Fermionic Zero Modes in Gauge and Gravity Backgrounds on a Sphere

In this letter we study fermionic zero modes in gauge and gravity backgrounds taking a two-dimensional compact manifold S2 as extra dimensions. The result is that there exist massless Dirac fermions which have normalizable zero modes under quite general assumptions about these backgrounds on the bulk. Several special cases of gauge background on the sphere axe discussed and some simple fermionic zero modes are obtained.     

Fermionic Zero Modes in Self-dual Vortex Background on a Torus

We study fermionic zero modes in the self-dual vortex background on an extra two-dimensional Riemann surface in （5＋1） dimensions. Using the generalized Abelian-Higgs model, we obtain the inner topological structure of the self-dual vortex and establish the exact self-duality equation with topological term. Then we analyze the Dirac operator on an extra torus and the effective Lagrangian of four-dimensional fermions with the self-dual vortex background. Solving the Dirac equation, the fermionic zero modes on a torus with the self-dual vortex background in two simple cases are obtained.     

Alternative Inflationary Scenario Due to Compact Extra Dimensions

The main goal of this paper is to give an alternative interpretation of space-like and time-like extra dimensions as a primary factor for inflation in the early universe. We introduce the 5-dimensional perfect fluid and compare the energy-momentum tensor for the bulk scalar field with space-like and time-like extra dimensions. It is shown, that additional dimensions can imply to negative pressure in the slow roll regime in the early higher-dimensional world.     

Higher Dimensional Cosmology with Normal Scalar Field and Tachyonic Field

We have considered N-dimensional Einstein field equations in which four-dimensional space-time is described by a FRW metric and that of extra dimensions by an Euclidean metric. We have supposed that the higher dimensional anisotropic universe is filled with only normal scalar field or tachyonic field. Here we have found the nature of potential of normal scalar field or tachyonic field. From graphical representations, we have seen that the potential is always decreases with field φ increases.     

Spacetime as a topological insulator: mechanism for the origin of the fermion generations

We suggest a mechanism whereby the three generations of quarks and leptons correspond to surface modes in a five-dimensional theory. These modes arise from a nonlinear fermion dispersion relation in the extra dimension, much in the same manner as fermion surface modes in a topological insulator or lattice implementation of domain wall fermions. We also show that the topological properties can persist in a deconstructed version of the model in four dimensions.     

Standard-like models from intersecting D4-branes

We construct a one-parameter set of intersecting D4-brane models, with six stacks, that yield the (non-supersymmetric) standard model plus extra vector-like matter. Twisted tadpoles and gauge anomalies are cancelled, and the model contains all of the Yukawa couplings to the tachyonic Higgs doublets that are needed to generate mass terms for the fermions. A string scale in the range 1–10 TeV and a Higgs mass not much greater than the current bound is obtained for certain values of the parameters, consistently with the observed values of the gauge coupling constants.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">Bulk Scale Factor</Emphasis> at Very Early Universe

In this paper we propose a higher dimensional Cosmology based on FRW model and brane-world scenario. We consider the warp factor in the brane-world scenario as a scale factor in 5-dimensional generalized FRW metric, which is called as bulk scale factor, and obtain the evolution of it with space-like and time-like extra dimensions. It is then showed that, additional space-like dimensions can produce exponentially bulk scale factor under repulsive strong gravitational force in the empty universe at a very early stage.     

l i → l jγ decays within a model involving a universal extra dimension

Flavor-changing radiative lepton decays of the l _i → l _jγ type are studied within a model involving a universal extra dimension. Loop amplitudes where intermediate fermions and scalar bosons have commensurate masses may be quite large since the quadratic suppression factor reduces to a linear one in this case. The situation where fermions and scalar bosons have commensurate masses in a loop is realized in a model featuring universal extra dimensions. The contribution of Kaluza—Klein towers to the l _i → l _jγ decay amplitude is explicitly calculated. However, the enhancement expected in the amplitude on the basis of general considerations disappears because of the maximal degeneracy of massive-neutrino tower modes associated with different generations.     

