Field theory on CP1 with Chern-Simons term is analyzed classically and then quantized. The constrained system is disentangled using the elegant BRST method. The quantum Hamiltonian, the BRST charge and the anti-BRST charge are derived. Application to a recently proposed model with principal chiral fields is elaborated. Submitted to Physical Review D *Work supported by the Department of Energy, ...

We study Wilson loops in N=6 superconformal Chern-Simons theory with gauge group U(M)× U(N) that is dual to N M2-branes and (M-N) fractional M2-branes, equivalently, discrete 3-form holonomy at C4/Zk orbifold singularity. We give description of these Wilson loops in terms of macroscopic fundamental string and D6-branes in the dual AdS4× CP3 geometry with NS-NS B field turned on over CP1 ⊂ CP3.

In the present study, novel co-processed superdisintegrants were developed by solvent evaporation method using crospovidone and croscarmellose sodium in the different ratios (1:1, 1:2 & 1:3) for use in the fast dissolving tablet formulations. The developed excipients were evaluated for angle of repose, Carr’s index and Hausner’s ratio in comparison with physical mixture of superdisintegrants. T...

Type 8 capsular polysaccharide (CP8) is the most prevalent capsule type in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus. However, its role in virulence has not been clearly defined. CP8 strains such as strain Becker produce a small amount of capsule on their surface in vitro. In contrast, CP1 strains such as strain M produce a large amount of capsule, which has been shown to be an important antip...

In this work, fresh soybean meal was used as the substrate for both batch and continuous experiments in a rotational drum fermentation (RDF) system to characterize the acidogenic process of solid organic waste degradation at high unionized volatile acid (U-VA) level and evaluate the effect of water flushing on the acidogenic performance. The experiments were conducted under mesophilic condition...

In a 2002 paper, the authors and Bruner used the new spectrum tmf to obtain some new nonimmersions of real projective spaces. In this note, we complete/correct two oversights in that paper. The rst is to note that in that paper a general nonimmersion result was stated which yielded new nonimmersions for RPn with n as small as 48, and yet it was stated there that the rst new result occurred when...