119533356
SU(5) monopoles and the dual standard model
We find the spectrum of magnetic monopoles produced in the symmetry breaking SU(5){r_arrow}[SU(3){times}SU(2){times}U(1){prime}]/Z{sub 6} by constructing classical bound states of the fundamental monopoles. The spectrum of monopoles is found to correspond to the spectrum of one family of standard model fermions and, hence, is a starting point for constructing the dual standard model. At this level, however, there is an extra monopole state {emdash} the {open_quotes}diquark{close_quotes} monopole {emdash} with no corresponding standard model fermion. If the SU(3) factor now breaks down to Z{sub 3}, the monopoles with nontrivial SU(3) charge get confined by strings in SU(3) singlets. Another outcome of this symmetry breaking is that the diquark monopole becomes unstable (metastable) to fragmentation into fundamental monopoles and the one-one correspondence with the standard model fermions is restored. We discuss the fate of the monopoles if the [SU(2){times}U(1){prime}]/Z{sub 2} factor breaks down to U(1){sub Q} by a Higgs mechanism as in the electroweak model. Here we find that monopoles that are misaligned with the vacuum get connected by strings even though the electroweak symmetry breaking does not admit topological strings. We discuss the lowest order quantum corrections to the mass spectrum of monopoles. {copyright} {ital 1997} {ital The American Physical Society}
1675226
Ramond–Ramond couplings of noncommutative D-branes
Abstract We propose the leading couplings, in an α ′ expansion, of D-branes to Ramond–Ramond (RR) potentials in a constant NS–NS B-field for an arbitrary choice of noncommutative parameter. The proposal is motivated by some string amplitude computations. The zero momentum couplings are topological in nature and include Elliott's formula involving the noncommutative Chern character. The finite momentum couplings are given by smearing the zero momentum operators along an open Wilson line. Comparisons between the RR couplings in different descriptions lead to a better understanding of the field redefinitions between gauge field variables (the Seiberg–Witten map) and help constrain α ′ corrections. In particular we recover the Seiberg–Witten map conjectured by one of the authors in hep-th/0011125. We also discuss the dynamics of the transverse scalar fields and find evidence for a new derivative-driven dielectric effect.
14591909
Closed strings from decaying D-branes
We compute the emission of closed string radiation from homogeneous rolling tachyons. For an unstable decaying Dp-brane the radiated energy is infinite to leading order for p ≤ 2 and finite for 2$>p > 2. The closed string state produced by a decaying brane is closely related to the state produced by D-instantons at a critical Euclidean distance from t = 0. In the case of a D0 brane one can cutoff this divergence so that we get a finite energy final state which would be the state that the brane decays into.
14851960
UV finite brane decay
The decay of an unstable D-brane via closed string emission and open string pair production is considered in subcritical string theory with a spacelike linear dilaton. The decay rate is given by the imaginary part of the annulus, which has ambiguities corresponding to the choices of incoming closed and open string vacua. An exact expression for the full annulus diagram is computed with a natural choice of incoming vacua. It is found that the ultraviolet divergences present in critical string theory in both of these processes are absent for any nonzero spacelike dilaton. Implications for the vexing issue of the tachyon dust are discussed.
17322710
Quantum hair, instantons, and black hole thermodynamics: some new results
Abstract We present results obtained by a consideration of the non-classical energy-momentum tensor associated with Euclidean instantons outside the event horizon of black holes. We demonstrate here how this allows for an analytic estimate to be made of the effect of discrete quantum hair on the temperature of the black hole, in which the role of violations of the weak energy condition associated with instantons is made explicit, and in which the previous results of Coleman, Preskill, and Wilczek are extended. Last, we demonstrate how the existence of a non-classical electric field outside the event horizon of black holes, uncovered by these authors, can be identified with a well-known effect in the Abelian Higgs mode] in two dimensions. In this case, there is a one-to-one connection between the discrete charge of a black hole and a topological phase in two dimensions.
119468101
Open String Star as a Continuous Moyal Product
We establish that the open string star product in the zero momentum sector can be described as a continuous tensor product of mutually commuting two dimensional Moyal star products. Let the continuous variable κ [0, ∞) parametrize the eigenvalues of the Neumann matrices; then the noncommutativity parameter is given by θ(κ) = 2tanh (πκ/4). For each κ, the Moyal coordinates are a linear combination of even position modes, and the Fourier transform of a linear combination of odd position modes. The commuting coordinate at κ = 0 is identified as the momentum carried by half the string. We discuss the relation to Bars' work, and attempt to write the string field action as a noncommutative field theory.
