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QCD at high baryon density in a random matrix model
A high density diquark phase seems to be a generic feature of QCD. If so it
should also be reproduced by random matrix models. We discuss a specific one in
which the random matrix elements of the Dirac operator are supplemented by a
finite chemical potential and by non-random elements which model the formation
of instanton-anti-instanton molecules. Comparing our results to those found in
a previous investigation by Vanderheyden and Jackson we find additional support
for our starting assumption, namely that the existence of a high density
diquark phase is common to all QCD-like models.Comment: 16 pages, 4 figures, final version to appear in Eur.Phys.J.
The Nucleon-Nucleon Potential in the Chromo-Dielectric Soliton Model: Statics
We study the N-N interaction in the framework of the chromo-dielectric
soliton model. Here, the long-range parts of the nonabelian gluon
self-interactions are assumed to give rise to a color-dielectric function which
is parameterized in terms of an effective scalar background field. The
six-quark system is confined in a deformed mean field through an effective
non-linear interaction between the quarks and the scalar field. The CDM is
covariant, respects chiral invariance, leads to absolute color confinement and
is free of the spurious long range Van der Waals forces which trouble
non-relativistic investigations employing a confining potential. Six-quark
molecular-type configurations are generated as a function of deformation and
their energies are evaluated in a coupled channel analysis. By using molecular
states instead of cluster model wave functions, all important six-quark
configurations are properly taken into account. The corresponding Hamiltonian
includes the effective interaction between the quarks and the scalar background
field and quark-quark interactions generated through one gluon exchange treated
in Coulomb gauge. When evaluating the gluonic propagators, the inhomogeneity
and deformation of the dielectric medium are taken into account. Results for
the adiabatic nucleon-nucleon potential are presented, and the various
contributions are discussed. Finally, an outlook is given on how, in the next
stage of our investigation, the dynamical effects will be incorporated by
employing the generator coordinate method.Comment: 43 pages, REVTeX file followed by 11 uuencoded PostScript figures,
DOE/ER/40427-02-N9
Quantum Phase Transitions
We give a general introduction to quantum phase transitions in
strongly-correlated electron systems. These transitions which occur at zero
temperature when a non-thermal parameter like pressure, chemical
composition or magnetic field is tuned to a critical value are characterized by
a dynamic exponent related to the energy and length scales and
. Simple arguments based on an expansion to first order in the effective
interaction allow to define an upper-critical dimension (where
and is the spatial dimension) below which mean-field description is
no longer valid. We emphasize the role of pertubative renormalization group
(RG) approaches and self-consistent renormalized spin fluctuation (SCR-SF)
theories to understand the quantum-classical crossover in the vicinity of the
quantum critical point with generalization to the Kondo effect in heavy-fermion
systems. Finally we quote some recent inelastic neutron scattering experiments
performed on heavy-fermions which lead to unusual scaling law in
for the dynamical spin susceptibility revealing critical local modes beyond the
itinerant magnetism scheme and mention new attempts to describe this local
quantum critical point.Comment: 13 pages, 4 figure
Multiquark Systems in a Constituent Quark Model with Chiral Dynamics
We discuss the stability of multiquark systems within the recent model of
Glozman et al. where the chromomagnetic hyperfine interaction is replaced by
pseudoscalar-meson exchange. We find that such an interaction binds a heavy
tetraquark system ( and by GeV.
This is at variance with results of previous models where is
unstable.Comment: 6 pages, Plain Latex, Contribution to the Workshop''Quark Confinement
and the Hadron Spectrum II'', Como, Italy, June 26--29, 1996, to appear in
the Proceedings, ed. Nora Brambilla, World Scientifi
Heavy-Flavour Pentaquarks in a Chiral Constituent Quark Model
Within the chiral constituent quark model of Glozman and Riska, we discuss
the stability of heavy pentaquarks, i.e. hadrons containing four light quarks
and a heavy antiquark. The spin-dependent part of the Hamiltonian is dominated
by the short-range part of the Goldstone-boson-exchange interaction. We find
that these systems are not bound, having an energy above the lowest
dissociation threshold into a baryon and a meson.Comment: 10 pages + table
New approach to He charge distribution
We present a study of the He charge distribution based on realistic
nucleonic wave functions and incorporation of the nucleon's quark substructure.
