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Jae Hyung Yee

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Scattering theory of space-time non-commutative abelian gauge field theory

The unitary S-matrix for the space-time non-commutative QED is constructed using the $\star$-time ordering which is needed in the presence of derivative interactions. Based on this S-matrix, perturbation theory is formulated and Feynman rule is presented. The gauge invariance is explicitly checked to the lowest order, using the Compton scattering process. The gauge fixing condition dependency of the classical solution of the vacuum is also discussed.

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Dynamics of phase transition in (3+1) dimensional scalar $ϕ^4$ theory

We use the variational approximation with double Gaussian type trial wave-functional approximation, in which we use the square root of the dispersion of the zero-mode wave-function as an order parameter, to study the out of equilibrium quantum dynamics of time-dependent second order phase transitions in (3+1) dimensions. We study the time evolution of symmetric states of scalar $λϕ^4$ theory in several situations by properly treating the effect of the $λϕ^4$ interaction. We also calculate the effective action and the effective potential of the theory with the precarious renormalization. We show that the presence of a quenching of the mass-squared leads to second order phase transition nontrivially since the vacuum structure changes by absorbing the energy required for quenching, even though there is no symmetry breaking in the effective potential of the theory without quenching process. We also calculate the equal time correlation function, and then evaluate the correlation length as a function of the mass-squared. The time dependence of the correlation length varies depending on how the mass-squared changes in time. For constant mass-squared it gives the classical Cahn-Allen relation, and it leads to different relations for other time-dependence of the mass-squared. We also show that there exists a propagating spatial correlation after termination of the phase transition process in addition to the correlation corresponding to the formation and growth of domains.

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Non-perturbative approach for the time-dependent symmetry breaking

We present a variational method which uses a quartic exponential function as a trial wave-function to describe time-dependent quantum mechanical systems. We introduce a new physical variable $y$ which is appropriate to describe the shape of wave-packet, and calculate the effective action as a function of both the dispersion $\sqrt{< \hat{q}^2>}$ and $y$. The effective potential successfully describes the transition of the system from the false vacuum to the true vacuum. The present method well describes the long time evolution of the wave-function of the system after the symmetry breaking, which is shown in comparison with the direct numerical computations of wave-function.

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Optimized post Gaussian approximation in the background field method

We have extended the variational perturbative theory based on the back ground field method to include the optimized expansion of Okopinska and the post Gaussian effective potential of Stansu and Stevenson. This new method provides much simpler way to compute the correction terms to the Gausssian effective action (or potential). We have also renormalized the effective potential in 3+1 dimensions by introducing appropriate counter terms in the lagrangian

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Zero mode in the time-dependent symmetry breaking of $λϕ^4$ theory

We apply the quartic exponential variational approximation to the symmetry breaking phenomena of scalar field in three and four dimensions. We calculate effective potential and effective action for the time-dependent system by separating the zero mode from other non-zero modes of the scalar field and treating the zero mode quantum mechanically. It is shown that the quantum mechanical properties of the zero mode play a non-trivial role in the symmetry breaking of the scalar $λϕ^4$ theory.

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Unitarity in space-time noncommutative field theories

In non-commutative field theories conventional wisdom is that the unitarity is non-compatible with the perturbation analysis when time is involved in the non-commutative coordinates. However, as suggested by Bahns et.al. recently, the root of the problem lies in the improper definition of the time-ordered product. In this article, functional formalism of S-matrix is explicitly constructed for the non-commutative $ϕ^p$ scalar field theory using the field equation in the Heisenberg picture and proper definition of time-ordering. This S-matrix is manifestly unitary. Using the free spectral (Wightmann) function as the free field propagator, we demonstrate the perturbation obeys the unitarity, and present the exact two particle scattering amplitude for 1+1 dimensional non-commutative nonlinear Schrödinger model.

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Liouville-von Neumann approach and time-dependent Gaussian approximation

We show that Liouville-von Neumann approach to quantum mechanical systems, which demands the existence of invariant operators, reproduces the time-dependent variational Gaussian approximation. We find the effective action of the time-dependent systems and show that many aspects of the dynamics are independent of the details of time evolution, e.g., the squeezing of the wave-function is determined by the effective potential of the final stage of time-evolution.

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Time-dependent driven anharmonic oscillator and the adiabaticity

We use the Liouville-von Neumann (LvN) approach to study the dynamics and the adiabaticity of a time-dependent driven anharmonic oscillator as an eample of non-equilibrium quantum dynamics. We show that the adiabaticity is minimally broken in the sense that a gaussian wave-packet at the past infinity evolves to coherent states, however slowly the potential changes, its coherence factor is order of the coupling. We also show that the dynamics are governed by an equation of motion similar to the Kepler motion which satisfies the angular momentum conservation.

