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The status of pentaquark spectroscopy on the lattice
The present work is a summary of the status of lattice pentaquark
calculations. After a pedagogic introduction to the basics of lattice hadron
spectroscopy we give a critical comparison of results presently available in
the literature. Special emphasis is put on presenting some of the possible
pitfalls of these calculations. In particular we discuss at length the choice
of the hadronic operators and the separation of genuine five-quark states from
meson-baryon scattering states.Comment: 13 pages LaTeX, 1 eps figur
Pentaquark hadrons from lattice QCD
We study spin 1/2 isoscalar and isovector candidates in both parity channels
for the recently discovered \Theta^+(1540) pentaquark particle in quenched
lattice QCD. Our analysis takes into account all possible uncertainties, such
as statistical, finite size and quenching errors when performing the chiral and
continuum extrapolations and we have indications that our signal is separated
from scattering states. The lowest mass that we find in the I^P=0^- channel is
in complete agreement with the experimental value of the \Theta^+ mass. On the
other hand, the lowest mass state in the opposite parity I^P=0^+ channel is
much higher. Our findings suggests that the parity of the \Theta^+ is negative.Comment: 13 pages, 5 figures. Final version, appeared in JHE
Temporal evolution of mesoscopic structure of some non-Euclidean systems using a Monte Carlo model
A Monte Carlo based computer model is presented to comprehend the contrasting
observations of Mazumder et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 255704 (2004) and Phys.
Rev. B 72, 224208 (2005)], based on neutron-scattering measurements, on
temporal evolution of effective fractal dimension and characteristic length for
hydration of cement with light and heavy water. In this context, a theoretical
model is also proposed to elucidate the same.Comment: 31 Pages, 13 Figure
The ratio FK/Fpi in QCD
We determine the ratio FK/Fpi in QCD with Nf=2+1 flavors of sea quarks, based
on a series of lattice calculations with three different lattice spacings,
large volumes and a simulated pion mass reaching down to about 190 MeV. We
obtain FK/Fpi=1.192 +/- 0.007(stat) +/- 0.006(syst). This result is then used
to give an updated value of the CKM matrix element |Vus|. The unitarity
relation for the first row of this matrix is found to be well observed.Comment: 15 pages, 4 figures, 2 table
Quantum Wall Crossing in N=2 Gauge Theories
We study refined and motivic wall-crossing formulas in N=2 supersymmetric
gauge theories with SU(2) gauge group and N_f < 4 matter hypermultiplets in the
fundamental representation. Such gauge theories provide an excellent testing
ground for the conjecture that "refined = motivic."Comment: 24 pages, 4 figure
Test and evaluate passive orbital disconnect struts (PODS 3)
The objectives of the Passive Orbital Disconnect Struts (PODS) test are to evaluate modal resonance of the PODS-III supports to obtain engineering data required for use of PODS-III on flight systems; determine possible performance improvements in large LO2/LH2 space applications. (1) Modal Vibration Tests. A modal resonance survey is performed on a set of six PODS-III struts assembled in a dewar simulator. The survey conditions simulate both launch and orbital loadings of the struts. The orbital load range spans a full to an empty tank. The frequencies surveyed cover the range consistent with Shuttle qualification requirements and the principal resonant modes of the strut system. (2) Benefit study. The benefit of using PODS-III supports on OTV and Space Station LO sub 2 and LH sub 2 reference tanks was compared to nondisconnect supports. Four LO sub 2 and LH sub 2 tanks were studied under various conditions: (1) holding the launch resonance at 35 Hz and varying the orbit resonance; (2) analyzing both full and emtpy tanks at launch; (3) varying orbit boundary temperaure; (4) varying the number of struts; (5) varying orbit times; and (6) using or not using vapor cooling
QCD thermodynamics with dynamical overlap fermions
We study QCD thermodynamics using two flavors of dynamical overlap fermions
with quark masses corresponding to a pion mass of 350 MeV. We determine several
observables on N_t=6 and 8 lattices. All our runs are performed with fixed
global topology. Our results are compared with staggered ones and a nice
agreement is found.Comment: 14 pages, 6 figures, 1 tabl
Optically-Induced Polarons in Bose-Einstein Condensates: Monitoring Composite Quasiparticle Decay
Nonresonant light-scattering off atomic Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) is
predicted to give rise to hitherto unexplored composite quasiparticles:
unstable polarons, i.e., local ``impurities'' dressed by virtual phonons.
Optical monitoring of their spontaneous decay can display either Zeno or
anti-Zeno deviations from the Golden Rule, and thereby probe the temporal
correlations of elementary excitations in BECs.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure
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