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A comparative study of nonparametric methods for pattern recognition
The applied research discussed in this report determines and compares the correct classification percentage of the nonparametric sign test, Wilcoxon's signed rank test, and K-class classifier with the performance of the Bayes classifier. The performance is determined for data which have Gaussian, Laplacian and Rayleigh probability density functions. The correct classification percentage is shown graphically for differences in modes and/or means of the probability density functions for four, eight and sixteen samples. The K-class classifier performed very well with respect to the other classifiers used. Since the K-class classifier is a nonparametric technique, it usually performed better than the Bayes classifier which assumes the data to be Gaussian even though it may not be. The K-class classifier has the advantage over the Bayes in that it works well with non-Gaussian data without having to determine the probability density function of the data. It should be noted that the data in this experiment was always unimodal
Wash-Out in N_2-dominated leptogenesis
We study the wash-out of a cosmological baryon asymmetry produced via
leptogenesis by subsequent interactions. Therefore we focus on a scenario in
which a lepton asymmetry is established in the out-of-equilibrium decays of the
next-to-lightest right-handed neutrino. We apply the full classical Boltzmann
equations without the assumption of kinetic equilibrium and including all
quantum statistical factors to calculate the wash-out of the lepton asymmetry
by interactions of the lightest right-handed state. We include scattering
processes with top quarks in our analysis. This is of particular interest since
the wash-out is enhanced by scatterings and the use of mode equations with
quantum statistical distribution functions. In this way we provide a
restriction on the parameter space for this scenarios.Comment: 26 pages, 4 figures, profound revision, exposition is now in flavor
notation, one plot and discussion added, numerical error corrected, three
plots changed, text polished, main results remain unchanged, reference
added,matches published versio
New Developments in FormCalc 8.4
We present new developments in FeynArts 3.9 and FormCalc 8.4, in particular
the MSSMCT model file including the complete one-loop renormalization,
vectorization/parallelization issues, and the interface to the Ninja library
for tensor reduction.Comment: 7 pages, proceedings contribution to Loops & Legs 2014, April 27-May
2, 2014, Weimar, German
The Implementation of the Renormalized Complex MSSM in FeynArts and FormCalc
We describe the implementation of the renormalized complex MSSM (cMSSM) in
the diagram generator FeynArts and the calculational tool FormCalc. This
extension allows to perform UV-finite one-loop calculations of cMSSM processes
almost fully automatically. The Feynman rules for the cMSSM with counterterms
are available as a new model file for FeynArts. Also included are default
definitions of the renormalization constants; this fixes the renormalization
scheme. Beyond that all model parameters are generic, e.g. we do not impose any
relations to restrict the number of input parameters. The model file has been
tested extensively for several non-trivial decays and scattering reactions. Our
renormalization scheme has been shown to give stable results over large parts
of the cMSSM parameter space.Comment: 29 pages, extended chargino/neutralino and sfermion renormalization
schemes, version accepted for publication in Comp. Phys. Commu
On q-Gaussians and Exchangeability
The q-Gaussians are discussed from the point of view of variance mixtures of
normals and exchangeability. For each q< 3, there is a q-Gaussian distribution
that maximizes the Tsallis entropy under suitable constraints. This paper shows
that q-Gaussian random variables can be represented as variance mixtures of
normals. These variance mixtures of normals are the attractors in central limit
theorems for sequences of exchangeable random variables; thereby, providing a
possible model that has been extensively studied in probability theory. The
formulation provided has the additional advantage of yielding process versions
which are naturally q-Brownian motions. Explicit mixing distributions for
q-Gaussians should facilitate applications to areas such as option pricing. The
model might provide insight into the study of superstatistics.Comment: 14 page
Gauge Invariant Cutoff QED
A hidden generalized gauge symmetry of a cutoff QED is used to show the
renormalizability of QED. In particular, it is shown that corresponding Ward
identities are valid all along the renormalization group flow. The exact
Renormalization Group flow equation corresponding to the effective action of a
cutoff lambda phi^4 theory is also derived. Generalization to any gauge group
is indicated.Comment: V1: 18 pages, 2 figures; V2: Discussions improved. Version accepted
for publication in Physica Script
MSSM Higgs bosons associated with high-pT jets at hadron colliders
The cross section for the production of the lightest neutral Higgs boson in
association with a high-pT hadronic jet, calculated in the framework of the
minimal supersymmetric standard model (MSSM), is presented. The expectations
for the hadronic cross section at the Large Hadron Collider are discussed using
reasonable kinematical cuts. In particular the contributions from superpartner
loops to the cross section and their dependence on the parameters of the MSSM
are investigated and found to be significant. Comparisons show that the
production rate for h0 + jet in the MSSM can differ widely from the
corresponding standard-model prediction.Comment: 20 page
EDGE: a code to calculate diffusion of cosmic-ray electrons and their gamma-ray emission
The positron excess measured by PAMELA and AMS can only be explained if there
is one or several sources injecting them. Moreover, at the highest energies, it
requires the presence of nearby (hundreds of parsecs) and middle age
(maximum of hundreds of kyr) source. Pulsars, as factories of electrons
and positrons, are one of the proposed candidates to explain the origin of this
excess. To calculate the contribution of these sources to the electron and
positron flux at the Earth, we developed EDGE (Electron Diffusion and Gamma
rays to the Earth), a code to treat diffusion of electrons and compute their
diffusion from a central source with a flexible injection spectrum. We can
derive the source's gamma-ray spectrum, spatial extension, the all-electron
density in space and the electron and positron flux reaching the Earth. We
present in this contribution the fundamentals of the code and study how
different parameters affect the gamma-ray spectrum of a source and the electron
flux measured at the Earth.Comment: Presented at the 35th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC2017),
Bexco, Busan, Kore
On MSSM charged Higgs boson production in association with an electroweak W boson at electron positron colliders
We present a calculation of the cross section for the process e+ e- --> W+/-
H-/+ in the minimal supersymmetric standard model (MSSM) and the Two Higgs
Doublet Model (THDM). We study the basic features of the MSSM prediction for
some distinctive parameter scenarios. We find large effects from virtual
squarks for scenarios with large mixing in the stop sector which can lead to a
cross section vastly different from a THDM with identical Higgs sector
parameters. We investigate this interesting behaviour in more detail by
thoroughly scanning the MSSM parameter space for regions of large cross
section. For a charged Higgs boson too heavy to be pair-produced at such a
machine, it turns out that a large MSSM cross section with a good chance of
observation is linked to a squark mass scale below 600 GeV and a considerable
amount of mixing in either the stop and sbottom sector.Comment: 25 pages, 10 figures (two in colour). Substantially improved on the
MSSM parameter restrictions taken into account. Added some reference
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