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Neutrino Mixing and Flavour Changing Processes
We study the implications of a large nu_mu - nu_tau mixing angle on flavour
changing transitions of quarks and leptons in supersymmetric extensions of the
standard model. Two patterns of supersymmetry breaking are considered, models
with modular invariance and the standard scenario of universal soft breaking
terms at the GUT scale. The analysis is performed for two symmetry groups G x
U(1)_F, with G=SU(5) and G=SU(3)^3, where U(1)_F is a family symmetry. Models
with modular invariance are in agreement with observations only for restricted
scalar quark and gaugino masses, (M_squark^2)/(m_gluino^2) \simeq 7/9 and
m_bino > 350 GeV. A characteristic feature of models with large tan beta and
radiatively induced flavour mixing is a large branching ratio for mu -> e
gamma. For both symmetry groups and for the considered range of supersymmetry
breaking mass parameters we find BR(mu -> e gamma) > 10^(-14).Comment: 25 pages, 6 figure
A model for the symmetry breaking of the reverse Benard-von Karman vortex street produced by a flapping foil
The vortex streets produced by a flapping foil of span-to-chord aspect ratio
of 4:1 are studied in a hydrodynamic tunnel experiment. In particular, the
mechanisms giving rise to the symmetry breaking of the reverse B\'enard-von
K\'arm\'an vortex street that characterizes fish-like swimming and forward
flapping flight are examined. Two-dimensional particle image velocimetry
measurements in the mid-plane perpendicular to the span axis of the foil are
used to characterize the different flow regimes. The deflection angle of the
mean jet flow with respect to the horizontal observed in the average velocity
field is used as a measure of the asymmetry of the vortex street. Time series
of the vorticity field are used to calculate the advection velocity of the
vortices with respect to the free-stream, defined as the phase velocity
, as well as the circulation of each vortex and the spacing
between consecutive vortices in the near wake. The observation that the
symmetry breaking results from the formation of a dipolar structure from each
couple of counter-rotating vortices shed on each flapping period serves as
starting point to build a model for the symmetry breaking threshold. A symmetry
breaking criterion based on the relation between the phase velocity of the
vortex street and an idealized self-advection velocity of two consecutive
counter-rotating vortices in the near wake is established. The predicted
threshold for symmetry breaking accounts well for the deflected wake regimes
observed in the present experiments and may be useful to explain other
experimental and numerical observations of similar deflected propulsive vortex
streets reported in the literature.Comment: 10 page
Symmetries of Symmetry Breaking Constraints
Symmetry is an important feature of many constraint programs. We show that
any symmetry acting on a set of symmetry breaking constraints can be used to
break symmetry. Different symmetries pick out different solutions in each
symmetry class. We use these observations in two methods for eliminating
symmetry from a problem. These methods are designed to have many of the
advantages of symmetry breaking methods that post static symmetry breaking
constraint without some of the disadvantages. In particular, the two methods
prune the search space using fast and efficient propagation of posted
constraints, whilst reducing the conflict between symmetry breaking and
branching heuristics. Experimental results show that the two methods perform
well on some standard benchmarks.Comment: To appear in the Proceedings of the Ninth International Workshop on
Symmetry and Constraint Satisfaction Problems, held alongside the 15th
International Conference on Principles and Practice of Constraint Programming
(CP 2009), Lisbon, Portuga
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