Schwinger model with higher derivative couplings

We study a version of the Schwinger model where fermion and gauge fields are coupled by means of higher derivatives. We show that, regardless of possible existence of ghosts and non-unitarity, the model is completely soluble and the anomalous axial divergence and the mass generated for the photon field are the same as in the usual model. The confinement of the electric charge is also discussed.     

Particle production in higher derivative theory

The effect of particle production on the evolution of the spatially flat Friedmann-Lemaitre-Robertson-Walker cosmological model during the early stages of the universe is analysed in the framework of higher derivative theory. The universe has been considered as an open thermodynamic system where particle production gives rise to a supplementary negative creation pressure in addition to the thermodynamic pressure. The dynamical behaviour of both exponential as well as power law solutions have been discussed.     

Perturbation theory with instantons

We develop “perturbation theory” rules for calculating the effect of instantons in a pure Yang-Mills theory with no fermions, in the “dilute gas” approximation in which the N-instanton solution is assumed to be the sum of N widely separated one-instanton solutions. These rules are then used to compute the gluon propagator and proper vertex function including all orders of the instanton interaction but only to lowest order in the gluon coupling. It is to be expected that such an approximation is valid only for momenta q larger than the physical mass μ. The result is that in this regime instantons cause variations in the propagator and vertex of the form where b is the coefficient in the expansion of the β function: β = bg³ + 3. .     

Higher derivative couplings in supergravity

We review the construction of the N = 2 supersymmetric completion of a scalar curvature squared term given in [1] both in superspace and components in a completely gauge independent form.     

Exact scalar field cosmologies in a higher derivative theory

We obtain exact cosmological solutions of a higher derivative theory described by the Lagrangian L=R+2αR ² in the presence of interacting scalar field. The interacting scalar field potential required for a known evolution of the FRW universe in the framework of the theory is obtained using a technique different from the usual approach to solve the Einstein field equations. We follow here a technique to determine potential similar to that used by Ellis and Madsen in Einstein gravity. Some new and interesting potentials are noted in the presence of R ² term in the Einstein action for the known behaviours of the universe. These potentials in general do not obey the slow rollover approximation.     

Perturbation theory with band-matrix propagators

A new version of the Rayleigh-Schrödinger type of perturbation theory is presented. It is based on a rearrangement of hamiltonians H=T+λV containing a non-diagonal (band-matrix, strong-coupling) zero-order component T. Its efficiency is illustrated on the anharmonic oscillator.     

Relativistic mean field model for nuclear matter with non-linear derivative couplings

We apply the non-linear derivative (NLD) model proposed recently by Gaitanos et al. to investigate the properties of nuclear matter and the mass-radius relation of neutron stars as well. Three cases with different energy-dependent non-linear terms in this model are chosen, in which comparison among the obtained results has been made. It is found that the calculated results are sensitive to the non-linear terms in the NLD model.     

Perturbation theory with a tridiagonal zeroth-order hamiltonian

We generalize the Rayleigh-Schrödinger perturbation formalism to the hamiltonians H=H₀+λH₁ where the correction λH₁ is small and the unperturbed operator H₀ is represented by an infinite tridiagonal matrix. This enables us to construct the solutions E=E₀+λE₁+λ²E₂+… and |ψ〉 = |ψ₀〉+λ|ψ₁〉+λ²|ψ₂〉+… in terms of the analytic continued fractions.     

Perturbation theory for kinds

In this paper we prove the validity of formal asymptotic results on perturbation theory for kind solutions of the sine-Gordon equation, originally obtained by McLaughlin and Scott. We prove that for appropriate perturbations, of size in an appropriate norm, slowly varying in time in the rest frame of the kink, the shape of the kink is unaltered in theL norm toO() for a time ofO(1/). The kink parameters, which represent its velocity and centre, evolve slowly in time in the way predicted by the asymptotics. The method of proof uses an orthogonal decomposition of the solution into an oscillatory part and a one-dimensional zero-mode term. The slow evolution of the kink parameters is chosen so as to suppress secular evolution of the zero-mode.Partially supported as a graduate student at Princeton University of NSF grant 215 6211     

A theory of elementary couplings I

Some recent attempts at constructing a detailed dynamical theory (“compensation theory”) of strong interactions are revised, extended, and systematized. It is hoped that this article, which aims at being self-contained, may serve as an introduction to the subject.     

