Hamiltonian formulation of higher rank symmetric gauge theories

Recent discussions of fractons have evolved around higher rank symmetric gauge theories with emphasis on the role of Gauss constraints. This has prompted the present study where a detailed hamiltonian analysis of such theories is presented. Besides a general treatment, the traceless scalar charge theory is considered in details. A new form for the action is given which, in $$2+1$$ 2 + 1 dimensions, yields area preserving diffeomorphisms. Investigation of global symmetries reveals that this diffeomorphism invariance induces a noncommuting charge algebra that gets exactly mapped to the algebra of coordinates in the lowest Landau level problem. Connections of this charge algebra to noncommutative fluid dynamics and magnetohydrodynamics are shown.

CONSTANTS OF “THE BELKIN TALES” ARTISTIC WORLD: GOD, TSAR, FATHER

The article regards “The Belkin Tales” through the perspective of development of both sacred and ontological meanings in line with the real chronology of the publication of the tales. The author substantiates gradual and progressive revelation of the next three basic constants of the Pushkin’s world: God, Tsar, Father. In metaphysical context “The Belkin Tales” are manifested as “Father’s Tales”. “The Undetaker” depicts the story of the Father Adrian Prokhorov as victory over death and gloomy craftsmanship. The author points at wide autometapoetic background of the tale as a Pushkin’s literary manifest. The paper highlights the specific phenomenon of “The Belkin Tales” as well as its prominent ontology of the “high laugh”. The plots of the tales are often marked by religious and mystical patterns. To one extent or another, the tales under discussion reflect Pushkin’s initial complex promoting the idea of a creative game. “The Station Master” portrays Earth and Heavenly Fathers as various embodiments of genuineness: motives of cross and lamentation. The words of Derzhavin and Karamzin are associated with the narrative move of “The Belkin Tales”. “The Squire's Daughter” is considered the anthem to the abundant life of Russian people. “The Shot” highlights metaphysical conflict and its axiology. “The Blizzard” is read as embodiment of the whole paradigm of constant and hierarchic characters, when Motherland and Sovereign Ruler are portrayed as objects of poetic depiction. The tale is a clear reflection of the temple-related poetics. Parents’ blessing is shown in “The Blizzard” as a guarantee of the future happiness. In the final part of the “Belkin Tales” Pushkin seems to repudiate the authorship of the book, manifesting his prescription as scripting. In Pushkin’s artistic system the Creator is of much higher rank than the scriptor. The Creator is considered to be a real Author. “The Belkin Tales” are regarded as Pushkin’s peculiar historiography with sacrosanctity of three constants such as God, Tsar, Father.

QUANTUM ERGODICITY FOR COMPACT QUOTIENTS OF IN THE BENJAMINI–SCHRAMM LIMIT

We study the limiting behavior of Maass forms on sequences of large-volume compact quotients of $\operatorname {SL}_d({\mathbb R})/\textrm {SO}(d)$ , $d\ge 3$ , whose spectral parameter stays in a fixed window. We prove a form of quantum ergodicity in this level aspect which extends results of Le Masson and Sahlsten to the higher rank case.

A Systematic Approach to Consistent Truncations of Supergravity Theories

Exceptional generalised geometry is a reformulation of eleven/ten-dimensional supergravity that unifies ordinary diffeomorphisms and gauge transformations of the higher-rank potentials of the theory in an extended notion of diffeormorphisms. These features make exceptional generalised geometry a very powerful tool to study consistent truncations of eleven/ten-dimensional supergravities. In this article, we review how the notion of generalised G-structure allows us to derive consistent truncations to supergravity theories in various dimensions and with different amounts of supersymmetry. We discuss in detail the truncations of eleven-dimensional supergravity to N=4 and N=2 supergravity in five dimensions.

On some reciprocal matrices with elliptical components of their Kippenhahn curves

By definition, reciprocal matrices are tridiagonal n-by-n matrices A with constant main diagonal and such that ai , i +1 ai +1, i = 1 for i = 1, . . ., n − 1. We establish some properties of the numerical range generating curves C(A) (also called Kippenhahn curves) of such matrices, in particular concerning the location of their elliptical components. For n ≤ 6, in particular, we describe completely the cases when C(A) consist entirely of ellipses. As a corollary, we also provide a complete description of higher rank numerical ranges when these criteria are met.

