On the density of certain spectral points for a class of $ C^{2} $ quasiperiodic Schrödinger cocycles

<p style='text-indent:20px;'>For <inline-formula><tex-math id="M2">\begin{document}$ C^2 $\end{document}</tex-math></inline-formula> cos-type potentials, large coupling constants, and fixed <inline-formula><tex-math id="M3">\begin{document}$ Diophantine $\end{document}</tex-math></inline-formula> frequency, we show that the density of the spectral points associated with the Schrödinger operator is larger than 0. In other words, for every fixed spectral point <inline-formula><tex-math id="M4">\begin{document}$ E $\end{document}</tex-math></inline-formula>, <inline-formula><tex-math id="M5">\begin{document}$ \liminf\limits_{\epsilon\to 0}\frac{|(E-\epsilon,E+\epsilon)\bigcap\Sigma_{\alpha,\lambda\upsilon}|}{2\epsilon} = \beta $\end{document}</tex-math></inline-formula>, where <inline-formula><tex-math id="M6">\begin{document}$ \beta\in [\frac{1}{2},1] $\end{document}</tex-math></inline-formula>. Our approach is a further improvement on the papers [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b15">15</xref>] and [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="b17">17</xref>].</p>

Four-pomeron vertex

The four-pomeron vertex is studied in the perturbative QCD. Its dominating terms of the leading (zeroth and first) orders in the coupling constant and subdominant in the number of colors are constructed. The vertex consists of two terms, one with a derivative in rapidity $$\partial _y$$ ∂ y and the other with the BFKL interaction between pomerons. The corresponding part of the action and equations of motion are found. The iterative solution of the latter is possible only for rapidities smaller than 2 and quite large coupling constant $$\alpha _s$$ α s , of the order or greater than unity, when the quadruple pomeron interaction is relatively small. Also iteration of the part with $$\partial _y$$ ∂ y is unstable in the infrared region and compels to introduce an infrared cut. The variational approach with simple trying functions allows to find the minimum of the action at $$\alpha _s$$ α s of the order 0.2 and rapidities up to 25. Numerical estimates for O–O collisions show that actually the influence of the quadruple pomeron interaction turns out to be rather small.

Fermionic singlet dark matter in one-loop solutions to the $$R_K$$ anomaly: a systematic study

We study the dark matter phenomenology of Standard Model extensions addressing the reported anomaly in the $$R_K$$ R K observable at one-loop. The article covers the case of fermionic singlet DM coupling leptophilically, quarkphilically or amphiphilically to the SM. The setup utilizes a large coupling of the new particle content to the second lepton generation to explain the $$R_K$$ R K anomaly, which in return tends to diminish the dark matter relic density. Further, dark matter direct detection experiments provide stringent bounds even in cases where the dark matter candidate only contributes a small fraction of the observed dark matter energy density. In fact, direct detection rules out all considered models as an explanation for the $$R_K$$ R K anomaly in the case of Dirac dark matter. Conversely, for Majorana dark matter, the $$R_K$$ R K anomaly can be addressed in agreement with direct detection in coannihilation scenarios. For leptophilic dark matter this region only exists for $$M_\text {DM} \lesssim 1000 \, \mathrm {GeV}$$ M DM ≲ 1000 GeV and dark matter is underabundant. Quarkphilic and amphiphilic scenarios even provide narrow regions of parameter space where the observed relic density can be reproduced while offering an explanation to $$R_K$$ R K in agreement with direct detection experiments.

Inflation based on a classically scale invariant extended standard model

We extend a classically scale invariant model where the electroweak symmetry breaking is triggered by the dynamical chiral symmetry breaking in a hidden QCD sector, and a real singlet scalar [Formula: see text] mediates these two sectors. Our model can explain cosmic inflation without unitarity violation in addition. Slow-roll inflation occurs along a valley in scalar potential. In the original model, the coupling [Formula: see text] between the Higgs field [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] is always negative and therefore, the potential has its valleys in [Formula: see text]-[Formula: see text] mixed directions. For large value of the top Yukawa coupling [Formula: see text], the potential along the valley becomes negative since the Higgs quartic coupling [Formula: see text] becomes negative at inflationary scale. Then slow-roll inflation cannot occur. For inflation to definitely occur, we render the coupling [Formula: see text] positive at inflationary scale and consider the [Formula: see text]-inflation case. This is achieved by introducing a new singlet scalar [Formula: see text] with the large coupling [Formula: see text] to [Formula: see text]. By this extension, [Formula: see text] can also always be positive, and we consider this case as the simplest case. We consider inflation with the nonminimal coupling [Formula: see text] between [Formula: see text] and gravity. Although [Formula: see text] is large such as [Formula: see text], unitarity is not violated since couplings between [Formula: see text] and other fields are sufficiently small. [Formula: see text] is odd under a new symmetry [Formula: see text] not to mix with [Formula: see text] regardless of largeness of [Formula: see text]. Because of this symmetry, [Formula: see text] may have its relic abundance [Formula: see text] comparable with the observational value [Formula: see text] of the dark matter relic abundance. However, the spin-independent elastic cross-section [Formula: see text] of [Formula: see text] exceeds the observational bound [Formula: see text] cm2. Hence, we impose the resonance condition [Formula: see text] and reduce [Formula: see text] to much smaller than [Formula: see text]. Constraints from the electroweak scale physics and inflationary scale physics are much strong, and the allowed parameter space is very narrow.

