scholarly journals Generation and catalysis of coherence with scalar fields

2022 ◽  
Vol 105 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikolaos K. Kollas ◽  
Dimitris Moustos
Keyword(s):  
Scalar Fields

scholarly journals New AdS4 vacua in dyonic ISO(7) gauged supergravity

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikolay Bobev ◽  
Thomas Fischbacher ◽  
Fridrik Freyr Gautason ◽  
Krzysztof Pilch
Keyword(s):  
Scalar Fields ◽  
Global Symmetry ◽  
Supergravity Theory

Abstract We identify 219 AdS4 solutions in four-dimensional dyonically gauged ISO(7) $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = 8 supergravity and present some of their properties. One of the new solutions preserves $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = 1 supersymmetry and provides a rare explicit example of an AdS4 vacuum dual to a 3d SCFT with no continuous global symmetry. There are also two new non-supersymmetric solutions for which all 70 scalar fields in the supergravity theory have masses above the BF bound. All of these AdS4 solutions can be uplifted to massive type IIA supergravity. Motivated by this we present the low lying operator spectra of the dual 3d CFTs for all known supersymmetric AdS4 solutions in the theory and organize them into superconformal multiplets.

scholarly journals Symmetry and unification from soft theorems and unitarity

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Clifford Cheung ◽  
Zander Moss
Keyword(s):  
Symmetry Algebra ◽  
Scalar Fields ◽  
Particle Interactions ◽  
Massive Scalar ◽  
Coset Space ◽  
Dimensional Theory ◽  
Finite Spectrum ◽  
Physical Constraints ◽  
High Energies ◽  
Zero Condition

Abstract We argue that symmetry and unification can emerge as byproducts of certain physical constraints on dynamical scattering. To accomplish this we parameterize a general Lorentz invariant, four-dimensional theory of massless and massive scalar fields coupled via arbitrary local interactions. Assuming perturbative unitarity and an Adler zero condition, we prove that any finite spectrum of massless and massive modes will necessarily unify at high energies into multiplets of a linearized symmetry. Certain generators of the symmetry algebra can be derived explicitly in terms of the spectrum and three-particle interactions. Furthermore, our assumptions imply that the coset space is symmetric.

scholarly journals A discussion on Lorentz preserving scalar fields in Lorentz violating theory

2012 ◽  
Vol 405 ◽  
pp. 012015
Author(s):  
O Ganguly ◽  
D Gangopadhyay ◽  
P Majumdar
Keyword(s):  
Scalar Fields

scholarly journals Correlation between small-scale velocity and scalar fluctuations in a turbulent channel flow

2009 ◽  
Vol 627 ◽  
pp. 1-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
HIROYUKI ABE ◽  
ROBERT ANTHONY ANTONIA ◽  
HIROSHI KAWAMURA
Keyword(s):  
Strain Rate ◽  
Channel Flow ◽  
Dissipation Rate ◽  
Compressive Strain ◽  
Outer Region ◽  
Turbulent Channel Flow ◽  
Scalar Fields ◽  
Scalar Dissipation ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Scalar Dissipation Rate

Direct numerical simulations of a turbulent channel flow with passive scalar transport are used to examine the relationship between small-scale velocity and scalar fields. The Reynolds number based on the friction velocity and the channel half-width is equal to 180, 395 and 640, and the molecular Prandtl number is 0.71. The focus is on the interrelationship between the components of the vorticity vector and those of the scalar derivative vector. Near the wall, there is close similarity between different components of the two vectors due to the almost perfect correspondence between the momentum and thermal streaks. With increasing distance from the wall, the magnitudes of the correlations become smaller but remain non-negligible everywhere in the channel owing to the presence of internal shear and scalar layers in the inner region and the backs of the large-scale motions in the outer region. The topology of the scalar dissipation rate, which is important for small-scale scalar mixing, is shown to be associated with the organized structures. The most preferential orientation of the scalar dissipation rate is the direction of the mean strain rate near the wall and that of the fluctuating compressive strain rate in the outer region. The latter region has many characteristics in common with several turbulent flows; viz. the dominant structures are sheetlike in form and better correlated with the energy dissipation rate than the enstrophy.

scholarly journals Constructing Carrollian CFTs

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nishant Gupta ◽  
Nemani V. Suryanarayana
Keyword(s):  
Scalar Fields ◽  
Higher Dimensions ◽  
Field Theories ◽  
Conformal Field Theories ◽  
Relativistic Limit ◽  
Conformal Field ◽  
Local Symmetries ◽  
Derivatives Of ◽  
Special Case

