This thesis studies U(1) Chern-Simons theory and its relation to the results of Chris Beasley and Edward Witten (2005). Using the partition function formalism, we are led to compare U(1) Chern-Simons theory as constructed by Manoliu (1998) to the results of Beasley and Witten (2005). This leads to an explicit calculation of the U(1) Chern Simons partition function on a closed Sasakian three-manifold and opens the door to studying rigorous extensions of this theory to more general gauge groups and three-manifold geometries.

In this thesis, we considered electrically charged vortex solutions of Born- Infeld Chern-Simons gauge theory in 2+1 dimensions, with a sixth order charged scalar eld potential. For this purpose, rst Nielsen-Olesen vortex solutions are extensively reviewed. Then, Born-Infeld and Chern-Simons theories are summarized. Finally, vortex solutions are obtained for the Born-Infeld-Higgs system with a Chern-Simons term. These solutions are analyzed numerically, comparing their properties with Nielsen-Olesen vortices.

This thesis studies U(1) Chern-Simons theory and its relation to the results of Chris Beasley and Edward Witten (2005). Using the partition function formalism, we are led to compare U(1) Chern-Simons theory as constructed by Manoliu (1998) to the results of Beasley and Witten (2005). This leads to an explicit calculation of the U(1) Chern Simons partition function on a closed Sasakian three-manifold and opens the door to studying rigorous extensions of this theory to more general gauge groups and three-manifold geometries.

Gauge theories are one of the corner stones of modern theoretical physics. They describe the nature of all fundamental interactions and have been applied in multiple branches of physics. The most challenging problem of gauge theories, which has not been solved yet, is their strong coupling dynamics. A class of gauge theories that admits simplifications allowing to deal with the strong coupling regime are supersymmetric ones. For example, recently proposed method of supersymmetric localization allows to reduce expectation values of supersymmetric observables, expressed through the path integral, to finite-dimensional matrix integral. The last one is usually easier to deal with compared to the original infinite-dimensional integral. This thesis deals with the matrix models obtained from the localization of different 5D gauge theories. The focus of our study is N=1 super Yang-Mills theory with different matter content as well as N=1 Chern-Simons-Matter theory with adjoint hypermultiplets. Both theories are considered on the five-spheres. We make use of the saddle-point approximation of the matrix integrals, obtained from localization, to evaluate expectation values of different observables in these theories. This approximation corresponds to the large-N limit of the localized gauge theory. We derive <img src="http://www.diva-portal.org/cgi-bin/mimetex.cgi?N%5E%7B3%7D" /> behavior for the free energy of 5D N=1* super Yang-Mills theory at strong coupling. This result is important in light of the relation between 5D theory and the world-volume theories of M5-branes, playing a significant role in string theory. We have also explored rich phase structure of 5D SU(N) N=1 super Yang-Mills theory coupled to massive matter in different representations of the gauge group. We have shown that in the case of the massive adjoint hypermultiplet theory undergoes infinite chain of the third order phase transitions while interpolating between weak and strong coupling in the decompactification limit. Finally, we obtain several interesting results for 5D Chern-Simons theory, suggesting existence of the holographic duals to this theory. In particular, we derive <img src="http://www.diva-portal.org/cgi-bin/mimetex.cgi?N%5E%7B5/2%7D" /> behavior of the free energy of this theory, which reproduces the behavior of the free energy for 5D theories with known  holographic duals.

