On M-9-branes and their dimensional reductions

The M-9-brane Wess-Zumino action is constructed, and by using it, consistency of the relation of p-branes for $p \ge 8$, suggested on the basis of superalgebra, is discussed.Comment: 6 pages, Latex. Contribution to the proceedings of the D.V.Volkov's memorial conference ``Supersymmetry and Quantum Field Theory'',Kharkov,July 25-29,2000, to be published in Nuclear Physics B Conference Supplement

Meson-baryon interaction in the meson exchange picture

This is the contribution to the proceedings of the MENU 2010 conference. The recent work of Ref. [7] is summarized. Elastic piN scattering and the reaction pi^+ p --> K^+ Sigma^+ are described simultaneously in a unitary coupled-channels approach which respects analyticity. SU(3) flavor symmetry is used to relate the t- and u- channel exchanges that drive the meson-baryon interaction in the different channels. Angular distributions, polarizations, and spin-rotation parameters are compared with available experimental data. The pole structure of the amplitudes is extracted from the analytic continuation.Comment: 4 pages, contribution to the proceedings of the MENU 2010 conference, May 31- June 4, 2010, Williamsburg VA, US

Future of B Physics at CDF and DO

In this contribution to the panel discussion on ``The Future of Hadron B Experiments'' held at the 8th International Conference on B Physics at Hadron Machines (Beauty 2002) at Santiago de Compostela, Spain, we explore the physics potential for B physics at CDF and DO in five years and beyond. After a brief introduction to precision flavour physics, we concentrate our discussion on the future of CP violation by evaluating the prospects for measuring the CKM angles beta, gamma and alpha at the Tevatron Collider experiments CDF and DO by the end of Run II.Comment: Posting for the archives: Contribution to Panel Discussion on "The Future of Hadron B Experiments". Pub. Proceedings Beauty 2002: 8th International Conference on B Physics at Hadron Machines, Santiago de Compostela, Spai

Properties and origin of the old, metal rich, star cluster, NGC 6791

In this contribution I summarize the unique properties of the old, metal rich, star cluster NGC 6791, with particular emphasis on its population of extreme blue horizontal branch stars. I then conclude providing my personal view on the origin of this fascinating star cluster.Comment: 7 pages, 4 eps figures, paper presented at the 10th Pacific Rim Conference on Stellar Astrophysics, Seoul, May 27-31, 2013, ASP Conference Series, in pres

The Research of Thomas P. Branson

The Midwest Geometry Conference 2007 was devoted to the substantial mathematical legacy of Thomas P. Branson who passed away unexpectedly the previous year. This contribution to the Proceedings briefly introduces this legacy. We also take the opportunity of recording his bibliography. Thomas Branson was on the Editorial Board of SIGMA and we are pleased that SIGMA is able to publish the Proceedings.Comment: This is a contribution to the Proceedings of the 2007 Midwest Geometry Conference in honor of Thomas P. Branson, published in SIGMA (Symmetry, Integrability and Geometry: Methods and Applications) at http://www.emis.de/journals/SIGMA