710 research outputs found
Identification of a Scalar Glueball
We have performed a coupled channel study of the meson-meson S-waves
involving isospins (I) 0, 1/2 and 3/2 up to 2 GeV. For the first time the
channels \pi\pi, K\bar{K}, \eta\eta, \sigma\sigma, \eta\eta', \eta'\eta',
\rho\rho, \omega\omega, \omega\phi$, \phi\phi, a_1\pi and \pi^*\pi are
considered. All the resonances with masses below 2 GeV for I=0 and 1/2 are
generated by the approach. We identify the f_0(1710) and a pole at 1.6 GeV,
which is an important contribution to the f_0(1500), as glueballs. This is
based on an accurate agreement of our results with predictions of lattice QCD
and the chiral suppression of the coupling of a scalar glueball to \bar{q}q.
Another nearby pole, mainly corresponding to the f_0(1370), is a pure octet
state not mixed with the glueball.Comment: 5 pages, 1 figure. More data are included and reproduced. Some
discussions have been rephrase
Scalar-Pseudoscalar scattering and pseudoscalar resonances
The interactions between the f_0(980) and a_0(980) scalar resonances and the
lightest pseudoscalar mesons are studied. We first obtain the interacting
kernels, without including any ad hoc free parameter, because the lightest
scalar resonances are dynamically generated. These kernels are unitarized,
giving the final amplitudes, which generate pseudoscalar resonances, associated
with the K(1460), \pi(1300), \pi(1800), \eta(1475) and X(1835). We also
consider the exotic channels with I=3/2 and I^G=1^+ quantum numbers. The former
could be also resonant in agreement with a previous prediction.Comment: 3 pages, 2 figures; Contributed oral presentation in (QCHS09) The IX
International Conference on Quark Confinement and Hadron Spectrum - Madrid,
Spain, 30 Aug 2010 - 03 Sep 201
: Confronting theory and lattice simulations
We consider a recent -matrix analysis by Albaladejo {\it et al.}, [Phys.\
Lett.\ B {\bf 755}, 337 (2016)] which accounts for the and
coupled--channels dynamics, and that successfully describes the
experimental information concerning the recently discovered .
Within such scheme, the data can be similarly well described in two different
scenarios, where the is either a resonance or a virtual state. To
shed light into the nature of this state, we apply this formalism in a finite
box with the aim of comparing with recent Lattice QCD (LQCD) simulations. We
see that the energy levels obtained for both scenarios agree well with those
obtained in the single-volume LQCD simulation reported in Prelovsek {\it et
al.} [Phys.\ Rev.\ D {\bf 91}, 014504 (2015)], making thus difficult to
disentangle between both possibilities. We also study the volume dependence of
the energy levels obtained with our formalism, and suggest that LQCD
simulations performed at several volumes could help in discerning the actual
nature of the intriguing state
Nucleon-Nucleon Interactions from Dispersion Relations: Coupled Partial Waves
We consider nucleon-nucleon interactions from chiral effective field theory
applying the N/D method. The case of coupled partial waves is now treated,
extending Ref. [1] where the uncoupled case was studied. As a result three N/D
elastic-like equations have to be solved for every set of three independent
partial waves coupled. As in the previous reference the input for this method
is the discontinuity along the left-hand cut of the nucleon-nucleon partial
wave amplitudes. It can be calculated perturbatively in chiral perturbation
theory because it involves only irreducible two-nucleon intermediate states. We
apply here our method to the leading order result consisting of one-pion
exchange as the source for the discontinuity along the left-hand cut. The
linear integral equations for the N/D method must be solved in the presence of
L - 1 constraints, with L the orbital angular momentum, in order to satisfy the
proper threshold behavior for L>= 2. We dedicate special attention to satisfy
the requirements of unitarity in coupled channels. We also focus on the
specific issue of the deuteron pole position in the 3S1-3D1 scattering. Our
final amplitudes are based on dispersion relations and chiral effective field
theory, being independent of any explicit regulator. They are amenable to a
systematic improvement order by order in the chiral expansion.Comment: 11 pages. Extends the work of uncoupled partial waves of M.
Albaladejo and J. A. Oller, Phys. Rev. C 84, 054009 (2011) to the case of
coupled partial waves. This version matches the published version. Discussion
about the deuteron enlarged. Some references adde
Cox regression survival analysis with compositional covariates: application to modelling mortality risk from 24-h physical activity patterns
Survival analysis is commonly conducted in medical and public health research to assess the association of an exposure or intervention with a hard end outcome such as mortality. The Cox (proportional hazards) regression model is probably the most popular statistical tool used in this context. However, when the exposure includes compositional covariables (that is, variables representing a relative makeup such as a nutritional or physical activity behaviour composition), some basic assumptions of the Cox regression model and associated significance tests are violated. Compositional variables involve an intrinsic interplay between one another which precludes results and conclusions based on considering them in isolation as is ordinarily done. In this work, we introduce a formulation of the Cox regression model in terms of log-ratio coordinates which suitably deals with the constraints of compositional covariates, facilitates the use of common statistical inference methods, and allows for scientifically meaningful interpretations. We illustrate its practical application to a public health problem: the estimation of the mortality hazard associated with the composition of daily activity behaviour (physical activity, sitting time and sleep) using data from the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
New trends in world wine consumption and its impact on the Spanish wineries during the second half of the twentieth century
The main goal of this research is explain the impact of the new trends of wine consumption, and the way these enterprises adapted to the circumstances. The hypothesis is that the Spanish companies had to start a deep and traumatic restructuring process, with the aim of surviving adequately in the changeable wine national and international markets. Heavy technological investments were made, with serious finance problems, during the eighties and nineties. We will see this from two specific cases, the Cooperatives "San Isidro" and "Rosario", located in the Region of Murcia, in the Spanish southeast
Fuentes para la historia de las cooperativas agrarias en España : los archivos empresariales
Desde que en los años 70 del siglo XX la cuestión de los archivos de empresa comenzara a tomar forma en España, varios han sido las empresas que han organizado su documentación y diversos los estudios que han tratado este tema. Aunque de manera mucho más tardía que otros países que presentan una muy superior tradición en este aspecto, tales como Alemania, Inglaterra, Francia, Italia o los Estados Unidos. En España la organización de estos archivos empresariales como centros de investigación histórica aún es escasa, y si analizamos los casos existentes comprobaremos que es una práctica que se circunscribe únicamente a empresas de gran tamaño localizadas en sectores determinados, tales como el público, bancario, minero-metalúrgico, energético, ferroviario, naval, algo del sector alimentario (tabacos, bodegas vinícolas jerezanas), etc
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