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The Large N 't Hooft Limit of Kazama-Suzuki Model

We consider N=2 Kazama-Suzuki model on CP^N=SU(N+1)/SU(N)xU(1). It is known
that the N=2 current algebra for the supersymmetric WZW model, at level k, is a
nonlinear algebra. The N=2 W_3 algebra corresponding to N=2 was recovered from
the generalized GKO coset construction previously. For N=4, we construct one of
the higher spin currents, in N=2 W_5 algebra, with spins (2, 5/2, 5/2, 3). The
self-coupling constant in the operator product expansion of this current and
itself depends on N as well as k explicitly. We also observe a new higher spin
primary current of spins (3, 7/2, 7/2, 4). From the behaviors of N=2, 4 cases,
we expect the operator product expansion of the lowest higher spin current and
itself in N=2 W_{N+1} algebra. By taking the large (N, k) limit on the various
operator product expansions in components, we reproduce, at the linear order,
the corresponding operator product expansions in N=2 classical
W_{\infty}^{cl}[\lambda] algebra which is the asymptotic symmetry of the higher
spin AdS_3 supergravity found recently.Comment: 44 pages; the two typos in the first paragraph of page 23 corrected
  and to appear in JHE
Secluded Dark Matter Coupled to a Hidden CFT

Models of secluded dark matter offer a variant on the standard WIMP picture
and can modify our expectations for hidden sector phenomenology and detection.
In this work we extend a minimal model of secluded dark matter, comprised of a
U(1)'-charged dark matter candidate, to include a confining hidden-sector CFT.
This provides a technically natural explanation for the hierarchically small
mediator-scale, with hidden-sector confinement generating m_{gamma'}>0.
Furthermore, the thermal history of the universe can differ markedly from the
WIMP picture due to (i) new annihilation channels, (ii) a (potentially) large
number of hidden-sector degrees of freedom, and (iii) a hidden-sector phase
transition at temperatures T << M_{dm} after freeze out. The mediator allows
both the dark matter and the Standard Model to communicate with the CFT, thus
modifying the low-energy phenomenology and cosmic-ray signals from the secluded
sector.Comment: ~50p, 8 figs; v2 JHEP versio
Thermal quenches in N=2* plasmas

We exploit gauge/gravity duality to study `thermal quenches' in a plasma of
the strongly coupled N=2* gauge theory. Specifically, we consider the response
of an initial thermal equilibrium state of the theory under variations of the
bosonic or fermionic mass, to leading order in m/T<<1. When the masses are made
to vary in time, novel new counterterms must be introduced to renormalize the
boundary theory. We consider transitions the conformal super-Yang-Mills theory
to the mass deformed gauge theory and also the reverse transitions. By
construction, these transitions are controlled by a characteristic time scale
\calt and we show how the response of the system depends on the ratio of this
time scale to the thermal time scale 1/T. The response shows interesting
scaling behaviour both in the limit of fast quenches with T\calt<<1 and slow
quenches with T\calt>>1. In the limit that T\calt\to\infty, we observe the
expected adiabatic response. For fast quenches, the relaxation to the final
equilibrium is controlled by the lowest quasinormal mode of the bulk scalar
dual to the quenched operator. For slow quenches, the system relaxes with a
(nearly) adiabatic response that is governed entirely by the late time profile
of the mass. We describe new renormalization scheme ambiguities in defining
gauge invariant observables for the theory with time dependant couplings.Comment: 78 pages, 17 figure
Study of Monte Carlo approach to experimental uncertainty propagation
  with MSTW 2008 PDFs

