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C. S. Lam

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Dynamical Property of Black Hole Matter

Matter loses its original characteristics after entering a black hole, thus becoming a new kind of (black hole) matter. The property of this new matter cannot be measured experimentally, but some of it can be deduced theoretically from the Einstein equations and the conservation laws which it must still satisfy. In a previous paper, this matter is modelled by an ideal fluid, with an equation of state $p(r)=-ξ\r(r)$ between the pressure $p(r)$ and the density $ρ(r)$. In order for this matter to fill the inside of a black hole so that its property can be teased out from the Einstein and conservation equations, it must possess a negative pressure ($ξ>0$) to counter the gravitation attraction which draws all matter to the center. In that case a solution of the Einstein and conservation equations exists if and only if the constant $ξ$ is confined within a narrow range, between 0.1429 and 0.1716. In the present paper, we try to find out its dynamical response by injecting additional matter into the black hole over a period of time. The resulting solutions of the six time-dependent Einstein equations and conservation laws are presented in perturbation theory, valid if the total amount of injection is small. Even in perturbation, the solutions can be obtained only with a special trick. The result shows that the equation of state $p(r,t)=-ξ\r(r,t)$ remains unchanged with the same $ξ$ when the injection rate is constant. When the rate changes with time, $ξ$ requires a correction, $ξ\toξ+ξ_1(r,t)$, where $ξ_1(r,t)$ appears to be correlated with the acceleration of the injected matter in a way to be shown in the text.

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A Model of the Black Hole Interior

A model is proposed for the interior of a neutral non-rotating black hole. It consists of an ideal fluid with density $\r$ and a negative pressure $p$, obeying an equation of state $p=-ξ\r$. In order to have a solution, $ξ$ must lie in the narrow range between 0.1429 and 0.1716.

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Color-Kinematics Relation from the Feynman Diagram Perspective

Feynman diagrams for gluon tree amplitudes are studied in the Feynman gauge and in any number of spacetime dimensions. The color-kinematics combinations $Δ=n_s-n_t-n_u$ of numerators are explicitly calculated for $N=4,5,6$ gluons to see whether the color-kinematics relation $Δ=0$ is satisfied. This is a tedious task because of the presence of four-gluon vertices, and the large number of Feynman diagrams, numerators, and $Δ$ combinations involved, especially when $N=6$. For on-shell amplitudes, it is found that $Δ=0$ for $N=4$, but $Δ\not=0$ for $N=5$ and $N=6$ owing to the presence of the four-gluon vertex. However, a {\it local} generalized gauge transformation can bring about $Δ=0$ for $N=5$, but not for $N=6$. This raises the question whether gluon amplitudes satisfying the color-kinematics relation contain non-local interactions.

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CHY Theory for Several Fields

The Cachazo-He-Yuan (CHY) formula was originally proposed to describe on-shell scattering of particles from a single massless field. We present a method to modify it to include several interacting scalar fields, all possessing different masses and possibly off-shell momenta. The method is applied to Yukawa interactions between a number of scalar nucleons and pions, and to the $\f_1\f_2\f_3$ coupling of three different scalar fields. Composite models constructed from existing theories can be used to broaden the scope of the method. The modification is applied to describe Compton scattering from a massive particle, and to photon bremsstrahlung. It is also employed to generalize the disk function $Z$ and the sphere function $J$.

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Off-Shell Yang-Mills Amplitude in the CHY Formalism

Möbius invariance is used to construct gluon tree amplitudes in the Cachazo, He, and Yuan (CHY) formalism. If it is equally effective in steering the construction of off-shell tree amplitudes, then the S-matrix CHY theory can be used to replace the Lagrangian Yang-Mills theory. In the process of investigating this possibility, we find that the CHY formula can indeed be modified to obtain a Möbius invariant off-shell amplitude, but unfortunately this modified amplitude $M_P$ is not the Yang-Mills amplitude because it lacks gauge invariance. A complementary amplitude $M_Q$ must be added to restore gauge invariance, but its construction relies on the Lagrangian and not Möbius invariance. Although neither $M_P$ nor $M_Q$ is fully gauge invariant, both are partially gauge invariant in a sense to be explained. This partial gauge invariance turns out to be very useful for checking calculations. A Feynman amplitude so split into the sum of $M_P$ and $M_Q$ also contains fewer terms.