A theory of elementary couplings III

We further develop a recent method, based on compensation between Feynman diagrams, for obtaining a priori information on the spectrum and interactions (weak and strong) of the elementary particles. The theory is based on hadron octets or nonets of spin zero and one half, together with vector bosons including photons. It has the necessary ingredients of a realistic broken-symmetry gauge theory, the compensation method giving the rules for breaking the symmetry. In this article, the scope of the compensation principle is greatly enlarged, thanks to the inclusion of scalar mesons. The main point of this paper is to show in detail how the strong (Yukawa) couplings may be completely determined by the compensation relations. The numerical results are worked out in the limit of exact SU(3) for the weak couplings. The eta and charged kaon lifetimes can now be computed, and come out in fair agreement with the data. The strong ΣΛπ coupling is no longer zero, as in parts I and II, but is still smaller than the current experimental estimates. The accurate mass formula N^?1+Ξ^?1+Σ^?1 = 6(N+Ξ)^?1 is rederived in a new framework, and appears to be connected with a simple SU(3)-breaking weak or superweak interaction.     

EVH black hole solutions with higher derivative corrections

We analyze the effect of higher derivative corrections to the near horizon geometry of the extremal vanishing horizon (EVH) black hole solutions in four dimensions. We restrict ourselves to a Gauss–Bonnet correction with a dilation dependent coupling in an Einstein–Maxwell-dilaton theory. This action may represent the effective action as it arises in tree level heterotic string theory compactified to four dimensions or the K3 compactification of type II string theory. We show that EVH black holes, in this theory, develop an AdS₃ throat in their near horizon geometry.     

Matter-wave solitons in the presence of collisional inhomogeneities: Perturbation theory and the impact of derivative terms

We study the dynamics of bright and dark matter-wave solitons in the presence of a spatially varying nonlinearity. When the spatial variation does not involve zero crossings, a transformation is used to bring the problem to a standard nonlinear Schrödinger form, but with two additional terms: an effective potential one and a non-potential term. We illustrate how to apply perturbation theory of dark and bright solitons to the transformed equations. We develop the general case, but primarily focus on the non-standard special case whereby the potential term vanishes, for an inverse square spatial dependence of the nonlinearity. In both cases of repulsive and attractive interactions, appropriate versions of the soliton perturbation theory are shown to accurately describe the soliton dynamics.     

Perturbation theory for velocity-dependent potentials

In the presence of a velocity-dependent Kisslinger potential, the partial-wave, time-independent Schr?dinger equation with real boundary conditions is written as an equation for the probability density. The changes in the bound-state energy eigenvalues due to the addition of small perturbations in the local as well as the Kisslinger potentials are determined up to second order in the perturbation. These changes are determined purely in terms of the unperturbed probability density, the perturbing local potential, as well as the Kisslinger perturbing potential and its gradient. The dependence on the gradient of the Kisslinger potential stresses the importance of a diffuse edge in nuclei. Two explicit examples are presented to examine the validity of the perturbation formulas. The first assumes each of the local and velocity-dependent parts of the potential to be a finite square well. In the second example, the velocity-dependent potential takes the form of a harmonic oscillator. In both cases the energy eigenvalues are determined exactly and then by using perturbation theory. The agreement between the exact energy eigenvalues and those obtained by perturbation theory is very satisfactory. Received: 24 May 2002 / Accepted: 15 July 2002 / Published online: 3 December 2002 RID="a" ID="a"e-mail: mij@hu.edu.jo Communicated by V. Vento     

Perturbation theory in bohmian mechanics

We explore the possibility of formulating a consistent time-dependent perturbation scheme in Bohmian mechanics as a (necessary?) prerequisite to construct a Bohmian radiation theory. Difficulties are outlined and also illustrated numerically. Particular attention is given to the first order perturbation of a one dimensional harmonic oscillator by an electric dipole interaction which allows for an analytic solution for the particle trajectory independently from the details of the unperturbed wave function.     

Perturbation theory in inverse scattering

Perturbation theory of the inverse problem is discussed for a certain class of S-matrices. The convergence of the perturbation series is proved for this class.