MORAES, Jason Roberto Alves de. Gravitação quântica canônica. 2016. 72 f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Física) - Programa de Pós-Graduação em Física, Departamento de Física, Centro de Ciências, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, 2016. / Submitted by Edvander Pires (edvanderpires@gmail.com) on 2016-07-18T13:04:07Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2016_dis_jramoraes.pdf: 629993 bytes, checksum: 4192a98f10583b124eae37f6fd751afe (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Edvander Pires (edvanderpires@gmail.com) on 2016-07-18T13:04:46Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2016_dis_jramoraes.pdf: 629993 bytes, checksum: 4192a98f10583b124eae37f6fd751afe (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-07-18T13:04:46Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2016_dis_jramoraes.pdf: 629993 bytes, checksum: 4192a98f10583b124eae37f6fd751afe (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016 / Neste trabalho, apresenta-se o formalismo canônico de quantização da gravidade, tanto em sua formulação original, para a qual a métrica é a variável canônica, quanto na de Ashtekar, onde a conexão autodual assume o papel de variável canônica. Nesta última formulação, as equações de vínculo do formalismo são drasticamente simplificadas, e, fazendo uso da teoria de Chern-Simons, constrói-se um estado que satisfaz estas equações no vácuo, constituindo uma importante solução para a equação de Wheeler-DeWitt. O estado de Chern-Simons também tem uma representação em loops, que recebe este nome por ser formulada em termos dos loops de Wilson.

Submitted by Emanuel Varela Cardoso (emanuel.varela@ufcg.edu.br) on 2018-11-05T18:32:08Z No. of bitstreams: 1 OZÓRIO BEZERRA HOLANDA NETO – DISSERTAÇÃO (PPGFísica) 2015.pdf: 1866080 bytes, checksum: a15052e3dc0bbf5bba2c805913e20d6a (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-11-05T18:32:08Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 OZÓRIO BEZERRA HOLANDA NETO – DISSERTAÇÃO (PPGFísica) 2015.pdf: 1866080 bytes, checksum: a15052e3dc0bbf5bba2c805913e20d6a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-07 / Capes / Nesta dissertação estudamos os aspectos clássicos e quânticos da extensão derivativa do modelo de Chern-Simons Abeliano na eletrodinâmica em (2+1) dimensões. No contexto clássico, descrevemos suas principais propriedades, tais como a invariância de calibre e a estrutura do propagador associado quando este modelo é adicionado à teoria de Maxwell. A principal característica desse modelo é a de que ele nos fornece um par de excitações (uma não massiva e outra massiva) para o modo de propagação das ondas eletromagnéticas. No contexto quântico, estudamos a possibilidade de induzir esse termo na ação efetiva da eletrodinâmica quântica via correções radiativas de determinante fermiônico em um laço. Neste caso, analisamos sua ocorrência em temperatura zero e nita. O resultado oriundo da temperatura nita tem como propriedade gerar novas excitações para os modos de propagação das ondas eletromagnéticas de pendentes da temperatura. / In this work we studied the classical and quantum aspects of derivative extension of the Chern-Simons Abelian model in electro dynamics in (2+1) dimensions. In classical context, we describe their main properties such as gauge in variance and the structure of the associated propagator when this template is added to Maxwell's theory. The main feature of this model is that it provides us a pair of excitation (one not massive and another massive) for the propagation mode of the electromagnetic waves. In the quantum context, we studied the possibility of inducing this term in thee active action of quantum electrodynamics via radiative corrections of fermionic determinant in loop. In this case, we analyze its occurrence at zero and nite temperature. The result a rising from the nite temperature has the property to generate new excitement for the modes of propagation of electromagnetic waves dependent of temperature.