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Pfaffian Diagrams for Gluon Tree Amplitudes

Pfaffian diagrams are formulated to represent gluon amplitudes computed from the Cachazo-He-Yuan (CHY) formula. They may be regarded as a systematic regrouping of Feynman diagrams after internal momenta are expanded and products of vertex factors are evaluated. This reprocessing enables gluon amplitudes expressed in Pfaffian diagrams to contain less terms. For example, there are 19 terms for the four-point amplitude in Pfaffian diagrams, and 35 terms in Feynman diagrams. Gauge invariance is simpler and more explicit in Pfaffian diagrams, in that subset of diagrams with the same root configuration are already gauge invariant in all lines but two. In getting to these results, several technical difficulties must be overcome. Double poles must be converted to simple poles, integrations must be carried out directly and formulated into simple rules, and the three \M constant lines must be suitably chosen to minimize the number of terms present.

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Holographic Scattering Amplitudes

Inspired by ancient astronomy, we propose a holographic description of perturbative scattering amplitudes, as integrals over a `celestial sphere'. Since Lorentz invariance, local interactions, and particle propagations all take place in a four-dimensional space-time, it is not trivial to accommodate them in a lower-dimensional `celestial sphere'. The details of this task will be discussed step by step, resulting in the Cachazo-He-Yuan (CHY) and similar scattering amplitudes, thereby providing them with a holographic non-string interpretation.

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The Role of Möbius Constants and Scattering Functions in CHY Scalar Amplitudes

The integrations leading to the Cachazo-He-Yuan (CHY) double-color $n$-point massless scalar amplitude are carried out one integral at a time. Möbius invariance dictates the final amplitude to be independent of the three Möbius constants $σ_r, σ_s, σ_t$, but their choice affects integrations and the intermediate results. The effect of the Möbius constants, the two colors, and the scattering functions on each integration is investigated. A systematic way to carry out the $n-3$ integrations is explained, each exposing one of the $n-3$ propagators of the Feynman diagrams. Two detailed examples are shown to illustrate the procedure, one a five-point amplitude, and the other a nine-point amplitude.

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Evaluation of the CHY Gauge Amplitude

The Cachazo-He-Yuan (CHY) formula for $n$-gluon scattering is known to give the same amplitude as the one obtained from Feynman diagrams, though the former contains neither vertices nor propagators explicitly. The equivalence was shown by indirect means, not by a direct evaluation of the $(n\! - \!3)$-dimensional integral in the CHY formula. The purpose of this paper is to discuss how such a direct evaluation can be carried out. There are two basic difficulties in the calculation: how to handle the large number of terms in the reduced Pfaffian, and how to carry out the integrations in the presence of a $σ$-dependence much more complicated than the Parke-Taylor form found in a CHY double-color scalar amplitude. We have solved both of these problems, and have formulated a method that can be applied to any $n$. Many examples are provided to illustrate these calculations.

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Off-Shell CHY Amplitudes

The Cachazo-He-Yuan (CHY) formula for on-shell scattering amplitudes are extended off-shell. The off-shell amplitudes are Möbius invariant, and have the same momentum poles as the on-shell amplitudes. The same technique is also used to obtain off-shell massive scalar and vector boson amplitudes.

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Permutation Symmetry of the Scattering Equations

Closed formulas for tree amplitudes of $n$-particle scatterings of gluon, graviton, and massless scalar particles have been proposed by Cachazo, He, and Yuan. It depends on $(n-3)$ quantities $\s_\a$ which satisfy a set of coupled {\it scattering equations}, with momentum dot products as input coefficients. These equations are known to have $(n-3)!$ solutions, hence each $\s_\a$ is believed to satisfy a single polynomial equation of degree $(n-3)!$. In this article, we derive the transformation properties of $\s_\a$ under momentum permutation, and verify them with known solutions at low $n$, and with exact solutions at any $n$ for special momentum configurations. For momentum configurations not invariant under a certain momentum permutation, new solutions can be obtained for the permuted configuration from these symmetry relations. These symmetry relations for $\s_\a$ lead to symmetry relations for the $(n-3)!+1$ coefficients of the single-variable polynomials, whose correctness are checked with the known cases at low $n$. The extent to which the coefficient symmetry relations can determine the coefficients is discussed.

