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Novel theoretical approach in photoemission spectroscopy: application to isotope effect and boron-doped diamond
A new path-integral theory is developed to calculate the photoemission
spectra (PES) of correlated many-electron systems. The application to the study
on Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 (Bi2212) and boron-doped diamond (BDD) is discussed in
details. It is found that the isotopic shift in the angle-resolved
photoemission spectra of Bi2212 is due to the off-diagonal quadratic
electron-phonon (e-ph) coupling, whereas the presence of electron-electron
repulsion partially suppresses this effect. For the BDD, a semiconductor-metal
phase transition, which is induced by increasing the e-ph coupling and dopant
concentration, is reproduced by our theory. Additionally, the presence of Fermi
edge and phonon step-like structure in PES is found to be due to a co-existence
of itinerant and localized electronic states in BDD.Comment: 6 pages, 4 figures, Procs. of LEHTSC 2007, submitted to J. Phys.:
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Inelastic final-state interaction
The final-state interaction in multichannel decay processes is sytematically
studied with application to B decay in mind. Since the final-state inteaction
is intrinsically interwoven with the decay interaction in this case, no simple
phase theorem like "Watson's theorem" holds for experimentally observed final
states. We first examine in detail the two-channel problem as a toy-model to
clarify the issues and to remedy common mistakes made in earlier literature.
Realistic multichannel problems are too challenging for quantitative analysis.
To cope with mathematical complexity, we introduce a method of approximation
that is applicable to the case where one prominant inelastic channel dominates
over all others. We illustrate this approximation method in the amplitude of
the decay B to pi K fed by the intermediate states of a charmed meson pair.
Even with our approximation we need more accurate information of strong
interactions than we have now. Nonethless we are able to obtain some insight in
the issue and draw useful conclusions on general fearyres on the strong phases.Comment: The published version. One figure correcte
Blaming Bill Gates AGAIN! Misuse, overuse and misunderstanding of performance data in sport
Recently in Sport, Education and Society, Williams and Manley (2014) argued against the heavy reliance on technology in professional Rugby Union and elite sport in general. In summary, technology is presented as an elitist, ‘gold standard’ villain that management and coaches use to exert control and by which players lose autonomy, identity, motivation, social interactions and expertise. In this article we suggest that the sociological interpretations and implications offered by Williams and Manley may be somewhat limited when viewed in isolation. In doing so, we identify some core methodological issues in Williams and Manley’s study and critically consider important arguments for utilising technology; notably, to inform coach decision making and generate player empowerment. Secondly, we present a different, yet perhaps equally concerning, practice-oriented interpretation of the same results but from alternative coaching and expertise literature. Accordingly, we suggest that Williams and Manley have perhaps raised their alarm prematurely, inappropriately and on somewhat shaky foundations. We also hope to stimulate others to consider contrary positions, or at least to think about this topic in greater detail. More specifically, we encourage coaches and academics to think carefully about what technology is employed, how and why, and then the means by which these decisions are discussed with and, preferably, sold to players. Certainly, technology can significantly enhance coach decision making and practice, while also helping players to optimise their focus, empowerment and independence in knowing how to achieve their personal and collective goals
Double transverse spin asymmetries in vector boson production
We investigate a helicity non-flip double transverse spin asymmetry in vector
boson production in hadron-hadron scattering, which was first considered by
Ralston and Soper at the tree level. It does not involve transversity functions
and in principle also arises in W-boson production for which we present the
expressions. The asymmetry requires observing the transverse momentum of the
vector boson, but it is not suppressed by explicit inverse powers of a large
energy scale. However, as we will show, inclusion of Sudakov factors causes
suppression of the asymmetry, which increases with energy. Moreover, the
asymmetry is shown to be approximately proportional to x_1 g_1(x_1) x_2 \bar
g_1(x_2), which gives rise to additional suppression at small values of the
light cone momentum fractions. This implies that it is negligible for Z or W
production and is mainly of interest for \gamma^* at low energies. We also
compare the asymmetry with other types of double transverse spin asymmetries
and discuss how to disentangle them.Comment: 12 pages, Revtex, 2 Postscript figures, uses aps.sty, epsf.sty;
figures replaced, a few minor other correction
Critical properties of the half-filled Hubbard model in three dimensions
By means of the dynamical vertex approximation (DA) we include
spatial correlations on all length scales beyond the dynamical mean field
theory (DMFT) for the half-filled Hubbard model in three dimensions. The most
relevant changes due to non-local fluctuations are: (i) a deviation from the
mean-field critical behavior with the same critical exponents as for the three
dimensional Heisenberg (anti)-ferromagnet and (ii) a sizable reduction of the
N\'eel temperature () by for the onset of antiferromagnetic
order. Finally, we give a quantitative estimate of the deviation of the spectra
between DA and DMFT in different regions of the phase-diagram.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures; accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. Let
The Transversity Function and Double Spin Azimuthal Asymmetry in Semi-Inclusive Pion Leptoproduction
We show that the transverse momentum dependent transversity function is
proportional to the longitudinal polarization of a quark in a transversely
polarized proton. This result suggests an alternative, convenient method for
determining transversity, without knowing unusual fragmentation functions. The
method consists of measuring the double spin azimuthal asymmetry in
semi-inclusive pion leptoproduction by a transversely polarized proton target.