We investigate the Monte Carlo approach to propagation of experimental
uncertainties within the context of the established "MSTW 2008" global analysis
of parton distribution functions (PDFs) of the proton at next-to-leading order
in the strong coupling. We show that the Monte Carlo approach using replicas of
the original data gives PDF uncertainties in good agreement with the usual
Hessian approach using the standard Delta(chi^2) = 1 criterion, then we explore
potential parameterisation bias by increasing the number of free parameters,
concluding that any parameterisation bias is likely to be small, with the
exception of the valence-quark distributions at low momentum fractions x. We
motivate the need for a larger tolerance, Delta(chi^2) > 1, by making fits to
restricted data sets and idealised consistent or inconsistent pseudodata.
Instead of using data replicas, we alternatively produce PDF sets randomly
distributed according to the covariance matrix of fit parameters including
appropriate tolerance values, then we demonstrate a simpler method to produce
an arbitrary number of random predictions on-the-fly from the existing
eigenvector PDF sets. Finally, as a simple example application, we use Bayesian
reweighting to study the effect of recent LHC data on the lepton charge
asymmetry from W boson decays.Comment: 37 pages, 17 figures. v2: version published in JHEP. Supplementary
  material at http://mstwpdf.hepforge.org/random
QCD equation of state at nonzero chemical potential: continuum results with physical quark masses at order mu(2)

We determine the equation of state of QCD for nonzero chemical potentials via a Taylor expansion of the pressure. The results are obtained for N-f = 2 + 1 flavors of quarks with physical masses, on various lattice spacings. We present results for the pressure, interaction measure, energy density, entropy density, and the speed of sound for small chemical potentials. At low temperatures we compare our results with the Hadron Resonance Gas model. We also express our observables along trajectories of constant entropy over particle number. A simple parameterization is given (the Matlab/Octave script parameterization.m, submitted to the arXiv along with the paper), which can be used to reconstruct the observables as functions of T and mu, or as functions of T and S/N
Classicalization as a tunnelling phenomenon

We discuss the "wrong"-sign DBI theory as a prototype for classicalization.
The theory lacks a UV completion and has to be defined with a fundamental UV
cutoff. We study a quantum-mechanical toy model with similar properties. The
model has a fundamental length scale and all physical states have momenta below
the inverse of this scale. We show that, despite the terminology, the
phenomenon of classicalization is of a quantum nature. Within the toy model it
consists essentially of tunnelling through a region that is classically
forbidden. The size of this region is proportional to the square root of the
energy and can be much larger than the fundamental length scale. We discuss the
implications for classicalization in scalar field theories.Comment: 21 pages, 10 figures, references adde
SFT on separated D-branes and D-brane translation

We discuss novel properties of the string field and the Open String Field
Theory action arising in a system with multiple D-branes, then use the level
truncation scheme to study marginal deformations and tachyon condensation in a
system with two parallel but separated branes. We find string fields
corresponding to D-brane decay combined with a finite change in the distance
between the two D-branes. Using D-brane separation as a yardstick, we are able
to continuously control the spacetime displacement of the D-branes and find
that our solutions exist only for a finite range of this displacement. Thus, at
least in level truncation, Open String Field Theory seems unable to describe
the entire CFT moduli space.Comment: 25 pages, minor changes and references adde
Identifying the Neutrino mass Ordering with INO and NOvA

The relatively large value of $\theta_{13}$ established recently by the Daya
Bay reactor experiment opens the possibility to determine the neutrino mass
ordering with experiments currently under construction. We investigate
synergies between the NOvA long-baseline accelerator experiment with
atmospheric neutrino data from the India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO). We
identify the requirements on energy and direction reconstruction and detector
mass for INO necessary for a significant sensitivity. If neutrino energy and
direction reconstruction at the level of 10% and 10 degree can be achieved by
INO a determination of the neutrino mass ordering seems possible around 2020.Comment: 18 pages, 8 figures, minor improvements and clarifications, new panel
  in fig. 7, version to appear in JHEP, typo in eq. 4 correcte
SUSY Stops at a Bump

We discuss collider signatures of the "natural supersymmetry" scenario with
baryon-number violating R-parity violation. We argue that this is one of the
few remaining viable incarnations of weak scale supersymmetry consistent with
full electroweak naturalness. We show that this intriguing and challenging
scenario contains distinctive LHC signals, resonances of hard jets in
conjunction with relatively soft leptons and missing energy, which are easily
overlooked by existing LHC searches. We propose novel strategies for
distinguishing these signals above background, and estimate their potential
reach at the 8 TeV LHC. We show that other multi-lepton signals of this
scenario can be seen by currently existing searches with increased statistics,
but these opportunities are more spectrum-dependent.Comment: 23 pages, 7 figures, 3 tables. V2: spectrum discussion corrected,
  most of the changes are in Sec. 2. Benchmarks, analysis and conclusions
  unchanged. References adde
Implications of a Modified Higgs to Diphoton Decay Width