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A Built-in Horizontal Symmetry of $SO(10)$

In a renormalizable $SO(10)$ theory, all fermion mass matrices are linear combinations of three fundamental types, $M^{10}, M^{\overline{126}}$, and $M^{120}$, whose superscripts indicate their $SO(10)$ transformation properties. We point out that each of these fundamental mass matrices possesses a natural symmetry that can be used to generate an unbroken horizontal symmetry $\G$, if the natural symmetry is taken to be the residual symmetry. This built-in symmetry is a Coxeter group. If it is finite, it must be one of five groups, $S_4,\ Z_2\x S_4$,\ $Z_2\x A_5$, plus two `rank-4' groups. These symmetries place constraints on the fundamental mass matrices and reduce the number of parameters in an SO(10) fit. Since they are built-in and can be derived theoretically, it is hoped that they impose better constraints than those without a theoretical basis, but that is to be confirmed because there is no attempt to fit the experimental data in this article, except to count the number of free parameters. To illustrate the similarities and differences of various kinds of constraints, a comparison is made with an existing $S_4$ model, and with models possessing the Fritzsch texture.

hep-ph

Horizontal Symmetries $Δ(150)$ and $Δ(600)$

Using group theory of mixing to examine all finite subgroups of SU(3) with an order less than 512, we found recently that only the group $Δ(150)$ can give rise to a correct reactor angle $þ_{13}$ of neutrino mixing without any free parameter. It predicts $\sin^22þ_{13}=0.11$ and a sub-maximal atmospheric angle with $\sin^22þ_{23}=0.94$, in good agreement with experiment. The solar angle $þ_{12}$, the CP phase $\d$, and the neutrino masses $m_i$ are left as free parameters. In this article we provide more details of this case, discuss possible gain and loss by introducing right-handed symmetries, and/or valons to construct dynamical models. A simple model is discussed where the solar angle agrees with experiment, and all its mixing parameters can be obtained from the group $Δ(600)$ by symmetry alone. The promotion of $Δ(150)$ to $Δ(600)$ is on the one hand analogous to the promotion of $S_3$ to $S_4$ in the presence of tribimaximal mixing, and on the other hand similar to the extension from $A_4$ to $S_4$ in that case.

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Leptonic Mixing and Group Structure Constants

Hernandez and Smirnov discovered an interesting formula to parametrize each column of a neutrino mixing matrix by six integers related to the residual symmetry. We point out that these six integers are not independent, and propose a way to find the allowed combinations using structure constants of finite groups.

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Finite Symmetry of Leptonic Mass Matrices

We search for possible symmetries present in the leptonic mixing data from SU(3) subgroups of order up to 511. Theoretical results based on symmetry are compared with global fits of experimental data in a chi-squared analysis, yielding the following results. There is no longer a group that can produce all the mixing data without a free parameter, but a number of them can accommodate the first or the second column of the mixing matrix. The only group that fits the third column is $Δ(150)$. It predicts $\sin^22θ_{13}=0.11$ and $\sin^22θ_{23}=0.94$, in good agreement with experimental results.

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Horizontal Symmetry: Bottom Up and Top Down

A group-theoretical connection between horizontal symmetry $\G$ and fermion mixing is established, and applied to neutrino mixing. The group-theoretical approach is consistent with a dynamical theory based on $U(1)\times \G$, but the dynamical theory can be used to pick out the most stable mixing that purely group-theoretical considerations cannot. A symmetry common to leptons and quarks is also discussed. This higher symmetry picks $A_4$ over $S_4$ to be the preferred symmetry for leptons.

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Group Theory and Dynamics of Neutrino Mixing

There is a direct group-theoretical connection between neutrino mixing and horizontal symmetry that can be established without any dynamical input. Such a connection is reviewed and expanded in this article. For certain symmetry groups $\G$ including $A_4$ and $S_4$, it is shown that a generic $U(1)\x\G$ Higgs potential of a valon yields exactly the alignments dictated by the group-theoretic approach, but energy can now be used to discriminate different alignments. This mechanism possibly explains why starting from an $A_4$ group, the tribimaximal mixing matrix with an enhanced $S_4$ symmetry is more preferable than the one without it.

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A Horizontal Symmetry for Leptons and Quarks

A generic valon potential invariant under U(1)\x SO(3) is used to determine whether the horizontal symmetry of leptons is $A_4$, $S_4$, or some other finite subgroups of SO(3). Valons in the potential are assigned SO(3) spins 0, 1, and 2, for these are the only ones that can couple to the three generation of fermions with horizontal spin 1. This potential causes a breakdown into three possible phases with three different symmetries. Phase I has an $A_4$ symmetry suitable for leptonic mixing. Phase II has an SO(2) symmetry and phase III has a $Z_2\x Z_2$ symmetry, both capable of describing Cabibbo mixing of quarks. Phase II has to be rejected on phenomenological ground, but phase III yields block diagonal and hierarchical mass matrices appropriate for quarks. No other non-abelian symmetry such as $S_4$ is present.

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