Reparameterization Invariant Model of a Supersymmetric System: BRST and Supervariable Approaches

We carry out the Becchi-Rouet-Stora-Tyutin (BRST) quantization of the one 0 + 1 -dimensional (1D) model of a free massive spinning relativistic particle (i.e., a supersymmetric system) by exploiting its classical infinitesimal and continuous reparameterization symmetry transformations. We use the modified Bonora-Tonin (BT) supervariable approach (MBTSA) to BRST formalism to obtain the nilpotent (anti-)BRST symmetry transformations of the target space variables and the (anti-)BRST invariant Curci-Ferrari- (CF-) type restriction for the 1D model of our supersymmetric (SUSY) system. The nilpotent (anti-)BRST symmetry transformations for other variables of our model are derived by using the (anti-)chiral supervariable approach (ACSA) to BRST formalism. Within the framework of the latter, we have shown the existence of the CF-type restriction by proving the (i) symmetry invariance of the coupled Lagrangians and (ii) the absolute anticommutativity property of the conserved (anti-)BRST charges. The application of the MBTSA to a physical SUSY system (i.e., a 1D model of a massive spinning particle) is a novel result in our present endeavor. In the application of ACSA, we have considered only the (anti-)chiral super expansions of the supervariables. Hence, the observation of the absolute anticommutativity of the (anti-)BRST charges is a novel result. The CF-type restriction is universal in nature as it turns out to be the same for the SUSY and non-SUSY reparameterization (i.e., 1D diffeomorphism) invariant models of the (non-)relativistic particles.

Generation of new symmetries from explicit symmetry breaking

We study how the explicit symmetry breaking, through a continuous parameter in the Lagrangian, can actually lead to the creation of different types of symmetries. As examples we consider the motion of a relativistic particle in a curved background, where a nonzero mass breaks the symmetry of the conformal algebra of the metric, and the motion in a Bogoslovsky-Finsler space-time, where a Lorentz violation takes place. In the first case, new nonlocal conserved charges emerge in the place of those which were previously generated by the conformal Killing vectors, while in the second, rational in the momenta integrals of motion appear to substitute the linear expressions corresponding to those boosts which fail to be symmetries.

On the coupling of relativistic particle to gravity and Wheeler–DeWitt quantization

A system consisting of a point particle coupled to gravity is investigated. The set of constraints is derived. It was found that a suitable superposition of those constraints is the generator of the infinitesimal transformations of the time coordinate [Formula: see text] and serves as the Hamiltonian which gives the correct equations of motion. Besides that, the system satisfies the mass shell constraint, [Formula: see text], which is the generator of the worldline reparametrizations, where the momenta [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text], generate infinitesimal changes of the particle’s position [Formula: see text] in spacetime. Consequently, the Hamiltonian contains [Formula: see text], which upon quantization becomes the operator [Formula: see text], occurring on the right-hand side of the Wheeler–DeWitt equation. Here, the role of time has the particle coordinate [Formula: see text], which is a distinct concept than the spacetime coordinate [Formula: see text]. It is also shown how the ordering ambiguities can be avoided if a quadratic form of the momenta is cast into the form that instead of the metric contains the basis vectors.

An Active Plasma Beam Dump for EuPRAXIA Beams

Plasma wakefields driven by high power lasers or relativistic particle beams can be orders of magnitude larger than the fields produced in conventional accelerating structures. Since the plasma wakefield is composed not only of accelerating but also of decelerating phases, this paper proposes to utilize the strong decelerating field induced by a laser pulse in the plasma to absorb the beam energy, in a scheme known as the active plasma beam dump. The design of this active plasma beam dump has considered the beam output by the EuPRAXIA facility. Analytical estimates were obtained, and compared with particle-in-cell simulations. The obtained results indicate that this active plasma beam dump can contribute for more compact, safer, and greener accelerators in the near future.

Scalar Radiation in Interaction of Cosmic String with Point Charge

We consider the scalar bremsstrahlung of the spinless relativistic particle, which interacts with infinitely thin cosmic string by linearized gravity. With the iterational scheme, based on the Perturbaion Theory with respect to the Newtonian constant, we compute the radiation amplitude and the emitted energy due to collision. The general phenomenon of mutual cancellation of the leading terms on the local and non-local amplitude, known in the ultrarelativistic regime for several types of collision, also takes place here. Remarkably, this cancellation (destructive interference) is complete, and takes place for any particle’s velocity. We compute the spectral and angular distributions of the emitted waves. Particular attention is paid to the ultrarelativistic case. Due to the radiation emission, a string may lose its energy and decrease the tension; it may affect all field effects, including the vacuum polarization and the Casimir effect, in terms of physical problems with the real cosmic strings.