extra conditions for Ising models with ferromagnetic pair interactions evolving according to an attractive reversible dynamics; in this case is a thermodynamic function. We discuss also the case of finite systems with boundary conditions and what can be said about the state of the system at the timeT _,x ^v .On leave from São Paulo University.     

Nuclear spin lattice relaxation of191mIr in Fe

Thermal cycling of the lattice temperature was used to determine the nuclear spin lattice relaxation of^191m IrFe in polarizing fields of 0.05 to 1.3 T. At low temperatures, the relaxation time is not very much shorter than the lifetime of^191m Ir. In the first part of the paper, the master equation formalism is extended to include a finite lifetime. Our result for the reduced relaxation constant, ² C _K =(1.48±0.11)·10¹⁴ K s^–1 T^–2 (high field limit) is in serious disagreement with that of a spin echo measurement of¹⁹³IrFe, but fits much better into the general systematics. A comparison of relaxation rates for 3d-, 4d-, and 5d-impurities in Fe is given. As a by-product, a Kapitza conductivity constant ofl _K =1.5 mW cm^–2 K^–4±30% was found between Fe and dilute³He/⁴He.     

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     

Perturbed sine-Gordon model: S=1/2 anisotropicxy chain with a longitudinal magnetic field

The thermodynamic properties and the longitudinal dynamical spin-correlation functionS ^zz (q, ) of theS=1/2 anisotropicxy chain with a longitudinal magnetic field are calculated in the continuum limit. For low fields we have an out-of-plane distortion of the sine-Gordon solitons present in the zero field case, while for high fields a completely different regime, characterized by a central peak forS ^zz (q, ), is found.Also Unità di Firenze GNSM-CISM     

Excitations in Heisenberg spin glasses

For the Eu _x Sr_1–x S-system in the spin glass regime (x=0.6 and 0.4) the shape functions of the inelastic neutron scattering cross sections at low temperatures are calculated from a numerical study of the imaginary part(q,E) of the dynamic susceptibility at T=0 K. Within the calculation, the continued fraction algorithms of the preceding paper are applied. Additionally, for low temperatures, the spin-autocorrelation function _u (t) is calculated, averaged over all magnetic sitesl. From this quantity, it is also derived, how the (metastable) Edwards-Anderson order parameterq(T) decreases with increasing T, namely (1-const.·T²). Finally, from a numerical study of the inverse participation ratio it is concluded that the spin excitations in the upper half of the energy range covered by the density of states should be localized.Dedicated to Prof. Dr. W. Döring on the occasion of his 70th birthday     

Local fluctuation of the spectrum of a multidimensional Anderson tight binding model

We consider the Anderson tight binding modelH=–+V acting inl ²(Z ^d ) and its restrictionH to finite hypercubes Z ^d . HereV={V _x ;xZ ^d } is a random potential consisting of independent identically distributed random variables. Let {E _j ()} _j be the eigenvalues ofH , and let _j (,E)=||(E _j ()–E),j1, be its rescaled eigenvalues. Then assuming that the exponential decay of the fractional moment of the Green function holds for complex energies nearE and that the density of statesn(E) exists atE, we shall prove that the random sequence { _j (,E)} _j , considered as a point process onR ¹, converges weakly to the stationary Poisson point process with intensity measuren(E)dx as gets large, thus extending the result of Molchanov proved for a one-dimensional continuum random Schrödinger operator. On the other hand, the exponential decay of the fractional moment of the Green function was established recently by Aizenman, Molchanov and Graf as a technical lemma for proving Anderson localization at large disorder or at extreme energy. Thus our result in this paper can be summarized as follows: near the energyE where Anderson localization is expected, there is no correlation between eigenvalues ofH if is large.