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A test for emergent dynamics

High Energy Physics - Theory 2015-06-04 v2

Abstract

A generalization of a-maximization is proposed that maximizes a subject to inequalities rather than equalities. The implication of this conjecture is that in the absence of emergent symmetries, there is a maximum R-charge for fields appearing in the path integral. This maximum R-charge leads to a novel way of detecting emergent Abelian symmetries and non-Abelian gauge symmetries.

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@article{arxiv.1204.4466,
  title  = {A test for emergent dynamics},
  author = {Anson Hook},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1204.4466},
  year   = {2015}
}

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16 pages

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