Boson-fermion Symmetry Research Articles

Possible boson-fermion symmetry in79Kr

The main features of the U(6∥12) boson-fermion symmetry of O(6) type are examined; the fermion occupies j=1/2, 3/2, 5/2 degenerate states. The scheme is applied to the negative parity states of79Kr.

Instantons in supersymmetric theories

Instanton effects are considered for a sample of supersymmetric theories, namely, quantum mechanics, gluodynamics, Higgs model. The problem is how to reconcile the apparent lack of the boson-fermion symmetry in the effective instanton induced interactions with supersymmetry of the corresponding lagrangians. It is shown that in the case of quantum mechanics and the Higgs model there is actually no conflict between supersymmetry and the instanton calculus since the Ward identities, associated with the supersymmetry transformations, are satisfied. In quantum mechanics this is due to spontaneous symmetry breaking, or pole terms in matrix elements of supercharge, while in the case of the supersymmetric Higgs model the effective fermion interaction just reduces to a total derivative. In the case of supersymmetric gluodynamics, however, the standard instanton calculus explicitly violates naive Ward identities.

A=187: W, Re, Os, Ir, Pt, Au, Hg

Complete sets of low-lying 12− and 32− levels in 185W and 187W have been obtained using measurements of primary γ-rays following average resonance neutron capture at mean incident neutron energies of 2 and 24 keV. The results are discussed in terms of both the Nilsson model and the SU(3) boson-fermion symmetry scheme appropriate to this region. The data highlights the advantages and deficiencies of both frameworks, and shows that neither is able to describe the complete spectrum of low-lying low-spin energy levels. The two approaches are outlined and compared and the role of the missing degrees of freedom in each is discussed.