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Indication for Light Sneutrinos and Gauginos from Precision Electroweak Data
The present Standard Model fit of precision data has a low confidence level,
and is characterized by a few inconsistencies. We look for supersymmetric
effects that could improve the agreement among the electroweak precision
measurements and with the direct lower bound on the Higgs mass. We find that
this is the case particularly if the 3.6 sigma discrepancy between sin^2
theta_eff from leptonic and hadronic asymmetries is finally settled more on the
side of the leptonic ones. After the inclusion of all experimental constraints,
our analysis selects light sneutrinos, with masses in the range 55-80 GeV, and
charged sleptons with masses just above their experimental limit, possibly with
additional effects from light gauginos. The phenomenological implications of
this scenario are discussed.Comment: 17 pages LaTex, 9 figures, uses epsfi
Node Density Estimation in VANETs Using Received Signal Power
Accurately estimating node density in Vehicular Ad hoc Networks, VANETs, is a challenging and crucial task. Various approaches exist, yet none takes advantage of physical layer parameters in a distributed fashion. This paper describes a framework that allows individual nodes to estimate the node density of their surrounding network independent of beacon messages and other infrastructure-based information. The proposal relies on three factors: 1) a discrete event simulator to estimate the average number of nodes transmitting simultaneously; 2) a realistic channel model for VANETs environment; and 3) a node density estimation technique. This work provides every vehicle on the road with two equations indicating the relation between 1) received signal strength versus simultaneously transmitting nodes, and 2) simultaneously transmitting nodes versus node density. Access to these equations enables individual nodes to estimate their real-time surrounding node density. The system is designed to work for the most complicated scenarios where nodes have no information about the topology of the network and, accordingly, the results indicate that the system is reasonably reliable and accurate. The outcome of this work has various applications and can be used for any protocol that is affected by node density
Discrete breathers at the interface between a diatomic and monoatomic granular chain
In the present work, we develop a systematic examination of the existence,
stability and dynamical properties of a discrete breather at the interface
between a diatomic and a monoatomic granular chain. We remarkably find that
such an "interface breather" is more robust than its bulk diatomic counterpart
throughout the gap of the linear spectrum. The latter linear spectral gap needs
to exist for the breather state to arise and the relevant spectral conditions
are discussed. We illustrate the minimal excitation conditions under which such
an interface breather can be "nucleated" and analyze its apparently weak
interaction with regular highly nonlinear solitary waveforms.Comment: 11 pages, 10 figure
B -> X_s gamma in supersymmetry: large contributions beyond the leading order
We discuss possible large contributions to B -> X_s gamma, which can occur at
the next-to-leading order in supersymmetric models. They can originate from
terms enhanced by tan(beta) factors, when the ratio between the two Higgs
vacuum expectation values is large, or by logarithm of M_{susy}/M_W, when the
supersymmetric particles are considerably heavier than the W boson. We give
compact formulae which include all potentially large higher-order
contributions. We find that tan(beta) terms at the next-to-leading order do not
only appear from the Hall-Rattazzi-Sarid effect (the modified relation between
the bottom mass and Yukawa coupling), but also from an analogous effect in the
top-quark Yukawa coupling. Finally, we show how next-to-leading order
corrections, in the large tan(beta) region, can significantly reduce the limit
on the charged-Higgs mass, even if supersymmetric particles are very heavy.Comment: 18 pages, 5 figs, extended discussion of light stop case, notational
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