Motivated by recent results from Higgs searches at the Large Hadron Collider,
we consider possibilities to enhance the diphoton decay width of the Higgs
boson over the Standard Model expectation, without modifying either its
production rate or the partial widths in the WW and ZZ channels. Studying
effects of new charged scalars, fermions and vector bosons, we find that
significant variations in the diphoton width may be possible if the new
particles have light masses of the order of a few hundred GeV and sizeable
couplings to the Higgs boson. Such couplings could arise naturally if there is
large mass mixing between two charged particles that is induced by the Higgs
vacuum expectation value. In addition, there is generically also a shift in the
Z + Gamma partial width, which in the case of new vector bosons tends to be of
similar magnitude as the shift in the diphoton partial width, but smaller in
other cases. Therefore simultaneous measurements in these two channels could
reveal properties of new charged particles at the electroweak scale.Comment: 29 pages, 8 figures; v2: updated references and minor improvements in
  presentations; v3: sign of the scalar contribution to Z+Gamma amplitudes
  fixed. Related figures update
The semi-classical expansion and resurgence in gauge theories: new
  perturbative, instanton, bion, and renormalon effects

We study the dynamics of four dimensional gauge theories with adjoint
fermions for all gauge groups, both in perturbation theory and
non-perturbatively, by using circle compactification with periodic boundary
conditions for the fermions. There are new gauge phenomena. We show that, to
all orders in perturbation theory, many gauge groups are Higgsed by the gauge
holonomy around the circle to a product of both abelian and nonabelian gauge
group factors. Non-perturbatively there are monopole-instantons with fermion
zero modes and two types of monopole-anti-monopole molecules, called bions. One
type are "magnetic bions" which carry net magnetic charge and induce a mass gap
for gauge fluctuations. Another type are "neutral bions" which are magnetically
neutral, and their understanding requires a generalization of multi-instanton
techniques in quantum mechanics - which we refer to as the
Bogomolny-Zinn-Justin (BZJ) prescription - to compactified field theory. The
BZJ prescription applied to bion-anti-bion topological molecules predicts a
singularity on the positive real axis of the Borel plane (i.e., a divergence
from summing large orders in peturbation theory) which is of order N times
closer to the origin than the leading 4-d BPST instanton-anti-instanton
singularity, where N is the rank of the gauge group. The position of the
bion--anti-bion singularity is thus qualitatively similar to that of the 4-d IR
renormalon singularity, and we conjecture that they are continuously related as
the compactification radius is changed. By making use of transseries and
Ecalle's resurgence theory we argue that a non-perturbative continuum
definition of a class of field theories which admit semi-classical expansions
may be possible.Comment: 112 pages, 7 figures; v2: typos corrected, discussion of
  supersymmetric models added at the end of section 8.1, reference adde
Phase structure for lattice fermions with flavored chemical potential
  terms

We discuss the chiral phase diagram in the parameter space of lattice QCD
with minimal-doubling fermions, which can be seen as lattice fermions with
flavored chemical potential terms. We study strong-coupling lattice QCD with
the Karsten-Wilczek formulation, which has one relevant parameter $\mu_{3}$ as
well as gauge coupling and a mass parameter. We find a nontrivial chiral phase
structure with a second-order phase transition between chiral symmetric and
broken phases. To capture the whole structure of the phase diagram, we study
the related lattice Gross-Neveu model. The result indicates that the chiral
phase transition also exists in the weak-coupling region. From these results we
speculate on the $\mu_{3}$-$g^{2}$ chiral phase diagram in lattice QCD with
minimal-doubling fermions, and discuss their application to numerical
simulations.Comment: 34 pages, 9 figures; extended discussion on Lorentz symmetry for
  general values of parameters, two figures added, references added, version to
  appear in JHE
An anisotropic hybrid non-perturbative formulation for 4D N = 2
  supersymmetric Yang-Mills theories

