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Flavor Mixing and the Permutation Symmetry among Generations
In the standard model, the permutation symmetry among the three generations
of fundamental fermions is usually regarded to be broken by the Higgs
couplings. It is found that the symmetry is restored if we include the mass
matrix parameters as physical variables which transform appropriately under the
symmetry operation. Known relations between these variables, such as the
renormalization group equations, as well as formulas for neutrino oscillations
(in vacuum and in matter), are shown to be covariant tensor equations under the
permutation symmetry group.Comment: 12 page
Ignition Transients of Large Segmented Solid Rocket Boosters
A model is described which provides a means for analyzing the complexities of ignition transients and pressure peaks of large, high performance, segmented solid rocket boosters. The method accounts for: (1) temporal and spatial development of the flow field set up by the head end igniter discharge, (2) ignition and flame spreading coupled to chamber flow, (3) the steep velocity, pressure, and temperature gradients that occur during the early phases of ignition, and (4) the interactions that produce ignition spikes (i.e., compression of chamber gases during pressurization, erosive burning, and mass added effect of igniter discharge). The technique differs from earlier models in that the flow interactions between the slots and main chamber are accounted for, and the original computer program for monolithic motors is improved. The procedures were used to predict the ignition transients of the current design for the space shuttle booster
Inclusion of Z->b b-bar vertex corrections in Precision Electroweak Tests on the Sp(6)_L X U(1)_Y Model
We extend our previous work on the precision electroweak tests in the Sp(6)_L
X U(1)_Y family model to include for the first time the important Z->b b-bar
vertex corrections encoded in a new variable epsilon_b, utilizing all the
latest LEP data. We include in our analysis the one loop EW radiative
corrections due to the new bosons in terms of epsilon_1, epsilon_b and
. We find that the correlation between epsilon_1 and epsilon_b
makes the combined constraint much stronger than the individual ones. The model
is consistent with the recent CDF result of m_t=174\pm 10^{+13}_{-12}\GeV,
but it can not accomodate m_t\gsim 195\GeV.Comment: Latex, 16 pages+4 figures(not included but available as uuencoded or
PS files from [email protected]), PURD-TH-94-08, SNUTP-94-4
Renormalization of the Neutrino Mass Matrix
In terms of a rephasing invariant parametrization, the set of renormalization
group equations (RGE) for Dirac neutrino parameters can be cast in a compact
and simple form. These equations exhibit manifest symmetry under flavor
permutations. We obtain both exact and approximate RGE invariants, in addition
to some approximate solutions and examples of numerical solutions.Comment: 15 pages, 1figur
Rephasing invariance and neutrino mixing
A rephasing invariant parametrization is introduced for three flavor neutrino
mixing. For neutrino propagation in matter, these parameters are shown to obey
evolution equations as functions of the induced neutrino mass. These equations
are found to preserve (approximately) some characteristic features of the
mixing matrix, resulting in solutions which exhibit striking patterns as the
induced mass varies. The approximate solutions are compared to numerical
integrations and found to be quite accurate.Comment: 18 pages, 6 figure
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