Strong Interaction Effects in Scalar Top Production

We discuss effects of fragmentation and hard gluon radiation on the signal for the pair production of the lighter scalar top eigenstate $\tilde{t}_1$ at e^+e^- colliders. The main emphasis is on scenarios with small stop--LSP mass splitting, where strong interaction effects can considerably modify kinematical properties of the final state.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures, uses sprocl.sty. Proceedings of the LCWS99, International Workshop on Linear Colliders, Sitges, Spain (May 1999) and Particles in Astrophysics and Cosmology: From Theory to Observation, Valencia, Spain (May 1999

Physics at e-e- Colliders

An overview of the physics motivations for e-e- colliders is presented.Comment: 10 pages. Opening lecture of the 3nd International Workshop on Electron-Electron Interactions at TeV Energies (e-e-99), University of California, Santa Cruz, 10-12 December 199

The radiative decay of a high energy neutrino in the Coulomb field of a nucleus

In the framework of the Standard Model with lepton mixing the radiative decay $\nu_i \rightarrow \nu_j \gamma$ of a neutrino of high ($E_\nu \sim 100 \, GeV$) and super-high ($E_\nu \ge 1 \, TeV$) energy is investigated in the Coulomb field of a nucleus. Estimates of the decay probability and ``decay cross-section'' for neutrinos of these energies in the electric field of a nucleus permit one to discuss the general possibility of carrying out a neutrino experiment, subject to the condition of availability in the future of a beam of neutrinos of these high energies. Such an experiment could give unique information on mixing angles in the lepton sector of the Standard Model which would be independent of the specific neutrino masses if only the threshold factor ($1 - m_j^4 / m_i^4$) was not close to zero. (Published in Phys.Lett.B 323 (1994) 179).Comment: 5 pages, LaTeX, Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl State University preprint YARU-HE-93/0

A review of heavy-heavy spectroscopy

Calculations of the heavy-heavy spectrum present a good opportunity for precision tests of QCD using lattice techniques. All methods make use of a non-relativistic expansion of the action and its systematic improvement to remove lattice artefacts. There was convincing demonstration this year that these methods work and that the associated perturbation theory is well-behaved. Comparison to experimental results yields an accurate value for the lattice spacing, a, a key result in the determination of \alpha_{s}, and (for the first time this year) the mass of the b quark (4.7(1) GeV).Comment: talk at Lattice'93, Dallas. 6 pages of latex espcrc2.sty needed and figures on reques

The Minimal Quark-Lepton Symmetry Model and the Limit on Z'-mass

A minimal extension of the Standard Model containing the four-color quark-lepton symmetry is proposed and discussed. The existence of a rather light extra $Z'$-boson originated from the four-color quark-lepton symmetry is shown to be compatible with the current electroweak data. The cross sections $\sigma(e^+ e^- \rightarrow \gamma, Z, Z' \rightarrow \bar f f)$ are calculated, and their deviations from the SM predictions are shown to be significant at $\sqrt s \ge 200 GeV$ and available for the measurements at the LEP200 and future colliders.Comment: 15 pages, LaTeX, 1 figure available on request; to be published in Phys. Lett.

Supersymmetric Partners of Oblique Corrections

We discuss a potential new probe of supersymmetric physics. In particular, we discuss the possibility of measuring hard supersymmetry violation which occurs at one loop through "super-oblique" corrections to the gauge and gaugino propagators. In models with heavy scalar partners, or with many gauge-charged particles which participate in supersymmetry breaking, these effects can be substantial due to logarithmic and multiplicity factor enhancements.Comment: 8 Pages, LaTeX, sprocl.st

Radiative Corrections to the decay tau -> pi (K) nu_tau

We have calculated the O(alpha) radiative corrections to the tau decay tau -> pi (K) nu, taking into account both the point meson contribution and the structure dependent radiation. We find for the ratio Gamma(tau -> pi nu (gamma)) / Gamma(pi -> mu nu (gamma)) a radiative correction of + 1.2% and for Gamma(tau -> K nu (gamma)) / Gamma(K -> mu nu (gamma)) one of + 2.0%. We compare our results with an earlier estimation and with experimental data.Comment: 6 pages, Latex, Karlsruhe Univ. Preprint TTP 93-2