Correlator correspondences for Gaiotto-Rapčák dualities and first order formulation of coset models

We derive correspondences of correlation functions among dual conformal field theories in two dimensions by developing a “first order formulation” of coset models. We examine several examples, and the most fundamental one may be a conjectural equivalence between a coset (SL(n)k ⊗SL(n)−1)/SL(n)k−1 and $$ \mathfrak{sl}(n) $$ sl n Toda field theory with generic level k. Among others, we also complete the derivation of higher rank FZZ-duality involving a coset SL(n + 1)k /(SL(n)k ⊗ U(1)), which could be done only for n = 2, 3 in our previous paper. One obstacle in the previous work was our poor understanding of a first order formulation of coset models. In this paper, we establish such a formulation using the BRST formalism. With our better understanding, we successfully derive correlator correspondences of dual models including the examples mentioned above. The dualities may be regarded as conformal field theory realizations of some of the Gaiotto-Rapčák dualities of corner vertex operator algebras.

Tensor renormalization group and the volume independence in 2D U(N) and SU(N) gauge theories

The tensor renormalization group method is a promising approach to lattice field theories, which is free from the sign problem unlike standard Monte Carlo methods. One of the remaining issues is the application to gauge theories, which is so far limited to U(1) and SU(2) gauge groups. In the case of higher rank, it becomes highly nontrivial to restrict the number of representations in the character expansion to be used in constructing the fundamental tensor. We propose a practical strategy to accomplish this and demonstrate it in 2D U(N) and SU(N) gauge theories, which are exactly solvable. Using this strategy, we obtain the singular-value spectrum of the fundamental tensor, which turns out to have a definite profile in the large-N limit. For the U(N) case, in particular, we show that the large-N behavior of the singular-value spectrum changes qualitatively at the critical coupling of the Gross-Witten-Wadia phase transition. As an interesting consequence, we find a new type of volume independence in the large-N limit of the 2D U(N) gauge theory with the θ term in the strong coupling phase, which goes beyond the Eguchi-Kawai reduction.

Nonlinear system of PT-symmetric excitations and Toda vibrations integrable by the Darboux–Bäcklund dressing method

The nonlinear dynamics of coupled P T -symmetric excitations and Toda-like vibrations on a one-dimensional lattice are studied analytically and elucidated graphically. The nonlinear exciton-phonon system as the whole is shown to be integrable in the Lax sense inasmuch as it admits the zero-curvature representation supported by the auxiliary linear problem of third order. Inspired by this fact, we have developed in detail the Darboux–Bäcklund integration technique appropriate to generate a higher-rank crop solution by dressing a lower-rank (supposedly known) seed solution. In the framework of this approach, we have found a rather non-trivial four-component analytical solution exhibiting the crossover between the monopole and dipole regimes in the spatial distribution of intra-site excitations. This effect is inseparable from the pronounced mutual influence between the interacting subsystems in the form of specific nonlinear superposition of two essentially distinct types of travelling waves. We have established the criterion of monopole-dipole transition based upon the interplay between the localization parameter of Toda mode and the inter-subsystem coupling parameter.

propSym: a tool to establish relationships between property constants for material property tensors of any order

The properties of crystalline materials can be described mathematically by tensors whose components are generally known as property constants. Tabulations of these constants in terms of the independent components are well known for common material properties (e.g. elasticity, piezoelectricity etc.) aptly described by tensors of lower rank (e.g. ranks 2–4). General relationships between constants of higher rank are often unknown and sometimes reported incorrectly. A computer program is developed here to calculate the property constant relationships of a property of any order, represented by a tensor of any rank and point group. Tensors up to rank 12, e.g. the tensor of sixth-order elastic constants c 6 ijklmnpqrs , can be calculated on a standard computer, while ranks higher than 12 are best handled on a supercomputer. Output is provided in either full index form or a reduced index form, e.g. the Voigt index notation common to elasticity. As higher-order tensors are often associated with nonlinear material responses, the program provides an accessible means to investigate the important constants involved in nonlinear material modeling. The routine has been used to discover several incorrect relationships reported in the literature.