17305948
Space-time measurements in Kaluza-Klein gravity
We extend the classical general relativistic theory of measurement to include the possibility of existence of higher dimensions. The intrusion of these dimensions in the spacetime interval implies that the inertial mass of a particle in general varies along its worldline if the observations are analyzed assuming the existence of only the four spacetime dimensions. The variations of mass and spin are explored in a simple 5D Kaluza-Klein model. • PACS numbers: 04.20.Cv, 04.50.+h
17973538
Instability of the Randall-Sundrum Model and Exact Bulk Solutions
Five dimensional geodesic equation is used to study the gravitational force acted on a test particle in the bulk of the Randall-Sundrum two-brane model. This force could be interpreted as the gravitational attraction from matters on the two branes and may cause the model to be unstable. By analogy with star models in astrophysics, a fluid RS model is proposed in which the bulk is filled with a fluid and this fluid has an anisotropic pressure to balance the gravity from the two branes. Thus a class of exact bulk solutions is obtained which shows that any 4D Einstein solution with a perfect fluid source can be embedded in y = constant hypersurfaces in the bulk to form an equilibrium state of the brane model. By requiring a 4D effective curvature to have a minimum, the compactification size of the extra dimension is discussed.
118582285
The dynamic behavior of quantum statistical entropy in 5D Ricci-flat black string with thin-layer approach
Abstract In this Letter, the statistical–mechanical entropies of 5D Ricci-flat black string is calculated through the wave modes of the quantum field with improved thin-layer brick-wall method. The modes along the fifth dimension are semi-classically quantized by Randall–Sundrum mass relationship. We use the two-dimensional area to describe this black string's entropy which, in the small-mass approximation, is a linear sum of the area of the black hole horizon and the cosmological horizon. The proportionality coefficients of entropy are discretized with quantized extra dimensional modes. It should be noted that the small-mass approximation used in our calculation is naturally justified by the assumption that the two branes are located far apart.
118435829
Constraints on modified Chaplygin gas from recent observations and a comparison of its status with other models
Abstract In this Letter, a modified Chaplygin gas (MCG) model of unifying dark energy and dark matter with the exotic equation of state p MCG = B ρ MCG − A ρ MCG α is constrained from recently observed data: the 182 Gold SNe Ia, the 3-year WMAP and the SDSS baryon acoustic peak. It is shown that the best fit value of the three parameters ( B , B s , α ) in MCG model are ( − 0.085 , 0.822 , 1.724 ). Furthermore, we find the best fit w ( z ) crosses −1 in the past and the present best fit value w ( 0 ) = − 1.114 − 1 , and the 1σ confidence level of w ( 0 ) is − 0.946 ⩽ w ( 0 ) ⩽ − 1.282 . Finally, we find that the MCG model has the smallest χ min 2 value in all eight given models. According to the Akaike Information Criterion (AIC) of model selection, we conclude that recent observational data support the MCG model as well as other popular models.
119528807
Solar System Tests of Higher Dimensional Gravity
The classical tests of general relativitylight de—ection, time delay, and perihelion shiftare applied, along with the geodetic precession test, to the —ve-dimensional extension of the theory known as Kaluza- Klein gravity, using an analog of the four-dimensional Schwarzschild metric. The perihelion advance and geodetic precession calculations are generalized for the —rst time to situations in which the components of momentum and spin along the extra coordinate do not vanish. Existing data on light-bending around the Sun using long-baseline radio interferometry, ranging to Mars using the V iking Lander, and the peri- helion precession of Mercury all constrain a small parameter b associated with the extra part of the metric to be less than o b o \ 0.07 in the solar system. An order of magnitude increase in sensitivity is possible from perihelion precession, if better limits on solar oblateness become available. Measurement of geodetic precession by the Gravity Probe B satellite will improve this signi—cantly, probing values of b with an accuracy of one part in 104 or more. Subject headings: gravitationrelativitysolar system: general dard four-dimensional Einstein predictions. In the present paper, we extend these earlier calculations in several ways, clarifying the physical meaning of the light de—ection and time delay results for massless test particles and presenting new generalizations of the perihelion shift and geodetic pre- cession formulae for massive ones. We take special care to compare our results to the latest experimental data in each case, obtaining new numerical constraints on the small parameter b associated with the extra part of the soliton metric.