Abstract We construct classical theories for scalar fields in arbitrary Carroll spacetimes that are invariant under Carrollian diffeomorphisms and Weyl transformations. When the local symmetries are gauge fixed these theories become Carrollian conformal field theories. We show that generically there are at least two types of such theories: one in which only time derivatives of the fields appear and the other in which both space and time derivatives appear. A classification of such scalar field theories in three (and higher) dimensions up to two derivative order is provided. We show that only a special case of our theories arises in the ultra-relativistic limit of a covariant parent theory.

scholarly journals Plebański-Demiański solutions in quadratic gravity with conformally coupled scalar fields

2021 ◽  
Vol 103 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adolfo Cisterna ◽  
Anibal Neira-Gallegos ◽  
Julio Oliva ◽  
Scarlett C. Rebolledo-Caceres
Keyword(s):  
Scalar Fields ◽  
Quadratic Gravity

scholarly journals Weak cosmic censorship with self-interacting scalar and bound on charge to mass ratio

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Song ◽  
Tong-Tong Hu ◽  
Yong-Qiang Wang
Keyword(s):  
Scalar Field ◽  
Scalar Fields ◽  
Cosmic Censorship ◽  
Mass Ratio ◽  
Quartic Coupling ◽  
Scalar Theory ◽  
Free Scalar ◽  
The One ◽  
Nonzero Scalar ◽  
Large Charge

Abstract We study the model of four-dimensional Einstein-Maxwell-Λ theory minimally coupled to a massive charged self-interacting scalar field, parameterized by the quartic and hexic couplings, labelled by λ and β, respectively. In the absence of scalar field, there is a class of counterexamples to cosmic censorship. Moreover, we investigate the full nonlinear solution with nonzero scalar field included, and argue that these counterexamples can be removed by assuming charged self-interacting scalar field with sufficiently large charge not lower than a certain bound. In particular, this bound on charge required to preserve cosmic censorship is no longer precisely the weak gravity bound for the free scalar theory. For the quartic coupling, for λ < 0 the bound is below the one for the free scalar fields, whereas for λ > 0 it is above. Meanwhile, for the hexic coupling the bound is always above the one for the free scalar fields, irrespective of the sign of β.

scholarly journals A composite Higgs with a heavy composite axion

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tony Gherghetta ◽  
Minh D. Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Cp Violation ◽  
Gauge Group ◽  
Scalar Fields ◽  
Higgs Model ◽  
Global Symmetry ◽  
Color Group ◽  
High Scale ◽  
Axion Mass ◽  
Composite Higgs ◽  
The Standard Model

Abstract We consider the strong dynamics associated with a composite Higgs model that simultaneously produces dynamical axions and solves the strong CP problem. The strong dynamics arises from a new Sp or SU(4) hypercolor gauge group containing QCD colored hyperfermions that confines at a high scale. The hypercolor global symmetry is weakly gauged by the Standard Model electroweak gauge group and an enlarged color group, SU(N + 3) × SU(N)′. When hyperfermion condensates form, they not only lead to an SU(5)/SO(5) composite Higgs model but also spontaneously break the enlarged color group to SU(3)c× SU(N)D. At lower energies, the SU(N)D group confines, producing two dynamical axions that eliminates all CP violation. Furthermore, small instantons from the SU(N)′ group can enhance the axion mass, giving rise to TeV scale axion masses that can be detected at collider experiments. Our model provides a way to unify the composite Higgs with dynamical axions, without introducing new elementary scalar fields, while also extending the range of axion masses that addresses the strong CP problem.

scholarly journals Effective Scalar Potential in Asymptotically Safe Quantum Gravity

Universe ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Christof Wetterich
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Gravity ◽  
Top Quark ◽  
Particle Physics ◽  
Scalar Potential ◽  
Scalar Fields ◽  
The Standard Model ◽  
Scaling Potential ◽  
Realistic Description ◽  
The Masses ◽  
Dynamical Dark Energy

We compute the effective potential for scalar fields in asymptotically safe quantum gravity. A scaling potential and other scaling functions generalize the fixed point values of renormalizable couplings. The scaling potential takes a non-polynomial form, approaching typically a constant for large values of scalar fields. Spontaneous symmetry breaking may be induced by non-vanishing gauge couplings. We strengthen the arguments for a prediction of the ratio between the masses of the top quark and the Higgs boson. Higgs inflation in the standard model is unlikely to be compatible with asymptotic safety. Scaling solutions with vanishing relevant parameters can be sufficient for a realistic description of particle physics and cosmology, leading to an asymptotically vanishing “cosmological constant” or dynamical dark energy.

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