Friedmann-Like Equations for High Energy Area of Universe

In this paper, evolution of the high energy area of universe, through the scenario of 5 dimensional (5D) universe, has been studied. For this purpose, we solve Einstein equations for 5D metric and 5D perfect fluid to derive Friedmann-like equations. Then we obtain the evolution of scale factor and energy density with respect to both space-like and time-like extra dimensions. We obtain the novel equations for the space-like extra dimension and show that the matter with zero pressure cannot exist in the bulk. Also, for dark energy fluid and vacuum fluid, we have both accelerated expansion and contraction in the bulk.     

Stabilization of extra dimensions and the dimensionality of the observed space

We present a simple model for the late time stabilization of extra dimensions. The basic idea is that brane solutions wrapped around extra dimensions, which is allowed by string theory, will resist expansion due to their winding mode. The momentum modes in principle work in the opposite way. It is this interplay that leads to dynamical stabilization. We use the idea of democratic wrapping, where in a given decimation of extra dimensions, all possible winding cases are considered. To further simplify the study we assumed a symmetric decimation in which the total number of extra dimensions is taken to be Np where N can be called the order of the decimation. We also assumed that extra dimensions all have the topology of tori. We show that with these rather conservative assumptions, there exist solutions to the field equations in which the extra dimensions are stabilized and that the conditions do not depend on p. This fact means that there exists at least one solution to the asymmetric decimation case. If we denote the number of observed space dimensions (excluding time) by m, the condition for stabilization is m≥3 for pure Einstein gravity and m≤3 for dilaton gravity massaged by a string theory parameter, namely the dilaton coupling to branes. PACS 98.80.-k; 11.25.Uv     

Fermion mass spectrum in a generalized instanton background

The spectrum of the squared Dirac operator is studied in the background of symmetric instanton-like configurations on symmetric spaces G/H. The eigenvalues are expressed in terms of Casimir invariants of G and H. These eigenvalues determine the masses of fermions in Kaluza-Klein theories with compactification induced by the generalized instantons. The G-representations of the zero modes are determined for fermions in arbitrary representations of H on S_n and CP_n. For spheres in even dimensions a comparison with the index theorem reveals a remarkable relation between the Nth index (or anomaly) of SO(2N) and dimensions of SO(2N + 1) representations. Using the fundamental indices, we find the topologically stable symmetric solutions on S_2n for any gauge group, and compare with recent results on local stability.     

Entanglement spectra of complex paired superfluids

We study the entanglement in various fully gapped complex paired states of fermions in two dimensions, focusing on the entanglement spectrum (ES), and using the Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer (BCS) form of the ground-state wave function on a cylinder. Certain forms of the pairing functions allow a simple and explicit exact solution for the ES. In the weak-pairing phase of ?-wave paired spinless fermions (? odd), the universal low-lying part of the ES consists of |?| chiral Majorana fermion modes [or 2|?| (? even) for spin-singlet states]. For |?|>1, the pseudoenergies of the modes are split in general, but for all ? there is a zero-pseudoenergy mode at a zero wave vector if the number of modes is odd. This ES agrees with the perturbed conformal field theory of the edge excitations. For more general BCS states, we show how the entanglement gap diverges as a model pairing function is approached.     

Hawking Radiation via Damour-Ruffini Method in Squashed Charged Rotating Kaluza-Klein Black Holes

Using the Damour-Ruffini method, Hawking radiation of charged particles from squashed charged rotating five-dimensional Kaluza-Klein black holes is investigated extensively. Under the generalized tortoise coordinate transformation, Hawking temperature of the black holes is calculated by using charged scalar particles and Dirac fermions respectively. We find that the obtained Hawking temperature for charged Dirac fermions is the same as for charged scalar particles. What’s more, the spectrum of Hawking radiation contains the information of the size of the extra dimension, which could provide insight for further investigation of large extra dimensions in the future.     

