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    The Beylkin-Cramer Summation Rule and A New Fast Algorithm of Cosmic Statistics for Large Data Sets

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    Based on the Beylkin-Cramer summation rule, we introduce a new fast algorithm that enable us to explore the high order statistics efficiently in large data sets. Central to this technique is to make decomposition both of fields and operators within the framework of multi-resolution analysis (MRA), and realize theirs discrete representations. Accordingly, a homogenous point process could be equivalently described by a operation of a Toeplitz matrix on a vector, which is accomplished by making use of fast Fourier transformation. The algorithm could be applied widely in the cosmic statistics to tackle large data sets. Especially, we demonstrate this novel technique using the spherical, cubic and cylinder counts in cells respectively. The numerical test shows that the algorithm produces an excellent agreement with the expected results. Moreover, the algorithm introduces naturally a sharp-filter, which is capable of suppressing shot noise in weak signals. In the numerical procedures, the algorithm is somewhat similar to particle-mesh (PM) methods in N-body simulations. As scaled with O(NlogN)O(N\log N), it is significantly faster than the current particle-based methods, and its computational cost does not relies on shape or size of sampling cells. In addition, based on this technique, we propose further a simple fast scheme to compute the second statistics for cosmic density fields and justify it using simulation samples. Hopefully, the technique developed here allows us to make a comprehensive study of non-Guassianity of the cosmic fields in high precision cosmology. A specific implementation of the algorithm is publicly available upon request to the author.Comment: 27 pages, 9 figures included. revised version, changes include (a) adding a new fast algorithm for 2nd statistics (b) more numerical tests including counts in asymmetric cells, the two-point correlation functions and 2nd variances (c) more discussions on technic

    Short-range force between two Higgs bosons

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    The SS-wave scattering length and the effective range of the Higgs boson in Standard Model are studied using effective-field-theory approach. After incorporating the first-order electroweak correction, the short-range force between two Higgs bosons remains weakly attractive for MH=126M_H=126 GeV. It is interesting to find that the force range is about two order-of-magnitude larger than the Compton wavelength of the Higgs boson, almost comparable with the typical length scale of the strong interaction.Comment: v2, 11 pages, 2 figures, the version accepted for publication in Phys. Lett.

    Reconciling the nonrelativistic QCD prediction and the J/ψ3γJ/\psi\to 3\gamma data

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    It has been a long-standing problem that the rare electromagnetic decay process J/ψ3γJ/\psi\to 3\gamma is plagued with both large and negative radiative and relativistic corrections. To date it remains futile to make a definite prediction to confront with the branching fraction of J/ψ3γJ/\psi\to 3\gamma recently measured by the \textsf{CLEO-c} and \textsf{BESIII} Collaborations. In this work, we investigate the joint perturbative and relativistic correction (i.e. the O(αsv2){\mathcal O}(\alpha_s v^2) correction, where vv denotes the characteristic velocity of the charm quark inside the J/ψJ/\psi) for this decay process, which turns out to be very significant. After incorporating the contribution from this new ingredient, with the reasonable choice of the input parameters, we are able to account for the measured decay rates in a satisfactory degree.Comment: 7 pages, 1 figure, version accepted for publication in PRD R

    Can NRQCD explain the γγηc\gamma\gamma^* \to \eta_c transition form factor data?

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    Unlike the bewildering situation in the γγπ\gamma\gamma^*\to \pi form factor, a widespread view is that perturbative QCD can decently account for the recent \textsc{BaBar} measurement of γγηc\gamma\gamma^*\to \eta_c transition form factor. The next-to-next-to-leading order (NNLO) perturbative correction to the γγηc,b\gamma\gamma^*\to \eta_{c,b} form factor, is investigated in the NRQCD factorization framework for the first time. As a byproduct, we obtain by far the most precise order-αs2\alpha_s^2 NRQCD matching coefficient for the ηc,bγγ\eta_{c,b}\to \gamma\gamma process. After including the substantial negative order-αs2\alpha_s^2 correction, the good agreement between NRQCD prediction and the measured γγηc\gamma\gamma^*\to \eta_c form factor is completely ruined over a wide range of momentum transfer squared. This eminent discrepancy casts some doubts on the applicability of NRQCD approach to hard exclusive reactions involving charmonium.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figures and 1 table; adding Eqs.(8) and (9) as well as some references, correcting errors in Table 1, updating Fig.3 to include the "light-by-light" contributions, devoting a paragraph to discuss why our strategy of interpreting the NNLO corrections is justified; Accepted by PR

    Next-to-next-to-leading-order QCD corrections to e+eJ/ψ+ηce^+e^-\to J/\psi+\eta_c at BB factories

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    Within the nonrelativistic QCD (NRQCD) factorization framework, we compute the long-awaited O(αs2){\mathcal O}(\alpha_s^2) correction for the exclusive double charmonium production process at BB factories, i.e., e+eJ/ψ+ηce^+e^-\to J/\psi+\eta_c at s=10.58\sqrt{s}=10.58 GeV. For the first time, we confirm that NRQCD factorization does hold at next-to-next-to-leading-order (NNLO) for exclusive double charmonium production. It is found that including the NNLO QCD correction greatly reduces the renormalization scale dependence, and also implies the reasonable perturbative convergence behavior for this process. Our state-of-the-art prediction is consistent with the BaBar measurement.Comment: 6 pages, 2 figures, 1 tabl
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