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Rate of parity violation from measure concentration
We present a geometric argument determining the kinematic (phase-space)
factor contributing to the relative rate at which degrees of freedom of one
chirality come to dominate over degrees of freedom of opposite chirality, in
models with parity violation. We rely on the measure concentration of a subset
of a Euclidean cube which is controlled by an isoperimetric inequality. We
provide an interpretation of this result in terms of ideas of Statistical
Mechanics.Comment: 10 pages, no figure
The geodesic rule for higher codimensional global defects
We generalize the geodesic rule to the case of formation of higher
codimensional global defects. Relying on energetic arguments, we argue that,
for such defects, the geometric structures of interest are the totally geodesic
submanifolds. On the other hand, stochastic arguments lead to a diffusion
equation approach, from which the geodesic rule is deduced. It turns out that
the most appropriate geometric structure that one should consider is the convex
hull of the values of the order parameter on the causal volumes whose collision
gives rise to the defect. We explain why these two approaches lead to similar
results when calculating the density of global defects by using a theorem of
Cheeger and Gromoll. We present a computation of the probability of formation
of strings/vortices in the case of a system, such as nematic liquid crystals,
whose vacuum is .Comment: 17 pages, no figures. To be published in Mod. Phys. Lett.
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Probing color coherence effects in pp collisions at [Formula: see text].
A study of color coherence effects in pp collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 7[Formula: see text] is presented. The data used in the analysis were collected in 2010 with the CMS detector at the LHC and correspond to an integrated luminosity of 36 pb[Formula: see text]. Events are selected that contain at least three jets and where the two jets with the largest transverse momentum exhibit a back-to-back topology. The measured angular correlation between the second- and third-leading jet is shown to be sensitive to color coherence effects, and is compared to the predictions of Monte Carlo models with various implementations of color coherence. None of the models describe the data satisfactorily
Spina bifida-predisposing heterozygous mutations in Planar Cell Polarity genes and Zic2 reduce bone mass in young mice
Fractures are a common comorbidity in children with the neural tube defect (NTD) spina bifida. Mutations in the Wnt/planar cell polarity (PCP) pathway contribute to NTDs in humans and mice, but whether this pathway independently determines bone mass is poorly understood. Here, we first confirmed that core Wnt/PCP components are expressed in osteoblasts and osteoclasts in vitro. In vivo, we performed detailed µCT comparisons of bone structure in tibiae from young male mice heterozygous for NTD-associated mutations versus WT littermates. PCP signalling disruption caused by Vangl2 (Vangl2Lp/+) or Celsr1 (Celsr1Crsh/+) mutations significantly reduced trabecular bone mass and distal tibial cortical thickness. NTD-associated mutations in non-PCP transcription factors were also investigated. Pax3 mutation (Pax3Sp2H/+) had minimal effects on bone mass. Zic2 mutation (Zic2Ku/+) significantly altered the position of the tibia/fibula junction and diminished cortical bone in the proximal tibia. Beyond these genes, we bioinformatically documented the known extent of shared genetic networks between NTDs and bone properties. 46 genes involved in neural tube closure are annotated with bone-related ontologies. These findings document shared genetic networks between spina bifida risk and bone structure, including PCP components and Zic2. Genetic variants which predispose to spina bifida may therefore independently diminish bone mass
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Measurement of masses in the [Formula: see text] system by kinematic endpoints in pp collisions at [Formula: see text].
A simultaneous measurement of the top-quark, W-boson, and neutrino masses is reported for [Formula: see text] events selected in the dilepton final state from a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 5.0 fb-1 collected by the CMS experiment in pp collisions at [Formula: see text]. The analysis is based on endpoint determinations in kinematic distributions. When the neutrino and W-boson masses are constrained to their world-average values, a top-quark mass value of [Formula: see text] is obtained. When such constraints are not used, the three particle masses are obtained in a simultaneous fit. In this unconstrained mode the study serves as a test of mass determination methods that may be used in beyond standard model physics scenarios where several masses in a decay chain may be unknown and undetected particles lead to underconstrained kinematics
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Search for physics beyond the standard model in events with τ leptons, jets, and large transverse momentum imbalance in pp collisions at [Formula: see text].
A search for physics beyond the standard model is performed with events having one or more hadronically decaying τ leptons, highly energetic jets, and large transverse momentum imbalance. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 4.98 fb-1 of proton-proton collisions at [Formula: see text] collected with the CMS detector at the LHC in 2011. The number of observed events is consistent with predictions for standard model processes. Lower limits on the mass of the gluino in supersymmetric models are determined
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