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Future of Heavy Flavour Physics: Experimental Perspective
I discuss what measurements need to be done to search for physics beyond the
Standard CKM model, rather than just what studies can be done in the near
future. It is also important to accurately measure the CKM matrix elements.
Current best estimates for two important elements are:
|V_{cb}|=0.0381 +/- 0.0021 and |V_{ub}/V_{cb}|=0.085 +/- 0.019. Finally,
future experiments are discussed.Comment: Presented at "Heavy Flavours 8," Southampton, UK, July 1999, 9 pages
7 figure
Airship stresses due to vertical velocity gradients and atmospheric turbulence
Munk's potential flow method is used to calculate the resultant moment experienced by an ellipsoidal airship. This method is first used to calculate the moment arising from basic maneuvers considered by early designers, and then expended to calculate the moment arising from vertical velocity gradients and atmospheric turbulence. This resultant moment must be neutralized by the transverse force of the fins. The results show that vertical velocity gradients at a height of 6000 feet in thunderstorms produce a resultant moment approximately three to four times greater than the moment produced in still air by realistic values of pitch angle or steady turning. Realistic values of atmospheric turbulence produce a moment which is significantly less than the moment produced by maneuvers in still air
Future B Experiments from The BTeV/LHC-b Perspective
Many measurements are necessary in the program of studying mixing, CP
violation and rare decays of b and c quarks. These measurements require large
numbers of B^o, B_s, B^- and D^{*+} hadrons. Fortunately, copius production of
particles containing b and c quarks will occur at Tevatron and the LHC. The
crucial measurements are described here, as well as the design of the two
experiments, LHC-b and BTeV, that can exploit the 4-20 x 10^{11} b hadrons
produced every 10^7 seconds.Comment: Presented at the 3rd International Conference on B Physics and CP
Violation, Taipei, December 3-7, 1999 15 pages, 10 figure
Experimental Status of Physics
A short summary is given of the current status of B physics. Reasons for
physics beyond the Standard Model are discussed. Constraints on New Physics are
given using measurements of B mixing, Bs mixing, and CP violation, along with
|Vub. Future goals, and upcoming new experiments are also mentioned.Comment: Invited talk at X Mexican Workshop on Particles and Fields, Morelia,
Michoacan, Mexico, Nov. 7-12, 2005; 16 pages and 12 figures; (added
references
Gender Equality and Reproductive Decision Making
In Evans, both the U.K. High Court and Court of Appeal upheld Howard Johnstonâs right to refuse Natallie Evans access to the stored embryos which represented her only hope of having a child which was genetically her own. In this note, I focus on claims of gender (in)equality in the resolution of Evans. My argument is that such claims are often made all too easily, without full consideration of the problems of advancing them in the context of procreative decision-making, where men and women are inevitably differently situated. I conclude that although equality arguments are not wholly without value in this context, they need be used with extreme care. And, with due caution, I set out an equality argument of my own which was not made in Evans
Presenting Pompeii: Reconciling Relationships between Configuration and Conservation
Mark Twainâs idealized testimonial in his travelogue Innocents Abroad is not a revolutionary phenomenon. Pompeii has long been considered a city with breathtaking preservation, but the extent of preservation has been a recent source of controversy. The city continues to crumble with hoards of visitors, and the shortcomings of conservation efforts are taking their toll on the city. Recent collapses have revived disputes over the management, organization and conservation of Pompeii. The disjointed relationship between the presentation of Pompeii and its preservation was evident just after the opening of the city to the public over 150 years ago, and are at the root of the problems with configuration and conservation today
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