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Study of Light Scalar Meson Structure in decay
We study the quark structure of the sigma meson through the decay of
meson by constructing an effective Lagrangian for charmed mesons
interacting with light mesons based on the chiral symmetry and heavy quark
symmetry. Within the linear realization of the chiral symmetry, we include the
P-wave charmed mesons (, ) as the chiral partners of
(, ), and the light scalar mesons as the chiral partner of the
pseudoscalar mesons. In the light meson sector, both the and
states are incorporated respecting their different U(1)
transformation properties. We predict the decay width with
two pions in the channel, which can be tested in the future
experiment. We find that the width increases with the percentage of the
content in the sigma meson.Comment: 5 pages, 2 figures, Contribution to KMI Inauguration Conference
"Quest for the Origin of Particles and the Universe" (KMIIN), 24-26 Nov.
2011, KMI, Nagoya Universit
Anisotropy of Resonant Inelastic X-Ray Scattering at the K Edge of Si:Theoretical Analysis
We investigate theoretically the resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS)
at the edge of Si on the basis of an ab initio calculation. We calculate
the RIXS spectra with systematically varying transfered-momenta,
incident-photon energy and incident-photon polarization. We confirm the
anisotropy of the experimental spectra by Y. Ma {\it et al}. (Phys. Rev. Lett.
74, 478 (1995)), providing a quantitative explanation of the spectra.Comment: 18 pages, 11 figure
Nearly Mass-Degenerate Majorana Neutrinos: Double Beta Decay and Neutrino Oscillations
Assuming equal tree-level Majorana masses for the standard-model neutrinos,
either from the canonical seesaw mechanism or from a heavy scalar triplet, I
discuss how their radiative splitting may be relevant to neutrinoless double
beta decay and neutrino oscillations.Comment: 12 pages, including 4 figures, talk at NANP9
Notch effects in tensile behavior of AM60 magnesium alloys
The deformation and failure behavior of an AM60 magnesium alloy was investigated using tensile test on circumferentially notched specimens with different notch radii. The strain and stress triaxiality corresponding to the failure point were evaluated using both analytical and finite element analyses. Combining with systematical observations of the fracture surfaces, it is concluded that deformation and failure of AM60 magnesium alloy are notch (constraint) sensitive. The failure mechanisms change from ductile tearing to quasi cleavage with the increase of constraint
Isovector Giant Dipole Resonance of Stable Nuclei in a Consistent Relativistic Random Phase Approximation
A fully consistent relativistic random phase approximation is applied to
study the systematic behavior of the isovector giant dipole resonance of nuclei
along the -stability line in order to test the effective Lagrangians
recently developed. The centroid energies of response functions of the
isovector giant dipole resonance for stable nuclei are compared with the
corresponding experimental data and the good agreement is obtained. It is found
that the effective Lagrangian with an appropriate nuclear symmetry energy,
which can well describe the ground state properties of nuclei, could also
reproduce the isovector giant dipole resonance of nuclei along the
-stability line.Comment: 4 pages, 1 Postscript figure, to be submitted to Chin.Phys.Let
Exotic behavior and crystal structures of calcium under pressure
Experimental studies established that calcium undergoes several
counterintuitive transitions under pressure: fcc \rightarrow bcc \rightarrow
simple cubic \rightarrow Ca-IV \rightarrow Ca-V, and becomes a good
superconductor in the simple cubic and higher-pressure phases. Here, using ab
initio evolutionary simulations, we explore the behavior of Ca under pressure
and find a number of new phases. Our structural sequence differs from the
traditional picture for Ca, but is similar to that for Sr. The {\beta}-tin
(I41/amd) structure, rather than simple cubic, is predicted to be the
theoretical ground state at 0 K and 33-71 GPa. This structure can be
represented as a large distortion of the simple cubic structure, just as the
higher-pressure phases stable between 71 and 134 GPa. The structure of Ca-V,
stable above 134 GPa, is a complex host-guest structure. According to our
calculations, the predicted phases are superconductors with Tc increasing under
pressure and reaching ~20 K at 120 GPa, in good agreement with experiment
Semi-classical States in Homogeneous Loop Quantum Cosmology
Semi-classical states in homogeneous loop quantum cosmology (LQC) are
constructed by two different ways. In the first approach, we firstly construct
an exponentiated annihilation operator. Then a kind of semi-classical
(coherent) state is obtained by solving the eigen-equation of that operator.
Moreover, we use these coherent states to analyze the semi-classical limit of
the quantum dynamics. It turns out that the Hamiltonian constraint operator
employed currently in homogeneous LQC has correct classical limit with respect
to the coherent states. In the second approach, the other kind of
semi-classical state is derived from the mathematical construction of coherent
states for compact Lie groups due to Hall.Comment: 13 pages, submitted to CQ
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