We derive a formula for the black hole entropy in theories with gravitational Chern-Simons terms, by generalizing Wald’s argument which uses the Noether charge. It correctly reproduces the entropy of three-dimensional black holes in the presence of Chern-Simons term, which was previously obtained via indirect methods.

We perform a canonical and BRST analysis of a seven-dimensional Chern-Simons theory on a manifold with boundary. The main result is that the 7D theory induces for consistency a chiral two-form on the 6D boundary. We also comment on similar behaviour in a fivedimensional Chern-Simons theory relevant for N = 4 supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory in four dimensions. email: [email protected]

This paper discusses the phenomenon of spontaneous symmetry breaking in the Schrödinger representation formulation of quantum field theory. The analysis is presented for three-dimensional space-time abelian gauge theories with either Maxwell, Maxwell-Chern-Simons, or pure Chern-Simons terms as the gauge field contribution to the action, each of which leads to a different form of mass generation...

We construct parity and time reversal invariant Maxwell-Chern-Simons gauge theory coupled to fermions with adding the parity partner to the matter and the gauge fields, which can give nontopological vortex solutions depending on the sign of the Chern-Simons coupling constant.

Switchgrass and coastal bermudagrass are promising lignocellulosic feedstocks for bioethanol production. However, pretreatment of lignocelluloses is required to improve production of fermentable sugars from enzymatic hydrolysis. Microwave-based alkali pretreatment of switchgrass and coastal bermudagrass was investigated in this study. Pretreatments were carried out by immersing the biomass in d...

Leifson stain was modified to produce rapid staining of bacterial flagella on untreated microscope slides. The procedure was reliable when tested against a variety of motile and nonmotile bacteria.

Little did Christian Gram1 know that his differential staining technique developed in 1884 would remain one of the first procedures learned by beginning bacteriology students and one of the first procedures carried out in any laboratory where bacteria are routinely identified at the end of the 20th century. In today's high-tech medical world where the utilization of nucleic-acid amplification i...

We study one-loop corrections to the Chern-Simons coefficient κ in abelian self-dual Chern-Simons Higgs systems and their N = 2 and N = 3 supersymmetric generalizations in both symmetric and asymmetric phases. One-loop corrections to the Chern-Simons coefficient of these systems turn out to be integer multiples of 1/4π in both phases. Especially in the maximally supersymmetric N = 3 case, the c...