Axial Anomaly in SU(N) Yang-Mills Matrix Models.

The SU(N) Yang-Mills matrix model admits self-dual and anti-self-dual instantons. When coupled to N_{f} flavors of massless quarks, the Euclidean Dirac equation in an instanton background has n_{+} positive and n_{-} negative chirality zero modes. The vacua of the gauge theory are N-dimensional representations of SU(2), and the (anti-) self-dual instantons tunnel between two commuting representations, the initial one composed of r_{0}^{(1)} irreps and the final one with r_{0}^{(2)} irreps.

On the role of non-diagonal system-environment interactions in bridge-mediated electron transfer.

Bridge-mediated electron transfer (ET) between a donor and an acceptor is prototypical for the description of numerous most important ET scenarios. While multi-step ET and the interplay of sequential and direct superexchange transfer pathways in the donor-bridge-acceptor (D-B-A) model are increasingly understood, the influence of off-diagonal system-bath interactions on the transfer dynamics is less explored. Off-diagonal interactions account for the dependence of the ET coupling elements on nuclear coordinates (non-Condon effects) and are typically neglected.

Portable microresonator-based label-free detector: monotonous resonance splitting with particle adsorption.

Whispering gallery mode resonators hold great promises as very sensitive detectors, with a wide range of applications, notably as biosensors. However, in order to monitor the fine variations in their resonances, a costly and bulky apparatus is required, which confines the use of these efficient tools within specialised labs. Here, we consider a micro-ring resonator that is completely covered by a Bragg grating and propose to functionalize it only over a quarter of its perimeter.

Dispersion relations and bending losses of cylindrical and spherical shells, slabs, and slot waveguides.

We derive formulas for whispering gallery mode resonances and bending losses in infinite cylindrical dielectric shells and sets of concentric cylindrical shells. The formulas also apply to spherical shells and to sections of bent waveguides. The derivation is based on a Wentzel-Kramers-Brillouin (WKB) treatment of Helmholtz equation and can in principle be extended to any number of concentric shells.