We provide a simple non-perturbative formulation for non-commutative
four-dimensional N = 2 supersymmetric Yang-Mills theories. The formulation is
constructed by a combination of deconstruction (orbifold projection), momentum
cut-off and matrix model techniques. We also propose a moduli fixing term that
preserves lattice supersymmetry on the deconstruction formulation. Although the
analogous formulation for four-dimensional N = 2 supersymmetric Yang-Mills
theories is proposed also in Nucl.Phys.B857(2012), our action is simpler and
better suited for computer simulations. Moreover, not only for the
non-commutative theories, our formulation has a potential to be a
non-perturbative tool also for the commutative four-dimensional N = 2
supersymmetric Yang-Mills theories.Comment: 32 pages, final version accepted in JHE
Finite volume treatment of pi pi scattering and limits to phase shifts extraction from lattice QCD

We study theoretically the effects of finite volume for pipi scattering in order to extract physical observables for infinite volume from lattice QCD. We compare three different approaches for pipi scattering (lowest order Bethe-Salpeter approach, N/D and inverse amplitude methods) with the aim to study the effects of the finite size of the box in the potential of the different theories, specially the left-hand cut contribution through loops in the crossed t,u-channels. We quantify the error made by neglecting these effects in usual extractions of physical observables from lattice QCD spectra. We conclude that for pipi phase-shifts in the scalar-isoscalar channel up to 800 MeV this effect is negligible for box sizes bigger than 2.5m_pi^-1 and of the order of 5% at around 1.5-2m_pi^-1. For isospin 2 the finite size effects can reach up to 10% for that energy. We also quantify the error made when using the standard Luscher method to extract physical observables from lattice QCD, which is widely used in the literature but is an approximation of the one used in the present work
Mellin Amplitudes for Dual Conformal Integrals

Motivated by recent work on the utility of Mellin space for representing
conformal correlators in $AdS$/CFT, we study its suitability for representing
dual conformal integrals of the type which appear in perturbative scattering
amplitudes in super-Yang-Mills theory. We discuss Feynman-like rules for
writing Mellin amplitudes for a large class of integrals in any dimension, and
find explicit representations for several familiar toy integrals. However we
show that the power of Mellin space is that it provides simple representations
even for fully massive integrals, which except for the single case of the
4-mass box have not yet been computed by any available technology. Mellin space
is also useful for exhibiting differential relations between various multi-loop
integrals, and we show that certain higher-loop integrals may be written as
integral operators acting on the fully massive scalar $n$-gon in $n$
dimensions, whose Mellin amplitude is exactly 1. Our chief example is a very
simple formula expressing the 6-mass double box as a single integral of the
6-mass scalar hexagon in 6 dimensions.Comment: 29+7 page
Massive Spin-2 States as the Origin of the Top Quark Forward-Backward
  Asymmetry

We show that the anomalously large top quark forward-backward asymmetry
observed by CDF and D\O\, can naturally be accommodated in models with
flavor-violating couplings of a new massive spin-2 state to quarks. Regardless
of its origin, the lowest-order couplings of a spin-2 boson to fermions are
analogous to the coupling of the graviton to energy/momentum, leading to strong
sensitivity of the effects associated with its virtual exchange to the energy
scales at hand. Precisely due to this fact, the observed dependence of the
asymmetry on the $t\bar t$ invariant mass fits nicely into the proposed
framework. In particular, we find a vast parameter space which can lead to the
central value for the observed forward-backward asymmetry in the high mass bin,
while being in accord with all of the existing experimental constraints.Comment: added discussion of differential observables at the LHC, matches
  version accepted for publication in JHE
Boundary conditions for SU(2) Yang-Mills on $AdS_4$

We consider SU(2) Yang-Mills theory on $AdS_4$ by imposing various boundary
conditions, which correspond to non-trivial deformations of its boundary $CFT$.
We obtain classical solutions of Yang-Mills fields up to the first subleading
order correction by using small amplitude expansion of the gauge field without
considering gravitational back reaction. We also consider SU(2) Yang-Mills
instanton solution in $AdS_4$ bulk, and propose a boundary action. It turns out
that the boundary theory is the Chern Simons theory with a non-local
deformation which has the form similar to the Wilson line. In the limit of the
deformation parameter $\rho \rightarrow \infty$, this non-local deformation is
suppressed and the boundary theory becomes pure Chern Simons. For large but
finite values of $\rho$, this non-local deformation can be treated
perturbatively within the Chern-Simon theory.Comment: 1+30 pages, a new section about SU(2) Yang-Mills version of
  electric-magnetic duality and the related references are added; Journal of
  High Energy Physics, Volume 2012, Issue
Implications of LHC Searches for Massive Graviton