SILVEIRA, Francisco Adevaldo Gonçalves da. Aspectos quânticos da gravidade de Chern-Simons não-comutativa. 2015. 65 f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Física) - Programa de Pós-Graduação em Física, Departamento de Física, Centro de Ciências, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, 2015. / Submitted by Edvander Pires (edvanderpires@gmail.com) on 2015-04-09T18:25:03Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2014_dis_fagsilveira.pdf: 725031 bytes, checksum: c201df24d830719d3e207a3d2678c258 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Edvander Pires(edvanderpires@gmail.com) on 2015-04-09T18:32:27Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2014_dis_fagsilveira.pdf: 725031 bytes, checksum: c201df24d830719d3e207a3d2678c258 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-04-09T18:32:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2014_dis_fagsilveira.pdf: 725031 bytes, checksum: c201df24d830719d3e207a3d2678c258 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014 / In this paper we investigate what changes the gravitational potential with Chern-Simons term suffers from the addition of the noncommutative theory in space-time. We do this in two cases: the first using only the theory of Einstein-Hilbert and in the second case, adding the term topological Chern-Simons gravity type. The changes that occur are investigating on a scattering of two vector bosons exchanging a graviton. Until we reach a conclusion as the noncommutativity changes the gravitational potential, we will begin our study with a gravity model in low dimensions. After learning how to calculate the graviton propagator for quadratic theory of gravity, we expanded the concepts for a topologically massive gravity. We will review important topics of noncommutative theory in space-time. Finally analyzing the interaction with the graviton field with matter, write the vertex of the theory and find the changes arising from the noncommutativity of the two cases cited above. We found that the noncommutativity alters the shape of the gravitational potential both in origin, leaving him well behaved, as at infinity. / Neste trabalho vamos investigar quais as modificações que o potencial gravitacional com termo de Chern-Simons sofre com a adição da teoria não-comutativa no espaço-tempo. Faremos isto em dois casos: o primeiro utilizando somente a teoria de Einstein-Hilbert e no segundo caso acrescentando o termo de gravidade topológica tipo Chern-Simons. As modificações que estamos investigando ocorrem em um espalhamento de dois bósons vetoriais trocando um gráviton. Até podermos chegar a uma conclusão de como a não comutatividade altera o potencial gravitacional, iremos iniciar nosso estudo com um modelo de gravidade em baixas dimensões. Após apreender como calcular o propagador do gráviton para teoria quadráticas da gravidade, expandimos os conceitos para uma gravidade topologicamente massiva. Revisaremos tópicos importantes da teoria não-comutativa no espaço-tempo. Por fim analisando a interação com campo do gráviton com matéria escreveremos o vértice da teoria e encontraremos as modificações oriundas da não comutatividade dos dois casos citados acima. Verificamos que a não-comutatividade altera a forma do potencial gravitacional tanto na origem, deixando-o bem comportado, quanto no infinito.