Evaluation of the neutron background in CsI target for WIMP direct detection when using a reactor neutrino detector as a neutron veto system

In this work we show that universal gauge vector fields can be localized on the recently proposed 5D thick tachyonic braneworld which involves a de Sitter cosmological background induced on the 3-brane. Namely, by performing a suitable decomposition of the vector field, the resulting 4D effective action corresponds to a massive gauge field, while the profile along the extra dimension obeys a Schrödinger-like equation with a Pöschl–Teller potential. It turns out that the massless zero mode of the gauge field is bound to the expanding 3-brane and allows us to recover the standard 4D electromagnetic phenomena of our world. Moreover, this zero mode is separated from the continuum of Kaluza–Klein (KK) modes by a mass gap determined by the scale of the expansion parameter. We also were able to analytically solve the corresponding Schrödinger-like equation for arbitrary mass, showing that KK massive modes asymptotically behave like plane waves, as expected.     

Black holes radiate mainly on the brane

We examine the evaporation of a small black hole on a brane in a world with large extra dimensions. Since the masses of many Kaluza-Klein modes are much smaller than the Hawking temperature of the black hole, it has been claimed that most of the energy is radiated into these modes. We show that this is incorrect. Most of the energy goes into the modes on the brane. This raises the possibility of observing Hawking radiation in future high energy colliders if there are large extra dimensions.     

Finite temperature Casimir effect in spacetime with extra compactified dimensions

In this Letter, we derive the explicit exact formulas for the finite temperature Casimir force acting on a pair of parallel plates in the presence of extra compactified dimensions within the framework of Kaluza–Klein theory. Using the piston analysis, we show that at any temperature, the Casimir force due to massless scalar field with Dirichlet boundary conditions on the plates is always attractive and the effect of extra dimensions becomes stronger when the size or number of the extra dimensions increases. These properties are not affected by the explicit geometry and topology of the Kaluza–Klein space.     

Tachyonic Cherenkov emission from Jupiterʼs radio electrons

Tachyonic Cherenkov radiation from inertial relativistic electrons in the Jovian radiation belts is studied. The tachyonic modes are coupled to a frequency-dependent permeability tensor and admit a negative mass-square, rendering them superluminal and dispersive. The superluminal radiation field can be cast into Maxwellian form, using 3D field strengths and inductions, and the spectral densities of tachyonic Cherenkov radiation are derived. The negative mass-square gives rise to a longitudinal flux component. A spectral fit to Jupiter?s radio spectrum, inferred from ground-based observations and the Cassini 2001 fly-by, is performed with tachyonic Cherenkov flux densities averaged over a thermal electron population.     

GUT breaking on M×T/(Z2×Z2′)

We construct two SU(5) models on the space–time M⁴×T²/(Z₂×Z₂′) where the gauge and Higgs fields are in the bulk and the Standard Model fermions are on the brane at the fixed point or line. For the zero modes, the SU(5) gauge symmetry is broken down to SU(3)×SU(2)×U(1) due to non-trivial orbifold projection. In particular, if we put the Standard model fermions on the 3-brane at the fixed point in model II, we only have the zero modes and KK modes of the Standard Model gauge fields and two Higgs doublets on the observable 3-brane. So, we can have the low energy unification, and solve the triplet–doublet splitting problem, the gauge hierarchy problem, and the proton decay problem.     

General Ginsparg–Wilson fermions and index

We show rigorously that for general Ginsparg–Wilson fermions the dimensions of the geometric eigenspace and of the algebraic one for zero modes agree so that the index theorem on the lattice is not spoiled by unwanted additional terms.     

Mass bounds in a Z 2 scalar-fermion model

The lattice regularized Z ₂ scalar-fermion model using staggered fermions in four dimensions is investigated in the broken symmetry phase. The coupling between the fermion and scalar fields is realized with the overlapping hypercubic type of Yukawa interaction. Triviality upper bound and vacuum stability lower bound on the mass of the scalar particle are numerically estimated. Qualitative agreement between Monte Carlo data and one-loop perturbative results is obtained. Systematic errors of the upper bound are estimated. At strong Yukawa coupling, we see some quantitative disagreements due to finite cutoff effects. We also find the nondecoupling of heavy fermions as predicted from one-loop calculation.