10 research outputs found
Flux-Bubble Models and Mesonic Molecules
It has been shown that the string-flip potential model reproduces most of the
bulk properties of nuclear matter, with the exception of nuclear binding.
Furthermore, it was postulated that this model, with the inclusion of the
colour-hyperfine interaction, should produce binding. In some recent work a
modified version of the string-flip potential model was developed, called the
flux-bubble model, which would allow for the addition of perturbative QCD
interactions. In attempts to construct a simple nucleon system using
the flux-bubble model (which only included colour-Coulomb interactions)
difficulties arose with trying to construct a many-body variational wave
function that would take into account the locality of the flux-bubble
interactions. In this talk we consider a toy system, a mesonic molecule in
order to understand these difficulties. En route, a new variational wave
function is proposed that may have a significant enough impact on the old
string-flip potential model results that the inclusion of perturbative effects
may not be needed.Comment: 8 pages, Latex, avec 9 eps files,
http://www.physics.carleton.ca/~boyce/papers/mrst97.p
Modeling the strangeness content of hadronic matter
The strangeness content of hadronic matter is studied in a string-flip model
that reproduces various aspects of the QCD-inspired phenomenology, such as
quark clustering at low density and color deconfinement at high density, while
avoiding long range van der Waals forces. Hadronic matter is modeled in terms
of its quark constituents by taking into account its internal flavor (u,d,s)
and color (red, blue, green) degrees of freedom. Variational Monte-Carlo
simulations in three spatial dimensions are performed for the ground-state
energy of the system. The onset of the transition to strange matter is found to
be influenced by weak, yet not negligible, clustering correlations. The phase
diagram of the system displays an interesting structure containing both
continuous and discontinuous phase transitions. Strange matter is found to be
absolutely stable in the model.Comment: 14 pages, 1 table, 8 eps figures, revtex. Submitted to Phys. Rev. C,
Presented at INPC2001 Berkeley, Ca. july 29-Aug
Splenectomy for splenomegaly and secondary hypersplenism
Splenomegaly and secondary hypersplenism may be associated with acute and chronic infections, autoimmune states, portal hypertension or splenic vein thrombosis, and a number of infiltrative and neoplastic conditions involving the spleen. Our experience and that of others with these various conditions demonstrates that the decision to perform splenectomy should be based on well-defined and often strictly limited indications. Except for idiopathic splenomegaly, the presence and severity of secondary hypersplenism or severely symptomatic splenomegaly should be well documented. In each case, the potential for palliation and known mean duration of expected response must be weighed against the increased morbidity and mortality of splenectomy (as compared to operation for “primary” hypersplenism) . La splĂ©nomĂ©galie avec hypersplĂ©nisme secondaire relève de multiples causes: infection aigue ou chronique, Ă©tats autoimmunologiques, hypertension portale, thrombose de la veine splĂ©nique, lĂ©sions tumorales splĂ©niques. L'expĂ©rience de l'auteur qui rejoint celle de nombreux collègues lui permet d'affirmer que les indications de la splĂ©nectomie doivent ĂŞtre bien dĂ©finies et sont strictement limitĂ©es. A l'exception de la splĂ©nomĂ©galie idiopathique, l'existence et l'intensitĂ© de l'hypersplĂ©nisme, l'importance des symptomes provoquĂ©s par la splĂ©nomĂ©galie doivent ĂŞtre aprrĂ©ciĂ©es avec prĂ©cision. Dans chaque cas le potentiel de la rĂ©mission de l'affection et la durĂ©e de la rĂ©mission doivent ĂŞtre pris en considĂ©ration en fonction de l'Ă©ventuelle morbiditĂ© et de l'Ă©ventuelle mortalitĂ© de la splĂ©nectomie (par comparaison avec la splĂ©nectomie pour hypersplĂ©nisme primaire). Eplenomegalia e hiperesplenismo secundario pueden estar asociados con infecciones agudas y crĂłnicas, estados autoinmunes (sĂndrome de Felty, lupus eritematoso sistĂ©mico), “esplenomegalia congestiva” por hipertensiĂłn portal o trombosis de la vena esplĂ©nica y con una variedad de entidades de tipo infiltrativo y neoplásico que afectan al bazo (sarcoidosis, enfermedad de Gaucher, varios desĂłrdenes mieloproliferativos y linfomas). Nuestra experiencia, y aquella de otros autores, con tales condiciones demuestra que la decisiĂłn de realizar esplenectomĂa debe estar fundamentada en indicaciones bien definidas y estrictamente limitadas. Excepto en casos de esplenomegalia idiopática, la presencia y severidad del hiperesplenismo secundario o de esplenomegalia severamente sintomática debe ser bien documentada. En cada caso debe determinarse el potencial de paliaciĂłn y la duraciĂłn de la respuesta que se espera obtener frente a la incrementada morbilidad y mortalidad de la esplenectomĂa (en comparaciĂłn con la operaciĂłn que se realiza por hiperesplenismo “primario”).Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/41318/1/268_2005_Article_BF01655279.pd
SU(3) String-Flip Potential Models and Nuclear Matter
A Monte Carlo model for nuclear matter using a many body string
flip potential, with fixed colour, is investigated. The potential is
approximated by considering colour singlet flux tube formations that connect
only three quarks at a time. The model is compared with a similar string flip
model, proposed by Horowitz and Piekarewicz \cite{kn:HorowitzI}, that
approximates higher order flux tube formations by connecting quarks in colour
singlet chains. The former model gives an EMC nucleon ``swelling'' effect,
whereas the latter gives an opposite effect. Possible discrepancies between the
two models are discussed.Comment: 15 pages with figures included using epsf, postscript version of
paper avialable with figures via anonymous ftp from ftp.physics.carleton.ca
in /pub/theory/watson/ocipc9317.ps, OCIP/C-93-1