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WHIZARD 2.2 for Linear Colliders
We review the current status of the WHIZARD event generator. We discuss, in
particular, recent improvements and features that are relevant for simulating
the physics program at a future Linear Collider.Comment: Talk presented at the International Workshop on Future Linear
Colliders (LCWS13), Tokyo, Japan, 11-15 November 201
Growth, globalization, and gains from the Uruguay Round
Emphasizing the importance of evaluating the Uruguay Round in the context of a changing world economy, the authors base their projections on a model that incorporates certain economic shifts: 1) that the center of economic gravity will shift toward the South and toward Asia (a shift that is already under way and shows no signs of abating), and 2) that the pattern of comparative advantage will continue to change, with the East Asian economies gaining comparative advantage in the production of physical and human-capital-intensive products. The authors argue that these changes in the global economy significantly affect their analysis of the Uruguay round reforms, for two reasons. First, with the global distribution of trade and production shifting toward Asia, the deeper Uruguay Round cuts inthat region become more important, giving rise to a 17 percent increase in the proportionate welfare gain after implementation of tariff cuts. Second, without the Round, almost all of the bilateral quotas associated with the Multifibre Arrangement (MFA) would have become more binding and the resulting distortion would have been significantly greater. In this analysis, the global gain from MFA reform is 60 percent greater than it would have been without taking into account the effects of growth. Of course, procedures for implementation of the MFA reforms are more complex than they have conveyed for purposes of analysis. In practice, one must also consider the impact of accel quota growth under the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing. But even when the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing is implemented over the period for which projections were made, quota rents rise for many bilateral flows. This is a consequence both of shifts in comparative advantage toward the supplying countries and of simultaneous cuts in tariffs on textiles and clothing. The projections approach used here may be viewed as a logical extension of the growing econometric literature seeking to explain the determinants of economic growth through regression analysis. By offering a bridge between econometric evidence and computable general equilibrium modeling, the authors hope to combine the two approaches to help shed light on the interaction between trade reform and economic growth.Payment Systems&Infrastructure,Economic Theory&Research,Environmental Economics&Policies,Export Competitiveness,Globalization and Financial Integration,Environmental Economics&Policies,Trade and Regional Integration,Achieving Shared Growth,Economic Theory&Research,TF054105-DONOR FUNDED OPERATION ADMINISTRATION FEE INCOME AND EXPENSE ACCOUNT
QCD NLO with Powheg matching and top threshold matching in WHIZARD
We present the status of the automation of NLO processes within the event
generator WHIZARD. The program provides an automated FKS subtraction and phase
space integration over the FKS regions, while the (QCD) NLO matrix element is
accessed via the Binoth Les Houches Interface from an externally linked
one-loop program. Massless and massive test cases and validation are shown for
several e+e- processes. Furthermore, we discuss work in progress and future
plans. The second part covers the matching of the NRQCD prediction with NLL
threshold resummation to the NLO continuum top pair production at lepton
colliders. Both the S-wave and P-wave production of the top pair are taken into
account in the resummation. The inclusion in WHIZARD allows to study more
exclusive observables than just the total cross section and automatically
accounts for important electroweak and relativistic corrections in the
threshold region.Comment: 9 pages, 3 figures, Talk given at 12th International Symposium on
Radiative Corrections (Radcor 2015) and LoopFest XIV (Radiative Corrections
for the LHC and Future Colliders); v2: reference adde
Ground State and Resonances in the Standard Model of Non-relativistic QED
We prove existence of a ground state and resonances in the standard model of
the non-relativistic quantum electro-dynamics (QED). To this end we introduce a
new canonical transformation of QED Hamiltonians and use the spectral
renormalization group technique with a new choice of Banach spaces.Comment: 50 pages change
Influence of Forming Rate on the Microstructure and Properties of Materials Subjected to Electromagnetic Forming
Electromagnetic high speed forming has been known since the 1960's and is successfully used for frictional connexions. In addition to joining, other applications of the process include coining, stamping and cutting. Regarding product quality and manufacturing costs, the process is superior to other methods and yet its utilisation can still be extended.
The synopsis of the material's microstructure and properties owing to electromagnetic forming, which is given by this article, clarifies the processes from a materials science point of view. This will not only represent an academic view point but also provide insight into a potential expansion of the process to other areas of application
Reliable solid-state circuits Semiannual report no. 2, Jun. 1 - Nov. 30, 1965
Pulse width modulator and other microminiaturized electronic equipment for space age application
Modern Particle Physics Event Generation with WHIZARD
We describe the multi-purpose Monte-Carlo event generator WHIZARD for the
simulation of high-energy particle physics experiments. Besides the
presentation of the general features of the program like SM physics, BSM
physics, and QCD effects, special emphasis will be given to the support of the
most accurate simulation of the collider environments at hadron colliders and
especially at future linear lepton colliders. On the more technical side, the
very recent code refactoring towards a completely object-oriented software
package to improve maintainability, flexibility and code development will be
discussed. Finally, we present ongoing work and future plans regarding
higher-order corrections, more general model support including the setup to
search for new physics in vector boson scattering at the LHC, as well as
several lines of performance improvements.Comment: 7 pages; contribution to the proceedings of the conference "ACAT 2014
(Advanced Computing and Analysis Techniques in physics)", Prague, Czech
Republic, September 201
Top Physics in WHIZARD
In this talk we summarize the top physics setup in the event generator
WHIZARD with a main focus on lepton colliders. This includes full six-, eight-
and ten-fermion processes, factorized processes and spin correlations. For
lepton colliders, QCD NLO processes for top quark physics are available and
will be discussed. A special focus is on the top-quark pair threshold, where a
special implementation combines a non-relativistic effective field theory
calculation augmented by a next-to-leading threshold logarithm resummation with
a continuum relativistic fixed-order QCD NLO simulation.Comment: 6 pages, 2 figures, Talk presented at the International Workshop on
Future Linear Colliders (LCWS15), Whistler, Canada, 2-6 November 201
Field evolution of the magnetic structures in ErTiO through the critical point
We have measured neutron diffraction patterns in a single crystal sample of
the pyrochlore compound ErTiO in the antiferromagnetic phase
(T=0.3\,K), as a function of the magnetic field, up to 6\,T, applied along the
[110] direction. We determine all the characteristics of the magnetic structure
throughout the quantum critical point at =2\,T. As a main result, all Er
moments align along the field at and their values reach a minimum. Using
a four-sublattice self-consistent calculation, we show that the evolution of
the magnetic structure and the value of the critical field are rather well
reproduced using the same anisotropic exchange tensor as that accounting for
the local paramagnetic susceptibility. In contrast, an isotropic exchange
tensor does not match the moment variations through the critical point. The
model also accounts semi-quantitatively for other experimental data previously
measured, such as the field dependence of the heat capacity, energy of the
dispersionless inelastic modes and transition temperature.Comment: 7 pages; 8 figure
Tunneling magnetoresistance in devices based on epitaxial NiMnSb with uniaxial anisotropy
We demonstrate tunnel magnetoresistance (TMR) junctions based on a tri layer
system consisting of an epitaxial NiMnSb, aluminum oxide and CoFe tri layer.
The junctions show a tunnelling magnetoresistance of Delta R/R of 8.7% at room
temperature which increases to 14.7% at 4.2K. The layers show clear separate
switching and a small ferromagnetic coupling. A uniaxial in plane anisotropy in
the NiMnSb layer leads to different switching characteristics depending on the
direction in which the magnetic field is applied, an effect which can be used
for sensor applications.Comment: 8 pages, 3 figures, submitted to Appl. Phys. Let
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