Auxiliary Conformally Invariant Higher-Spin Field in de Sitter Space

We employ de Sitter isometry to study a mixed symmetric rank-3 tensor field in de Sitter space by finding the field equation, solution and two-point function which are conformally invariant. It is proved that such a tensor field plays a key role in conformal theory of linear gravity (Binegar et al., Phys. Rev. D 27, 2249, 1983) . In de Sitter space from the group theoretical point of view this kind of tensor could associate with two unitary irreducible representations (UIR) of the de Sitter group (Takook et al., J.Math. Phys. 51, 032503, 2010), which one representation has a flat limit, namely, in zero curvature coincides to the UIR of Poincaré group, however, the second one which is named as auxiliary field, becomes significant in the study of conformal gravity in de Sitter background. We show that the rank-3 tensor solution can be written in terms of a massless minimally coupled scalar field and also the related two-point function is a function of a massless minimally coupled scalar two-point function.     

Quark Mass Functions and Pion Structure in Minkowski Space

We present a study of the dressed quark mass function and the pion structure in Minkowski space using the covariant spectator theory. The quark propagators are dressed with the same kernel that describes the interaction between different quarks. We use an interaction kernel in momentum space that is a relativistic generalization of the linear confining \({q\bar{q}}\) potential and a constant potential shift that defines the energy scale. The confining interaction has a Lorentz scalar part that is not chirally invariant by itself but decouples from the equations in the chiral limit and therefore allows the Nambu–Jona–Lasinio mechanism to work. We adjust the parameters of our quark mass function calculated in Minkowski-space to agree with LQCD data obtained in Euclidean space. Results of a calculation of the pion electromagnetic form factor in the relativistic impulse approximation using the same mass function are presented and compared with experimental data.     

Conformally invariant differential operators on Minkowski space and their curved analogues

This article describes the construction of a natural family of conformally invariant differential operators on a four-dimensional (pseudo-)Riemannian manifold. Included in this family are the usual massless field equations for arbitrary helicity but there are many more besides. The article begins by classifying the invariant operators on flat space. This is a fairly straightforward task in representation theory best solved through the theory of Verma modules. The method generates conformally invariant operators in the curved case by means of Penrose's local twistor transport.S.E.R.C. Advanced Fellow and Flinders University Visiting Research Fellow     

Local Constraints Satisfied by Realizable Correlation Functions

The Wiener-Khintchine theorem dictates that the correlation function of any stationary, stochastic signal y(t) has as its Fourier transform a function that is necessarily both real and non-negative. In this paper, I explore the real-space, geometric consequences of this reciprocal-space non-negativity constraint. I review prior results addressing this issue, and I also introduce a family of new, local constraints—each a consequence of the reciprocal-space non-negativity constraint—that are satisfied by the differentiable correlation functions.     

Conformally Invariant Generalization of Einstein Equations and the Causality Principle

The paper presents an improved derivation of the dynamic equations for the conformally invariant generalization of Einstein's equations. The consistency of the variational procedure with the causality principle is studied. The well-posedness of the Cauchy problem in the synchronous coordinate system is proved as applied to the generalized equations. The possibility of generalized equations at finding quantitative relations between observed values is noted.     

Gauge Theories on ALE Space and Super Liouville Correlation Functions

We present a relation between ${\mathcal{N}=2}$ quiver gauge theories on the ALE space ${\mathcal{O}_{\mathbb{P}^1}(-2)}$ and correlators of ${\mathcal{N}=1}$ super Liouville conformal field theory, providing checks in the case of punctured spheres and tori. We derive a blow-up formula for the full Nekrasov partition function and show that, up to a U(1) factor, the ${\mathcal{N}=2^*}$ instanton partition function is given by the product of the character of ${\widehat{SU}(2)_2}$ times the super Virasoro conformal block on the torus with one puncture. Moreover, we match the perturbative gauge theory contribution with super Liouville three-point functions.     

A Note on Invariant Temporal Functions

The purpose of this article is to present a result on the existence of Cauchy temporal functions invariant by the action of a compact group of conformal transformations in arbitrary globally hyperbolic manifolds. Moreover, the previous results about the existence of Cauchy temporal functions with additional properties on arbitrary globally hyperbolic manifolds are unified in a very general theorem. To make the article more accessible for non-experts, and in the lack of an appropriate single reference for the Lorentzian geometry background of the result, the latter is provided in an introductory section.     

