The leading two loop counterterm in the nonleptonic weak sector of CHPT

We calculate the leading divergences at NNLO for the octet part of the nonleptonic weak sector of chiral perturbation theory, using renormalization group methods. The role of counterterms which vanish at the equation of motion and their use to simplify the calculation is shown explicitly. The obtained countertem Lagrangian can be employed to calculate the chiral double log contributions of quantities in this sector, most notably the K --> pi pi amplitude. The double log contribution of the latter is discussed in a separate paper.Comment: 28 pages, 3 figures, uses axodra

Snapshot-Based Methods and Algorithms

An increasing complexity of models used to predict real-world systems leads to the need for algorithms to replace complex models with far simpler ones, while preserving the accuracy of the predictions. This two-volume handbook covers methods as well as applications. This second volume focuses on applications in engineering, biomedical engineering, computational physics and computer science

The metron model: Elements of a unified deterministic theory of fields and particles

Keywords (parts 1-4): metron / unified theory / wave particle duality / higher-dimensional gravity / solitons / Maxwell-Dirac-Einstein system / Standard Model / EPR paradox / Bell's theorem / arrow of timeComment: 141 pages, LaTeX2

Phase transitions in quantum chromodynamics

The current understanding of finite temperature phase transitions in QCD is reviewed. A critical discussion of refined phase transition criteria in numerical lattice simulations and of analytical tools going beyond the mean-field level in effective continuum models for QCD is presented. Theoretical predictions about the order of the transitions are compared with possible experimental manifestations in heavy-ion collisions. Various places in phenomenological descriptions are pointed out, where more reliable data for QCD's equation of state would help in selecting the most realistic scenario among those proposed. Unanswered questions are raised about the relevance of calculations which assume thermodynamic equilibrium. Promising new approaches to implement nonequilibrium aspects in the thermodynamics of heavy-ion collisions are described.Comment: 156 pages, RevTex. Tables II,VIII,IX and Fig.s 1-38 are not included as postscript files. I would like to ask the requestors to copy the missing tables and figures from the corresponding journal-referenc

Model Order Reduction

An increasing complexity of models used to predict real-world systems leads to the need for algorithms to replace complex models with far simpler ones, while preserving the accuracy of the predictions. This two-volume handbook covers methods as well as applications. This second volume focuses on applications in engineering, biomedical engineering, computational physics and computer science