625 research outputs found
Scaling of Pseudo-Critical Couplings in Two-Flavour QCD
We study the scaling behaviour of the pseudo-critical couplings for the
chiral phase transition in two-flavour QCD. We show that all existing results
from lattice simulations on lattices with temporal extent , 6 and 8
can be mapped onto a universal scaling curve. The relevant combination of
critical exponents, , is consistent with the scaling behaviour
expected for a second order phase transition with exponents. At present,
scaling according to the symmetry group can, however, not be ruled out.Comment: 8 pages, NSF-ITP 93-12
Scalar Quarkonium Masses and Mixing with the Lightest Scalar Glueball
We evaluate the continuum limit of the valence (quenched) approximation to
the mass of the lightest scalar quarkonium state, for a range of different
quark masses, and to the mixing energy between these states and the lightest
scalar glueball. Our results support the interpretation of as
composed mainly of the lightest scalar glueball.Comment: 14 pages of Latex, 5 PostScript figure
Numerical Evidence for the Observation of a Scalar Glueball
We compute from lattice QCD in the valence (quenched) approximation the
partial decay widths of the lightest scalar glueball to pairs of pseudoscalar
quark-antiquark states. These predictions and values obtained earlier for the
scalar glueball's mass are in good agreement with the observed properties of
and inconsistent with all other observed meson resonances.Comment: 12 pages of Latex, 3 PostsScript figures as separate uufil
Mixing of scalar glueballs and flavour-singlet scalar mesons
We discuss in detail the extraction of hadronic mixing strengths from lattice
studies. We apply this to the mixing of a scalar glueball and a scalar meson in
the quenched approximation. We also measure correlations appropriate for
flavour-singlet scalar mesons using dynamical quark configurations from UKQCD.
This enables us to compare the results from the quenched study of the mixing
with the direct determination of the mixed spectrum. Improved methods of
evaluating the disconnected quark diagrams are also presented.Comment: 23 pages, 5 postscript figure
SU(3) lattice gauge theory with a mixed fundamental and adjoint plaquette action: Lattice artefacts
We study the four-dimensional SU(3) gauge model with a fundamental and an
adjoint plaquette term in the action. We investigate whether corrections to
scaling can be reduced by using a negative value of the adjoint coupling. To
this end, we have studied the finite temperature phase transition, the static
potential and the mass of the 0^{++} glueball. In order to compute these
quantities we have implemented variance reduced estimators that have been
proposed recently. Corrections to scaling are analysed in dimensionless
combinations such as T_c/\sqrt{\sigma} and m_{0^{++}}/T_c. We find that indeed
the lattice artefacts in e.g. m_{0^{++}}/T_c can be reduced considerably
compared with the pure Wilson (fundamental) gauge action at the same lattice
spacing.Comment: 36 pages, 12 figure
Pathological implications of Th1/Th2 cytokine genetic variants in Beh\ue7et's disease: Data from a pilot study in a Sicilian population
Cytokines act as pleiotropic polypeptides able to regulate inflammatory/immune responses and to provide important signals in physiological and pathological processes. Several cytokines (Th1, Th2, and Th17) seem to be involved in the pathophysiology of Beh\ue7et's disease, a chronic immune-mediated disease characterized by oral and genital lesions and ocular inflammation. Its individual susceptibility seems to be modulated by genetic variants in genes codifying these cytokines. Th1 and Th17 seem to be involved in the disease's active phases, and Th2 seems to affect the development or severity of the disease; however, contrasting data are reported. In this study, some genetic variants of the Th1/Th2 cytokine genes were investigated in Sicilian patients and age- and gender-matched controls. Three very significant associations with Beh\ue7et's disease were detected, and combined genotypes associated with increased disease risk were identified. Results obtained point to the key role of Th1/Th2 cytokine genetic variants in disease susceptibility
Association Between Ideal Cardiovascular Health and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness: A Twin Study
Background The American Heart Association (AHA) recently developed the Cardiovascular Health Index (CVHI), a health metric consisting of 7 modifiable risk factors. The relationship of the CVHI with preclinical markers, such as carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) has not been assessed. Methods We examined 490 male monozygotic and dizygotic twins without overt cardiovascular disease. CIMT was measured using B-mode ultrasonography. Each of the 7 CVHI components (blood pressure, fasting glucose, total cholesterol, body mass index, physical activity, healthy diet, and smoking) was given a point score of 0, 1, or 2 to represent poor, intermediate, or ideal health, respectively. A CVHI summation score was computed (range 0 to 14) and categorized as inadequate (0 to 4), average (5 to 9), or optimum (10 to 14) cardiovascular health. Mixed-model regression was used to examine the association of the CVHI with CIMT. Results The mean age of the twins was 55.4 years, and 61% were monozygotic. The mean CIMT was 0.75 (±0.11) mm and the mean CVHI score was 7.7 (±2.1). There was an inverse correlation between CVHI and CIMT (Spearman r=−0.22, P\u3c0.01). For every 5-unit increase in overall CVHI score (indicating better cardiovascular health category), CIMT decreased by 0.045 mm (P\u3c0.001) after adjusting for demographic variables and other confounders. Within monozygotic twin pairs, a 5-unit increment in CVHI score was associated with a 0.05 mm lower CIMT (P\u3c0.001). Conclusions The CVHI is independently associated with CIMT and the association is not confounded by shared genetic and other familial factors
Glueball production in radiative J/psi, Upsilon decays
Using a bound-state model of weakly bound gluons for glueballs made of two
gluons and a natural generalization of the perturbative QCD formalism for
exclusive hadronic processes, we present results for glueball production in
radiative J/psi, Upsilon decays into several possible glueball states,
including L \not= 0 ones. We perform a detailed phenomenological analysis,
presenting results for the more favored experimental candidates and for decay
angular distributions.Comment: RevTeX4, 26 pages, 11 eps figure
Revisiting glueball wave functions at zero and finite temperature
We study the sizes and thermal properties of glueballs in a three dimensional
compact Abelian gauge model on improved lattice. We predict the radii of and in the units of string tension, or and fm, for the scalar and tensor glueballs, respectively. We perform a well
controlled extrapolation of the radii to the continuum limit and observe that
our results agree with the predicted values. Using Monte Carlo simulations, we
extract the pole-mass of the lowest scalar and tensor glueballs from the
temporal correlators at finite temperature. We see a clear evidence of the
deconfined phase, and the transition appears to be similar to that of the
two-dimensional XY model as expected from universality arguments. Our results
show no significant changes in the glueball wave functions and masses in the
deconfined phase.Comment: 8 pages, 10 figure
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