Fermions on wobbling kinks: normal versus quasinormal modes

The system consisting of a fermion in the background of a wobbling kink is studied in this paper. To investigate the impact of the wobbling on the fermion-kink interaction, we employ the time-dependent perturbation theory formalism in quantum mechanics. To do so, we compute the transition probabilities between states given in terms of the Bogoliubov coefficients. We derive Fermi’s golden rule for the model, which allows the transition to the continuum at a constant rate if the fermion-kink coupling constant is smaller than the wobbling frequency. Moreover, we study the system replacing the shape mode with a quasinormal mode. In this case, the transition rate to continuum decays in time due to the leakage of the mode, and the final transition probability decreases sharply for large coupling constants in a way that is analogous to Fermi’s golden rule. Throughout the paper, we compare the perturbative results with numerical simulations and show that they are in good agreement.

High-Gain Millimeter-Wave Patch Array Antenna for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Application

A high-gain millimeter-wave patch array antenna is presented for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). For the large-scale patch array antenna, microstrip lines and higher-mode surface wave radiations contribute enormously to the antenna loss, especially at the millimeter-wave band. Here, the element of a large patch array antenna is implemented with a substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) cavity-backed patch fed by the aperture-coupled feeding (ACF) structure. However, in this case, a large coupling aperture is used to create strongly bound waves, which maximizes the coupling level between the patch and the feedline. This approach helps to improve antenna gain, but at the same time leads to a significant level of back radiation due to the microstrip feedline and unwanted surface-wave radiation, especially for the large patch arrays. Using the SIW cavity-backed patch and stripline feedline of the ACF in the element design, therefore, provides a solution to this problem. Thus, a full-corporate feed 32 × 32 array antenna achieves realized gain of 30.71–32.8 dBi with radiation efficiency above 52% within the operational band of 25.43–26.91 GHz. The fabricated antenna also retains being lightweight, which is desirable for UAVs, because it has no metal plate at the backside to support the antenna.

Dipole radiation and beyond from axion stars in electromagnetic fields

We investigate the production of photons from coherently oscillating, spatially localized clumps of axionic fields (oscillons and axion stars) in the presence of external electromagnetic fields. We delineate different qualitative behaviour of the photon luminosity in terms of an effective dimensionless coupling parameter constructed out of the axion-photon coupling, and field amplitude, oscillation frequency and radius of the axion star. For small values of this dimensionless coupling, we provide a general analytic formula for the dipole radiation field and the photon luminosity per solid angle, including a strong dependence on the radius of the configuration. For moderate to large coupling, we report on a non-monotonic behavior of the luminosity with the coupling strength in the presence of external magnetic fields. After an initial rise in luminosity with the coupling strength, we see a suppression (by an order of magnitude or more compared to the dipole radiation approximation) at moderately large coupling. At sufficiently large coupling, we find a transition to a regime of exponential growth of the luminosity due to parametric resonance. We carry out 3+1 dimensional lattice simulations of axion electrodynamics, at small and large coupling, including non-perturbative effects of parametric resonance as well as backreaction effects when necessary. We also discuss medium (plasma) effects that lead to resonant axion to photon conversion, relevance of the coherence of the soliton, and implications of our results in astrophysical and cosmological settings.

Charmonium-like resonances with JPC = 0++, 2++ in coupled $$ \mathrm{D}\overline{\mathrm{D}} $$, $$ {\mathrm{D}}_{\mathrm{s}}{\overline{\mathrm{D}}}_{\mathrm{s}} $$ scattering on the lattice

We present the first lattice investigation of coupled-channel $$ D\overline{D} $$ D D ¯ and $$ {D}_s{\overline{D}}_s $$ D s D ¯ s scattering in the JPC = 0++ and 2++ channels. The scattering matrix for partial waves l = 0, 2 and isospin zero is determined using multiple volumes and inertial frames via Lüscher’s formalism. Lattice QCD ensembles from the CLS consortium with mπ ≃ 280 MeV, a ≃ 0.09 fm and L/a = 24, 32 are utilized. The resulting scattering matrix suggests the existence of three charmonium-like states with JPC = 0++ in the energy region ranging from slightly below 2mD up to 4.13 GeV. We find a so far unobserved $$ D\overline{D} $$ D D ¯ bound state just below threshold and a $$ D\overline{D} $$ D D ¯ resonance likely related to χc0(3860), which is believed to be χc0(2P). In addition, there is an indication for a narrow 0++ resonance just below the $$ {D}_s{\overline{D}}_s $$ D s D ¯ s threshold with a large coupling to $$ {D}_s{\overline{D}}_s $$ D s D ¯ s and a very small coupling to $$ D\overline{D} $$ D D ¯ . This resonance is possibly related to the narrow X(3915)/χc0(3930) observed in experiment also just below $$ {D}_s{\overline{D}}_s $$ D s D ¯ s . The partial wave l = 2 features a resonance likely related to χc2(3930). We work with several assumptions, such as the omission of J/ψω, ηcη and three-particle channels. Only statistical uncertainties are quantified, while the extrapolations to the physical quark-masses and the continuum limit are challenges for the future.