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In this Thesis, we propose to analyze three different aspects of Fundamental Physics.The first part is devoted to the detailed study of what is called "unconventional supersymmetry" in three and four dimensions for Abelian and non-Abelian internal groups. We show the dynamical content of the odd-dimensional theory, counting at the same time the local degrees of freedom for some particular sectors of the phase space. In the non-Abelian three-dimensional case, some black hole solutions are presented, including their Killing spinors. In four dimensions, the supersymmetry is broken explicitly and a standard Dirac Lagrangian coupled with the electromagnetic field and the background geometry is obtained.In the second part, the dynamical content for the free and gauge coupled massless Rarita-Schwinger theory is presented. We are able to do that through the Dirac's Hamiltonian formalism and the Faddeev-Jackiw method, showing at the same time the symmetries of the theory. It is shown that in the gauge extended theory, which includes extra fermionic fields to restore the fermionic symmetries of the free case, the anticommutator of the Rarita-Schwinger field in the canonical quantization is not positive definite in general.As the graphene has been proposed as an on ``table-top laboratory" for some Quantum Gravity scenarios, in the third part of this Thesis we clarify some subtle features of strained graphene in order to manage properly this material. We show particularly that the pseudo-magnetic field induced by the in-plane strain tensor field cannot emerge from a Quantum Field Theory in curved spacetime approach (bottom-up approach) but from the detailed analysis of the tight-binding Hamiltonian of pi electrons in graphene (top-down approach) instead. / Dans cette Thèse, nous nous proposons d'analyser trois aspects différents de la Physique Fondamentale.La première partie est consacrée à l'éude détaillée de ce qu'on appelle "supersymétrie non conventionnelle" à trois et quatre dimensions pour des groupes internes abéliens et non abéliens. Nous montrons le contenu dynamique de la théorie de la dimension impaire, comptant en même temps les degrés de liberté locaux pour certains secteurs particuliers de l'espace des phases. Dans le cas tridimensionnel non-abélien, certaines solutions de trous noirs sont présentées, y compris leurs spinors de Killing. En quatre dimensions, la supersymétrie est brisée explicitement et un Lagrangien de Dirac standard couplé à l'électromagnétisme et à la géométrie d'arriére-plan est obtenu.Dans la deuxième partie, le contenu dynamique de la théorie de Rarita-Schwinger libre et couplée à un champ de jauge sans masse est présenté. Nous sommes en mesure de le faire par le formalisme Hamiltonien de Dirac et la méthode dite de Faddeev-Jackiw, en montrant en même temps les symétries de la théorie. Il est démontré que dans la théorie étendue de jauge, qui comprend des champs fermioniques supplémentaires pour restaurer les symétries fermioniques du cas libre, l'anticommutator du champ Rarita-Schwinger dans la quantification canonique n'est pas définiti positif en général.Comme le graphène a été proposé comme un "laboratoire de table" pour certains scénarios de gravité quantique, dans la troisième partie de cette Thèse, nous clarifions certaines caractéristiques subtiles du graphène sous tension afin de gérer correctement ce matériel. Nous montrons en particulier que le champ pseudo-magnétique induit par le champ tensoriel de déformation dans le plan ne peut pas émerger d'une théorie de champ quantique dans un espace courbe (approche bottom-up), mais bien à partir de l'analyse détaillée de l'Hamiltonien tight-binding des pi électrons dans le graphène (approche top-down). / En esta Tesis se propone analizar tres aspectos diferentes de la Física Fundamental.La primera parte está dedicada al estudio detallado de lo que ha pasado a llamarse "supersimetría no convencional" en tres y cuatro dimensiones para grupos internos abelianos y no abelianos. Se muestra el contenido dinámico en dimensiones impares de la teoría, contando al mismo tiempo los grados de libertad locales para ciertos sectores del espacio de fases. En el caso tridimensional no abeliano, se presentan algunas soluciones de agujeros negros, incluyendo sus espinores de Killing. En cuatro dimensiones, la supersimetría está rota explícitamente y se obtiene un lagrangiano estándar de Dirac acoplado con el campo electromagnético y la geometría de fondo.En la segunda parte, se presenta el contenido dinámico de la teoría de Rarita-Schwinger libre y con acoplamiento gauge. Esto se puede hacer a través del formalismo hamiltoniano de Dirac y el método de Faddeev-Jackiw, mostrando al mismo tiempo las simetrías de la teoría. Se observa que en la teoría gauge extendida, la cual incluye campos fermiónicos extra para restaurar la simetría fermiónica del caso libre, el anticonmutador del campo de Rarita-Schwinger no es definido positivo en la cuantización canónica.Ya que el grafeno se ha propuesto como una "mesa de laboratorio" para algunos escenarios de gravedad cuántica, en la tercera parte de esta Tesis se clarifican algunas características sutiles del grafeno extendido con el objetivo de manejar debidamente el material. Se muestra particularmente que el campo seudo-magnético inducido por el campo de tensión planar no puede emerger de una teoría cuántica de campos en espacios curvos (abordaje top-down), sino de un análisis detallado del hamiltoniano tight-binding de los electrones pi en el grafeno (abordaje bottom-up). / Doctorat en Sciences / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished

京都大学 / 0048 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(理学) / 甲第19496号 / 理博第4156号 / 新制||理||1597(附属図書館) / 32532 / 京都大学大学院理学研究科物理学・宇宙物理学専攻 / (主査)准教授 笹倉 直樹, 教授 田中 貴浩, 教授 杉本 茂樹 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Science / Kyoto University / DFAM