With the latest LHC available results, we consider the generic constraints on
massive graviton. Both dijet and dilepton resonance searches are used. The
limits on parameter space can be applied to many models. As an illustration, we
show the constraints for Randall-Sundrum (RS) model. Implications on massive
graviton and the coupling strength are discussed. For $k/M_{pl}=0.1$, $M_G<2.2$
TeV region is excluded at 95% confidence level. We also present some
interesting implications on the RS radion with respect to the 125 GeV excess at
the LHC. For $k/M_{pl}=0.1$, $\Lambda_\phi<13.8$ TeV is excluded where
$\Lambda_\phi$ is the scale to charactarize the interaction strengh of radion.Comment: 17 pages, 10 figures; References added; Accepted version by JHE
Scale without Conformal Invariance at Three Loops

We carry out a three-loop computation that establishes the existence of scale
without conformal invariance in dimensional regularization with the MS scheme
in d=4-epsilon spacetime dimensions. We also comment on the effects of scheme
changes in theories with many couplings, as well as in theories that live on
non-conformal scale-invariant renormalization group trajectories. Stability
properties of such trajectories are analyzed, revealing both attractive and
repulsive directions in a specific example. We explain how our results are in
accord with those of Jack & Osborn on a c-theorem in d=4 (and d=4-epsilon)
dimensions. Finally, we point out that limit cycles with turning points are
unlike limit cycles with continuous scale invariance.Comment: 21 pages, 3 figures, Erratum adde
Higher-Spin Fermionic Gauge Fields and Their Electromagnetic Coupling

We study the electromagnetic coupling of massless higher-spin fermions in
flat space. Under the assumptions of locality and Poincare invariance, we
employ the BRST-BV cohomological methods to construct consistent
parity-preserving off-shell cubic 1-s-s vertices. Consistency and
non-triviality of the deformations not only rule out minimal coupling, but also
restrict the possible number of derivatives. Our findings are in complete
agreement with, but derived in a manner independent from, the
light-cone-formulation results of Metsaev and the string-theory-inspired
results of Sagnotti-Taronna. We prove that any gauge-algebra-preserving vertex
cannot deform the gauge transformations. We also show that in a local theory,
without additional dynamical higher-spin gauge fields, the non-abelian vertices
are eliminated by the lack of consistent second-order deformations.Comment: 44 pages; references added, minor changes made, to appear in JHE
On Flux Quantization in F-Theory II: Unitary and Symplectic Gauge Groups

We study the quantization of the M-theory G-flux on elliptically fibered
Calabi-Yau fourfolds with singularities giving rise to unitary and symplectic
gauge groups. We seek and find its relation to the Freed-Witten quantization of
worldvolume fluxes on 7-branes in type IIB orientifold compactifications on
Calabi-Yau threefolds. By explicitly constructing the appropriate four-cycles
on which to calculate the periods of the second Chern class of the fourfolds,
we find that there is a half-integral shift in the quantization of G-flux
whenever the corresponding dual 7-brane is wrapped on a non-spin submanifold.
This correspondence of quantizations holds for all unitary and symplectic gauge
groups, except for SU(3), which behaves mysteriously. We also perform our
analysis in the case where, in addition to the aforementioned gauge groups,
there is also a 'flavor' U(1)-gauge group.Comment: 33 pages, 4 figure
Lattice study of infrared behaviour in SU(3) gauge theory with twelve
  massless flavours

We present details of a lattice study of infrared behaviour in SU(3) gauge
theory with twelve massless fermions in the fundamental representation. Using
the step-scaling method, we compute the coupling constant in this theory over a
large range of scale. The renormalisation scheme in this work is defined by the
ratio of Polyakov loops in the directions with different boundary conditions.
We closely examine systematic effects, and find that they are dominated by
errors arising from the continuum extrapolation. Our investigation suggests
that SU(3) gauge theory with twelve flavours contains an infrared fixed point.Comment: 29 pages, 15 figures, 4 tables. Minor revision. Published versio