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Pion Form Factor in the Factorization Formalism
Based on the light-cone (LC) framework and the factorization formalism,
the transverse momentum effects and the different helicity components'
contributions to the pion form factor are recalculated. In
particular, the contribution to the pion form factor from the higher helicity
components (), which come from the spin-space Wigner
rotation, are analyzed in the soft and hard energy regions respectively. Our
results show that the right power behavior of the hard contribution from the
higher helicity components can only be obtained by fully keeping the
dependence in the hard amplitude, and that the dependence in LC wave
function affects the hard and soft contributions substantially. As an example,
we employ a model LC wave function to calculate the pion form factor and then
compare the numerical predictions with the experimental data. It is shown that
the soft contribution is less important at the intermediate energy region.Comment: 21 pages, 4 figure
Semileptonic decays in the light-cone QCD sum rules
Semileptonic () decays are investigated systematically in the
light-cone QCD sum rules. Special emphasis is put on the LCSR calculation on
weak form factors with an adequate chiral current correlator, which turns out
to be particularly effective to control the pollution by higher twist
components of spectator mesons. The result for each channel depends on the
distribution amplitude of the the producing meson. The leading twist
distribution amplitudes of the related heavy mesons and charmonium are worked
out by a model approach in the reasonable way. A practical scenario is
suggested to understand the behavior of weak form factors in the whole
kinematically accessible ranges. The decay widths and branching ratios are
estimated for several () decay modes of current interest.Comment: 8 pages, talk given by the first arthur at 4th International
Conference on Flavor Physics (ICFP 2007), Beijing, China, Sept 24-28, 200
A Model of Low-lying States in Strongly Interacting Electroweak Symmetry-Breaking Sector
It is proposed that, in a strongly-interacting electroweak sector, besides
the Goldstone bosons, the coexistence of a scalar state () and vector
resonances such as [)], [] and
[] is required by the proper Regge behavior of the
forward scattering amplitudes. This is a consequence of the following
well-motivated assumptions: (a). Adler-Weisberger-type sum rules and the
superconvergence relations for scattering amplitudes hold in this strongly
interacting sector; (b). the sum rules at are saturated by a minimal set
of low-lying states with appropriate quantum numbers. It therefore suggests
that a complete description should include all these resonances. These states
may lead to distinctive experimental signatures at future colliders.Comment: revised version, to appear in Modern Physics Letters A; file also
available via anonymous ftp at ftp://ucdhep.ucdavis.edu/han/sews/lowlying.p
Perturbative and non-perturbative QCD corrections to wide-angle Compton scattering
We investigate corrections to the handbag approach for wide-angle Compton
scattering off protons at moderately large momentum transfer: the photon-parton
subprocess is calculated to next-to-leading order QCD and contributions from
the generalized parton distribution E} are taken into account. Photon and
proton helicity flip amplitudes are non-zero due to these corrections which
leads to a wealth of polarization phenomena in Compton scattering. Thus, for
instance, the incoming photon asymmetry or the transverse polarization of the
proton are non-zero although small.Comment: 19 pages, 9 figures (using LATEX with epsfig
Assessment of closure coefficients for compressible-flow turbulence models
A critical assessment is made of the closure coefficients used for turbulence length scale in existing models of the transport equation, with reference to the extension of these models to compressible flow. It is shown that to satisfy the compressible 'law of the wall', the model coefficients must actually be functions of density gradients. The magnitude of the errors that result from neglecting this dependence on density varies with the variable used to specify the length scale. Among the models investigated, the k-omega model yields the best performance, although it is not completely free from errors associated with density terms. Models designed to reduce the density-gradient effect to an insignificant level are proposed
Heavy-to-light transition form factors and their relations in light-cone QCD sum rules
The improved light-cone QCD sum rules by using chiral current correlator is
systematically reviewed and applied to the calculation of all the
heavy-to-light form factors, including all the semileptonic and penguin ones.
By choosing suitable chiral currents, the light-cone sum rules for all the form
factors are greatly simplified and depend mainly on one leading twist
distribution amplitude of the light meson. As a result, relations between these
form factors arise naturally. At the considered accuracy these relations
reproduce the results obtained in the literature. Moreover, since the explicit
dependence on the leading twist distribution amplitudes is preserved, these
relations may be more useful to simulate the experimental data and extract the
information on the distribution amplitude.Comment: 1+16 pages, no figure
Negative refraction and plano-concave lens focusing in one-dimensional photonic crystals
Negative refraction is demonstrated in one-dimensional (1D) dielectric
photonic crystals (PCs) at microwave frequencies. Focusing by plano-concave
lens made of 1D PC due to negative refraction is also demonstrated. The
frequency-dependent negative refractive indices, calculated from the
experimental data matches very well with those determined from band structure
calculations. The easy fabrication of one-dimensional photonic crystals may
open the door for new applications.Comment: 3 pages and 5 figure
Angle-resolved photoemission studies of the superconducting gap symmetry in Fe-based superconductors
The superconducting gap is the fundamental parameter that characterizes the
superconducting state, and its symmetry is a direct consequence of the
mechanism responsible for Cooper pairing. Here we discuss about angle-resolved
photoemission spectroscopy measurements of the superconducting gap in the
Fe-based high-temperature superconductors. We show that the superconducting gap
is Fermi surface dependent and nodeless with small anisotropy, or more
precisely, a function of momentum. We show that while this observation is
inconsistent with weak coupling approaches for superconductivity in these
materials, it is well supported by strong coupling models and global
superconducting gaps. We also suggest that the strong anisotropies measured by
other probes sensitive to the residual density of states are not related to the
pairing interaction itself, but rather emerge naturally from the smaller
lifetime of the superconducting Cooper pairs that is a direct consequence of
the momentum dependent interband scattering inherent to these materials.Comment: 7 pages, 5 figure
Transition Temperature of a Uniform Imperfect Bose Gas
We calculate the transition temperature of a uniform dilute Bose gas with
repulsive interactions, using a known virial expansion of the equation of
state. We find that the transition temperature is higher than that of an ideal
gas, with a fractional increase K_0(na^3)^{1/6}, where n is the density and a
is the S-wave scattering length, and K_0 is a constant given in the paper. This
disagrees with all existing results, analytical or numerical. It agrees exactly
in magnitude with a result due to Toyoda, but has the opposite sign.Comment: Email correspondence to [email protected] ; 2 pages using REVTe
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