The Feynman Propagator on Perturbations of Minkowski Space

The singular values squared of the random matrix product \({Y = {G_{r} G_{r-1}} \ldots G_{1} (G_{0} + A)}\), where each \({G_{j}}\) is a rectangular standard complex Gaussian matrix while A is non-random, are shown to be a determinantal point process with the correlation kernel given by a double contour integral. When all but finitely many eigenvalues of A*A are equal to bN, the kernel is shown to admit a well-defined hard edge scaling, in which case a critical value is established and a phase transition phenomenon is observed. More specifically, the limiting kernel in the subcritical regime of \({0 < b < 1}\) is independent of b, and is in fact the same as that known for the case b =  0 due to Kuijlaars and Zhang. The critical regime of b =  1 allows for a double scaling limit by choosing \({{b = (1 - \tau/\sqrt{N})^{-1}}}\), and for this the critical kernel and outlier phenomenon are established. In the simplest case r =  0, which is closely related to non-intersecting squared Bessel paths, a distribution corresponding to the finite shifted mean LUE is proven to be the scaling limit in the supercritical regime of \({b > 1}\) with two distinct scaling rates. Similar results also hold true for the random matrix product \({T_{r} T_{r-1} \ldots T_{1} (G_{0} + A)}\), with each \({T_{j}}\) being a truncated unitary matrix.     

On the Reality of Minkowski Space

Should physicists deal with the question of the reality of Minkowski space (or any relativistic spacetime)? It is argued that they should since this is a question about the dimensionality of the world at the macroscopic level and it is physics that should answer it.     

Addendum: Conformally Invariant Generalization of Einstein Equations and the Causality Principle

We present additional arguments to our paper published in Gen. Rel. Grav. 34 (2002) in the February issue at page 175.     

Research of Gravitation in Flat Minkowski Space

In this paper it is introduced and studied an alternative theory of gravitation in flat Minkowski space. Using an antisymmetric tensor φ, which is analogous to the tensor of electromagnetic field, a non-linear connection is introduced. It is very convenient for studying the perihelion/periastron shift, deflection of the light rays near the Sun and the frame dragging together with geodetic precession i.e. effects where angles are involved. Although the corresponding results are obtained in rather different way, they are the same as in the General Relativity. The results about the barycenter of two bodies are also the same as in the General Relativity. Comparing the derived equations of motion for the n-body problem with the Einstein-Infeld-Hoffmann equations, it is found that they differ from the EIH equations by Lorentz invariant terms of order c ⁻².     

基于局部不变特征的目标自动识别

为快速、准确地识别图像中的目标,提出一种结合图像熵和加速鲁棒特征算法的目标自动识别方法.首先,分块计算图像的信息熵,根据阈值筛选出纹理丰富区域.然后,结合Hessian矩阵和Harris算法提取纹理丰富区域的局部特征点.接着,计算特征向量并用主成分分析降低向量维数.最后,采用双向最近距离比例匹配算法进行分类,并用随机抽样一致算法剔除误匹配点.实验结果表明:对仿真数据库中带有视角、光照和尺度变化的图像,识别率分别为87.12%、75.31%和84.98%,平均识别时间分别为70.35ms、71.27ms、220.63ms;对含8956×6708像素的航空大面阵图像,正确匹配率为78.13%,识别时间为68.09s.本方法识别率和时间性能均优于加速鲁棒特征算法.     

Quantum Minkowski Space and Generators of Quantum Lorentz Group

From the basic 4 × 4 R matrix associated with the quantum Lorentz group SL_q(2, C) and its various fusion matrices, the covariant differential calculus on the quantum Minkowski space and the R commutation relation for the covariant generators of quantum Lorents group are presented.     

Quantum Minkowski Space and the q-Analogue of Dirac Equation

The covariant differential calculus on the quantum Minkowski space is presented with the help of the generalized Wess-Zumino method and the quantum Pauli matrices. The quantum Dirac matrices are constructed parallel to those in the classical case. Combining these two aspects a q-analogue of Dirac equation follows directly.     

Correlation Functions for Random Complex Zeroes: Strong Clustering and Local Universality

We prove strong clustering of k-point correlation functions of zeroes of Gaussian Entire Functions. In the course of the proof, we also obtain universal local bounds for k-point functions of zeroes of arbitrary nondegenerate Gaussian analytic functions. In the second part of the paper, we show that strong clustering yields the asymptotic normality of fluctuations of some linear statistics of zeroes of Gaussian Entire Functions, in particular, of the number of zeroes in measurable domains of large area. This complements our recent results from the paper “Fluctuations in random complex zeroes”.     

局域规范群C~∞(M,G)上不存在有限不变正测度(英文)

研究了对 Faddeev- Popov方法有关键意义的局域规范群上不变测度的存在性问题 .证明了局域规范群 C∞ (M,G) (M为一紧致流形 ,G为一矩阵李群 )上不存在有限的平移不变的正测度. In is proved that on the local gauge group C ∞ (M,G) ( M a compact manifold and G a matrix Lie group) there does not exist a finite positive invariant measure.     

Distortion Invariant Binary Image Recognition Based on Central Projection Correlation

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Effects as Functions on Projective Hilbert Space

The set of effect operators in a complex Hilbert space can be injectively embedded into the set of functions from the set of one-dimensional projections to the real interval [0, 1]. Properties of this injection are investigated.