The asymmetry, which is twist 3, is estimated to be more than 10% under the
most favorable conditions. The experiment we suggest is feasible at facilities
like DESY and CERN.Comment: extended version; to appear on Int. Jou. Mod. Phys.
Academic support for first-year social work students in South Africa
This article sets out the context for first-year social work students in South Africa, explaining particular needs of the typical student and the facilities available for support. The expectation of deep learning required of university students raises many questions and a proposal for a research project is suggested on teaching and learning in social work, to be carried out collaboratively by South African universities. A literature survey, with extrapolation and application of relevant principles to serve as foundation for the project, is presented
Scaled Physical Prototyping of Construction Processes Using 3D Printing
3D printing and Building Information Modelling (BIM) are two technologies that have become increasingly popular and changed a wide variety of applications in a significant manner. 3D printing enables the design, prototyping and manufacture of items that were previously impossible or infeasible to do. Similarly, BIM is changing the way building and civil infrastructure projects are conceived, designed, delivered and maintained with a push towards a digital, wholly collaborative construction environment.This paper examines how 3D printing and BIM can be used in a complimentary manner to help visualise and communicate important aspects of a project to the relevant stakeholders and personnel involved. By using the BIM model that has been developed for a specific project and segmenting key components of this model we can then use 3D printers to create a scaled model of the job and educate the concerned parties in the construction methodology, main risk areas, and ongoing concerns for maintenance and end-of-life deconstruction.
Relations between generalized and transverse momentum dependent parton distributions
Recent work suggests non-trivial relations between generalized parton
distributions on the one hand and (naive time-reversal odd) transverse momentum
dependent distributions on the other. Here we review the present knowledge on
such type of relations. Moreover, as far as spectator model calculations are
concerned, the existing results are considerably extended. While various
relations between the two types of parton distributions can be found in the
framework of spectator models, so far no non-trivial model-independent
relations have been established.Comment: 25 pages, 9 figures; Eq. (B17) and typos corrected, identical with
journal versio
Quark Gluon Bags as Reggeons
The influence of the medium dependent finite width of QGP bags on their
equation of state is analyzed within an exactly solvable model. It is argued
that the large width of the QGP bags not only explains the observed deficit in
the number of hadronic resonances, but also clarifies the reason why the heavy
QGP bags cannot be directly observed as metastable states in a hadronic phase.
The model allows us to estimate the minimal value of the width of QGP bags from
a variety of the lattice QCD data and get that the minimal resonance width at
zero temperature is about 600 MeV, whereas the minimal resonance width at the
Hagedorn temperature is about 2000 MeV. As shown these estimates are almost
insensitive to the number of the elementary degrees of freedom. The recent
lattice QCD data are analyzed and it is found that besides sigma T**4 term the
lattice QCD pressure contains T-linear and T**4 ln T terms in the range of
temperatures between 240 MeV and 420 MeV. The presence of the last term in the
pressure bears almost no effect on the width estimates. Our analysis shows that
at hight temperatures the average mass and width of the QGP bags behave in
accordance with the upper bound of the Regge trajectory asymptotics (the linear
asymptotics), whereas at low temperatures they obey the lower bound of the
Regge trajectory asymptotics (the square root one). Since the model explicitly
contains the Hagedorn mass spectrum, it allows us to remove an existing
contradiction between the finite number of hadronic Regge families and the
Hagedorn idea of the exponentially growing mass spectrum of hadronic bags.Comment: One section removed, a few references added, the Regge trajectories
of free QGP bags are considere
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