The central depression of the proton point density seen in modern four-body
calculations is too small by itself to lead to a correct description of the
charge distribution. We utilize six-quark structures calculated in the
Chromodielectric Model for N-N interactions, and we find a swelling of the
proton charge distribution as the internucleon distance decreases. These charge
distributions are combined with the He wave function using the Independent
Pair Approximation and two-body distributions generated from Green's Function
Monte Carlo calculations. We obtain a reasonably good fit to the experimental
charge distribution without including meson exchange currents.Comment: 9 pages, LaTeX, 4 figures (Figures 1 and 2 doesn't exist as
postscript files : they are only available on request
BOARD INVITED REVIEW: Prospects for improving management of animal disease introductions using disease-dynamic models
Management and policy decisions are continually made to mitigate disease introductions in animal populations despite often limited surveillance data or knowledge of disease transmission processes. Science-based management is broadly recognized as leading to more effective decisions yet application of models to actively guide disease surveillance and mitigate risks remains limited. Disease-dynamic models are an efficient method of providing information for management decisions because of their ability to integrate and evaluate multiple, complex processes simultaneously while accounting for uncertainty common in animal diseases. Here we review disease introduction pathways and transmission processes crucial for informing disease management and models at the interface of domestic animals and wildlife. We describe how disease transmission models can improve disease management and present a conceptual framework for integrating disease models into the decision process using adaptive management principles. We apply our framework to a case study of African swine fever virus in wild and domestic swine to demonstrate how disease-dynamic models can improve mitigation of introduction risk. We also identify opportunities to improve the application of disease models to support decision-making to manage disease at the interface of domestic and wild animals. First, scientists must focus on objective-driven models providing practical predictions that are useful to those managing disease. In order for practical model predictions to be incorporated into disease management a recognition that modeling is a means to improve management and outcomes is important. This will be most successful when done in a cross-disciplinary environment that includes scientists and decisionmakers representing wildlife and domestic animal health. Lastly, including economic principles of value-of-information and cost-benefit analysis in disease-dynamic models can facilitate more efficient management decisions and improve communication of model forecasts. Integration of disease-dynamic models into management and decision-making processes is expected to improve surveillance systems, risk mitigations, outbreak preparedness, and outbreak response activities
Timing of maternal exposure and fetal sex determine the effects of low-level chemical mixture exposure on the fetal neuroendocrine system in sheep
We have shown that continuous maternal exposure to the complex mixture of environmental chemicals (ECs) found in human biosolids (sewage sludge), disrupts mRNA expression of genes crucial for development and long-term regulation of hypothalamo-pituitary gonadal (HPG) function in sheep. This study investigated whether exposure to ECs only during preconceptional period or only during pregnancy perturbed key regulatory genes within the hypothalamus and pituitary gland and whether these effects were different from chronic (life-long) exposure to biosolid ECs. The findings demonstrate that the timing and duration of maternal EC exposure influences the subsequent effects on the fetal neuroendocrine system in a sex-specific manner. Maternal exposure prior to conception or during pregnancy only, altered the expression of key fetal neuroendocrine regulatory systems such as GnRH and kisspeptin to a greater extent than when maternal exposure was ‘life-long’. Furthermore, hypothalamic gene expression was affected to a greater extent in males than in females, and following EC exposure, male fetuses expressed more “female-like” mRNA levels for some key neuroendocrine genes. This is the first study to show that “real-life” maternal exposure to low levels of a complex cocktail of chemicals prior to conception can subsequently affect the developing fetal neuroendocrine system. These findings demonstrate that the developing neuroendocrine system is sensitive to EC mixtures in a sex-dimorphic manner likely to predispose to reproductive dysfunction in later life
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