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A Note on Coadjoint Orbits for Multifermion Systems
V. P. Nair
The coadjoint orbit action for a multifermion system, as an exact description of its dynamics, is considered. A parametrization of the variables involved is given which facilitates…
On Quantum Field Theory and Observers
V. P. Nair
A generalization of the coadjoint orbit action describes the dynamics of an observer (or instrument). We consider how this fits in with the view of observables in field theory bein…
Spectral functions at nonzero temperature
V. P. Nair, Robert D. Pisarski
We present a straightforward derivation of the spectral representation of a scalar field at nonzero temperature, assuming that the field is relativistically invariant in vacuum. Th…
Comment on "Anyon in an external electromagnetic field: Hamiltonian and Lagrangian formulations"
R. Jackiw, V. P. Nair
In their recent letter, Chaichian et.~al. present a Lagrangian for a massive () point particle on the plane, with which they claim to realize anyon statistics. However, we find…
High Temperature Response Functions and the Non-Abelian Kubo Formula
R. Jackiw, V. P. Nair
We describe the relationship between time-ordered and retarded response functions in a plasma. We obtain an expression, including the proper -prescription, for the induced curr…
On the Electromagnetic Interactions of Anyons
Chihong Chou, V. P. Nair, A. Polychronakos
Using the appropriate representation of the Poincare group and a definition of minimal coupling, we discuss some aspects of the electromagnetic interactions of charged anyons. In a…
Black Holes in Magnetic Monopoles
K. Lee, V. P. Nair, Erick J. Weinberg
We study magnetically charged classical solutions of a spontaneously broken gauge theory interacting with gravity. We show that nonsingular monopole solutions exist only if the Hig…
A Classical Instability of Reissner-Nordstrom Solutions and the Fate of Magnetically Charged Black Holes
K. Lee, V. P. Nair, E. J. Weinberg
Working in the context of spontaneously broken gauge theories, we show that the magnetically charged Reissner-Nordstrom solution develops a classical instability if the horizon is…