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In this survey we collect some recent results regarding the Lipschitz-Killing curvatures (LKCs) of the excursion sets of random eigenfunctions on the two-dimensional standard flat torus (arithmetic random waves) and on the two-dimensional…

Probability · Mathematics 2021-08-04 Anna Vidotto

The spin orientation of electronic wavefunctions in crystals is an internal degree of freedom, typically insensitive to electrical knobs. We argue from a general symmetry analysis and a $\vec k \cdot \vec p$ perspective, that monolayer…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-01-03 Li-kun Shi , Justin C. W. Song

The spin-weighted spheroidal eigenvalues and eigenfunctions arise in the separation by variables of spin-field perturbations of Kerr black holes. We derive a large, real-frequency asymptotic expansion of the spin-weighted spheroidal…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-02-08 Marc Casals , Adrian C. Ottewill , Niels Warburton

The use of internal variables for the description of relativistic particles with arbitrary mass and spin in terms of scalar functions is reviewed and applied to the stochastic phase space formulation of quantum mechanics. Following Bacry…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2011-07-19 W. Drechsler

Neural network field theory formulates field theory as a statistical ensemble of fields defined by a network architecture and a density on its parameters. We extend the construction to topological settings via the inclusion of discrete…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2026-04-06 Christian Ferko , James Halverson , Vishnu Jejjala , Brandon Robinson

We analyze the nonlinear optics of quasi one-dimensional quantum graphs and manipulate their topology and geometry to generate for the first time nonlinearities in a simple system approaching the fundamental limits of the first and second…

Optics · Physics 2014-01-28 Rick Lytel , Shoresh Shafei , Julian H. Smith , Mark G. Kuzyk

We provide a general formulation of the spin-orbit coupling on a 2D curved surface. Considering the wide applicability of spin-orbit effect in spinor-based condensed matter physics, a general spin-orbit formulation could aid the study of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-01-18 Seng Ghee Tan , Che Chun Huang , Mansoor B. A. Jalil , Zhuobin Siu

A non-equilibrium Green's function formalism is used to study in detail the ballistic conductance of asymmetrically biased side-gated quantum point contacts (QPCs) in the presence of lateral spin-orbit coupling and electron-electron…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2010-10-01 J. Wan , M. Cahay , P. Debray , R. S. Newrock

We give a leisurely, albeit woefully incomplete, overview of quantum field theory, its relevance to condensed matter systems, and spin systems, which proceeds via a series of illustrative examples. The goal is to provide readers from the…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2018-01-24 Ingmar Saberi

We study the large gauge transformations of massless higher-spin fields in four-dimensional Minkowski space. Upon imposing suitable fall-off conditions, providing higher-spin counterparts of the Bondi gauge, we observe the existence of an…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2017-08-23 Andrea Campoleoni , Dario Francia , Carlo Heissenberg

Geometrical form of the one-loop divergences induced by conical singularities of background manifolds is studied. To this aim the heat kernel asymptotic expansion on spaces having the structure $C_{\alpha}\times \Sigma$ near singular…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-10-28 Dmitri V. Fursaev

We study the simplest geometrical particle model associated with null paths in four-dimensional Minkowski space-time. The action is given by the pseudo-arclength of the particle worldline. We show that the reduced classical phase space of…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-10-31 Armen Nersessian , Eduardo Ramos

The Topological Hypothesis states that phase transitions should be related to changes in the topology of configuration space. The necessity of such changes has already been demonstrated. We characterize exactly the topology of the…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2007-05-23 S. Risau-Gusman , A. C. Ribeiro-Teixeira , D. A. Stariolo

Cosmological random fields are often analysed in spherical Fourier-Bessel basis. Compared to the Cartesian Fourier basis this has an advantage of properly taking into account some of the relevant physical processes (redshift-space…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-06-17 Lado Samushia

We consider a new action of a two-dimensional field theory interacting with gravitational field. The action is interpreted as the area of a surface imbedded into four-dimensional Mincowski target space. In addition to reparametrization…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 Dmitri DOLGOV

I describe the general mathematical construction and physical picture of topological black holes, which are black holes whose event horizons are surfaces of non-trivial topology. The construction is carried out in an arbitrary number of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 R. B. Mann

We study the scattering dynamics of an $n$-component spinor wavefunction in a random environment on a two-dimensional lattice. In the presence of particle-hole symmetry we find diffusion on large scales. The latter is described by a…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2012-07-30 K. Ziegler

We characterise high-dimensional topology that arises from a random Cech complex constructed on the circle. Expected Euler characteristic curve is computed, where we observe limiting spikes. The spikes correspond to expected Betti numbers…

Probability · Mathematics 2023-09-26 Uzu Lim

This paper delves into the deformation of spinor structures within nontrivial topologies and their physical implications. The deformation is modeled by introducing real functions that modify the standard spinor dynamics, leading to distinct…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2025-02-19 J. M. Hoff da Silva , R. T. Cavalcanti , G. M. Caires da Rocha

We introduce a spin field approach, that is compatible with the Cartan moving frame method, to describe the submanifold in a flat space. In fact, we consider a kind of spin field $\psi$, that satisfies a Killing spin field equation…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2024-06-21 Shou-Jyun Zou