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TeV Scale Lee-Wick Fields out of Large Extra Dimensional Gravity
We study the gravitational corrections to the Maxwell, Dirac and Klein-Gorden
theories in the large extra dimension model in which the gravitons propagate in
the (4+n)-dimensional bulk, while the gauge and matter fields are confined to
the four-dimensional world. The corrections to the two-point Green's functions
of the gauge and matter fields from the exchanges of virtual Kaluza-Klein
gravitons are calculated in the gauge independent background field method. In
the framework of effective field theory, we show that the modified one-loop
renormalizable Lagrangian due to quantum gravitational effects contains a TeV
scale Lee-Wick partner of every gauge and matter field as extra degrees of
freedom in the theory. Thus the large extra dimension model of gravity provides
a natural mechanism to the emergence of these exotic particles which were
recently used to construct an extension of the Standard Model.Comment: 17 pages, 3 figures, references added, to appear in Phys. Rev.
A More Precise Extraction of |V_{cb}| in HQEFT of QCD
The more precise extraction for the CKM matrix element |V_{cb}| in the heavy
quark effective field theory (HQEFT) of QCD is studied from both exclusive and
inclusive semileptonic B decays. The values of relevant nonperturbative
parameters up to order 1/m^2_Q are estimated consistently in HQEFT of QCD.
Using the most recent experimental data for B decay rates, |V_{cb}| is updated
to be |V_{cb}| = 0.0395 \pm 0.0011_{exp} \pm 0.0019_{th} from B\to D^{\ast} l
\nu decay and |V_{cb}| = 0.0434 \pm 0.0041_{exp} \pm 0.0020_{th} from B\to D l
\nu decay as well as |V_{cb}| = 0.0394 \pm 0.0010_{exp} \pm 0.0014_{th} from
inclusive B\to X_c l \nu decay.Comment: 7 pages, revtex, 4 figure
Effect of microstructures on the electron-phonon interaction in the disordered metals PdAg
Using the weak-localization method, we have measured the electron-phonon
scattering times in PdAg thick films prepared by DC-
and RF-sputtering deposition techniques. In both series of samples, we find an
anomalous temperature and disorder dependence,
where is the electron elastic mean free path. This anomalous behavior
cannot be explained in terms of the current concepts for the electron-phonon
interaction in impure conductors. Our result also reveals that the strength of
the electron-phonon coupling is much stronger in the DC than RF sputtered
films, suggesting that the electron-phonon interaction not only is sensitive to
the total level of disorder but also is sensitive to the microscopic quality of
the disorder.Comment: accepted for publication in Phys. Rev.
Quantum Creation of Topological Black Hole
The constrained instanton method is used to study quantum creation of a
vacuum or charged topological black hole. At the level, the relative
creation probability is the exponential of a quarter sum of the horizon areas
associated with the seed instanton.Comment: Report-no change onl
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