James Edwards. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 380)

29-1Military AffairsReport : Claim of of J. Edwards. [490] Seminole.1846-9

Moments of semileptonic B decay distributions in the 1/m_b expansion

We report the OPE-based predictions for a number of lepton energy and hadronic mass moments in the inclusive semileptonic B -> X_c \ell\nu decays with a lower cut on the charged lepton energy. We rely on the direct OPE approach where no expansion in the charm mass is employed and the theoretical input is a limited set of underlying OPE parameters including m_b and m_c. A Wilsonian treatment with a `hard' cutoff is applied using running low-scale masses m_Q(\mu) and kinetic expectation value \mu_\pi^2(\mu). This leaves for perturbative corrections only genuinely short-distance effects and makes them numerically small. Predictions are also given for the modified hadronic moments of the kinematic variable \cal N_X^2 which is a combination of M_X^2 and E_X. Measurement of such moments would allow a more reliable extraction of higher-order nonperturbative heavy quark parameters from experiment.Comment: 16 pages, LaTeX, three figure

The B -> pi K Puzzle and its Relation to Rare B and K Decays

The Standard-Model interpretation of the ratios of charged and neutral B-> pi K rates, R_c and R_n, respectively, points towards a puzzling picture. Since these observables are affected significantly by colour-allowed electroweak (EW) penguins, this ``B -> pi K puzzle'' could be a manifestation of new physics in the EW penguin sector. Performing the analysis in the R_n-R_c plane, which is very suitable for monitoring various effects, we demonstrate that we may, in fact, move straightforwardly to the experimental region in this plane through an enhancement of the relevant EW penguin parameter q. We derive analytical bounds for q in terms of a quantity L, that measures the violation of the Lipkin sum rule, and point out that strong phases around 90 deg are favoured by the data, in contrast to QCD factorisation. The B -> pi K modes imply a correlation between q and the angle gamma that in the limit of negligible rescattering effects and colour suppressed EW penguins depends only on the value of L. Concentrating on a minimal flavour-violating new-physics scenario with enhanced Z^0 penguins, we find that the current experimental values on B -> X_s mu^+ mu^- require roughly L pi K data give L = 5.7 +- 2.4, L has either to move to smaller values once the B -> pi K data improve or new sources of flavour and CP violation are needed. In turn, the enhanced values of L seen in the B -> pi K data could be accompanied by enhanced branching ratios for rare decays. Most interesting turns out to be the correlation between the B -> pi K modes and BR(K^+ -> pi^+ nu nu), with the latter depending approximately on a single ``scaling'' variable \bar L= L (|V_{ub}/V_{cb}|/0.086)^2.3.Comment: 19 pages, 7 figures, a few typos corrected and two references adde

Indian appropriation bill.

3717 H.rp.18955-2AppropriationsIndian Appropriation Bill. [3620] For fiscal 1899.1898-5

pulcherrima

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multilobata

Packera multilobata (Torr. & A. Gray ex A. Gray) W.A. Weber & Á. LöveLobeleaf groundselHwy #44, approx. 22 km. SE. of Cuba along steep erosion slopeLinum sp

canadensis

Cornus canadensis L.BunchberryMyrtilleGMWLow perennial herb with a creeping rootstock. Fruit-drupes, bright red in color, globose, 6-8mm broad. Collected near Hudson Hope, British Columbia. Moss says ""Common in wooded regions."

margaritacea

Anaphalis margaritacea (Linnaeus) Bentham & Hooker f.pearly everlasting;common pearly everlasting;western pearly everlastingimmortelle blanche;anaphale marguerite;immortelle;anaphale perléeAnaphalis margaritaceaWestcastle; Beaver Mines Lake; lakesidedamp forest590

montana

Hippuris montana Ledebour ex Reichenbachmountain mare's-tailhippuride des montagnesAllison Lakelake shore; aquatic vegetation5200 fee

occidentalis

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