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Dimensional Dependence of Black Hole Formation in Self-Similar Collapse of Scalar Field

We study classical and quantum self-similar collapses of a massless scalar field in higher dimensions, and examine how the increase in the number of dimensions affects gravitational collapse and black hole formation. Higher dimensions seem to favor formation of black hole rather than other final states, in that the initial data space for black hole formation enlarges as dimension increases. On the other hand, the quantum gravity effect on the collapse lessens as dimension increases. We also discuss the gravitational collapse in a brane world with large but compact extra dimensions.

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Noncommutative Chern-Simons Solitons

The Chern-Simons theories on a noncommutative plane, which is shown to be describing the quantum Hall liquid, is considered. We introduce matter fields fundamentally coupled to the noncommutative Chern-Simons field. Exploiting BPS equations for the nonrelativistic Chern-Simons theory, we find the exact solutions of multi vortices that are closely packed and exponentially localized. We determine the position, the size and the angular momentum explicitly. We then construct the solutions of two spatially separated vortices and determine the moduli dependence of the size and the angular momentum. We also consider the relativistic Chern-Simons theory and find nontopological solutions whose properties are similar to the nonrelativistic counterpart. However, unlike the nonrelativistic case, there are two branches of solutions for a given magnetic field and they cease to exist below certain noncommutativity scale.

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Open and Closed Universes in Brane-World Cosmology

We find two types [called (S) and (A)] of new vacuum solutions of open, flat, and closed universes which are inflating in the brane-world scenario. We show that the warp factor of the stabilized metric is universal for the three different kinds of universes. For (S) type solution, we show that one positive-tension brane universe solution is admitted as well as two positive tension brane solution even if we consider the vacuum solution. For (A) type solution, we find that the inflating bulk solutions have black hole like regions and that the full extended space is the R-S solution.

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Noncommutative Field Theories and Smooth Commutative Limits

We consider two model field theories on a noncommutative plane that have smooth commutative limits. One is the single-component fermion theory with quartic interaction that vanishes identically in the commutative limit. The other is a scalar-fermion theory, which extends the scalar field theory with quartic interaction by adding a fermion. We compute the bound state energies and the two particle scattering amplitudes exactly.

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Exact Wavefunctions in a Noncommutative Field Theory

We consider the nonrelativistic field theory with a quartic interaction on a noncommutative plane. We compute the four point scattering amplitude within perturbative analysis to all orders and identify the beta function and the running of the coupling constant. Since the theory admits an equivalent description via the N particle Schrodinger equation, we regain the scattering amplitude by finding an exact scattering wavefunction of the two body equation. The wave function for the bound state is also identified. These wave functions unusually have two center positions in the relative coordinates. The separation of the centers is in the transverse direction of the total momentum and grows linearly with the noncommutativity scale and the total momentum, exhibiting the stringy nature of the noncommutative field theory.

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Black Hole Decay and Quantum Instantons

We study the analytic structure of the S-matrix which is obtained from the reduced Wheeler-DeWitt wave function describing spherically symmetric gravitational collapse of massless scalar fields. The complex simple poles in the S-matrix lead to the wave functions that satisfy the same boundary condition as quasi-normal modes of a black hole, and correspond to the bounded states of the Euclidean Wheeler-DeWitt equation. These wave function are interpreted as quantum instantons.

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Semiclassical Limit and Time in Quantum Cosmology

We propose a method to recover the time variable and the classical evolution of the Universe from the minisuperspace wave function of the Wheeler-DeWitt equation. Defining a Hamilton-Jacobi characteristic function $W$ as the imaginary part of the $\ln Ψ$ we can recover the classical solution, and quantum corrections. The key idea is to let the energy of the Wheeler-DeWitt equation vanish only after the semiclassical limit is taken.

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Wave Functions for Quantum Black Hole Formation in Scalar Field Collapse

We study quantum mechanically the self-similar black hole formation by collapsing scalar field and find the wave functions that give the correct semiclassical limit. In contrast to classical theory, the wave functions for the black hole formation even in the supercritical case have not only incoming flux but also outgoing flux. From this result we compute the rate for the black hole formation. In the subcritical case our result agrees with the semiclassical tunneling rate. Furthermore, we show how to recover the classical evolution of black hole formation from the wave function by defining the Hamilton-Jacobi characteristic function as $W = \hbar {\rm Im} \ln ψ$. We find that the quantum corrected apparent horizon deviates from the classical value only slightly without any qualitative change even in the critical case.

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