91 research outputs found
Heavy Quark Mass Effects in Deep Inelastic Scattering and Global QCD Analysis
A new implementation of the general PQCD formalism of Collins, including
heavy quark mass effects, is described. Important features that contribute to
the accuracy and efficiency of the calculation of both neutral current (NC) and
charged current (CC) processess are explicitly discussed. This new
implementation is applied to the global analysis of the full HERA I data sets
on NC and CC cross sections, with correlated systematic errors, in conjunction
with the usual fixed-target and hadron collider data sets. By using a variety
of parametrizations to explore the parton parameter space, robust new parton
distribution function (PDF) sets (CTEQ6.5) are obtained. The new quark
distributions are consistently higher in the region x ~ 10^{-3} than previous
ones, with important implications on hadron collider phenomenology, especially
at the LHC. The uncertainties of the parton distributions are reassessed and
are compared to the previous ones. A new set of CTEQ6.5 eigenvector PDFs that
encapsulates these uncertainties is also presented.Comment: 32 pages, 12 figures; updated, Publication Versio
The Strange Parton Distribution of the Nucleon: Global Analysis and Applications
The strangeness degrees of freedom in the parton structure of the nucleon are
explored in the global analysis framework, using the new CTEQ6.5 implementation
of the general mass perturbative QCD formalism of Collins. We systematically
determine the constraining power of available hard scattering experimental data
on the magnitude and shape of the strange quark and anti-quark parton
distributions. We find that current data favor a distinct shape of the strange
sea compared to the isoscalar non-strange sea. A new reference parton
distribution set, CTEQ6.5S0, and representative sets spanning the allowed
ranges of magnitude and shape of the strange distributions, are presented. Some
applications to physical processes of current interest in hadron collider
phenomenology are discussed.Comment: 19 pages; revised version submitted to JHE
The quadratic spinor Lagrangian is equivalent to the teleparallel theory
The quadratic spinor Lagrangian is shown to be equivalent to the teleparallel
/ tetrad representation of Einstein's theory. An important consequence is that
the energy-momentum density obtained from this quadratic spinor Lagrangian is
essentially the same as the ``tensor'' proposed by Moller in 1961.Comment: 10 pages, RevTe
Update of Parton Distributions at NNLO
We present a new set of parton distributions obtained at NNLO. These differ
from the previous sets available at NNLO due to improvements in the theoretical
treatment. In particular we include a full treatment of heavy flavours in the
region near the quark mass. In this way, an essentially complete set of NNLO
partons is presented for the first time. The improved treatment leads to a
significant change in the gluon and heavy quark distributions, and a larger
value of the QCD coupling at NNLO, alpha_S(M_Z^2) = 0.1191 +/- 0.002(expt.) +/-
0.003(theory). Indirectly this also leads to a change in the light partons at
small x and modifications of our predictions for W and Z production at the LHC.
As well as the best-fit set of partons, we also provide 30 additional sets
representing the uncertainties of the partons obtained using the Hessian
approach.Comment: 13 pages, 11 figures. Version published. Slight extension and some
modification of reference
Dynamical parton distributions of the nucleon and very small-x physics
Utilizing recent DIS measurements (F_{2,L}) and data on dilepton and
high-E_{T} jet production we determine the dynamical parton distributions of
the nucleon generated radiatively from valence-like positive input
distributions at optimally chosen low resolution scales. These are compared
with `standard' distributions generated from positive input distributions at
some fixed and higher resolution scale. It is shown that up to the next to
leading order NLO(\bar{MS}, DIS) of perturbative QCD considered in this paper,
the uncertainties of the dynamical distributions are, as expected, smaller than
those of their standard counterparts. This holds true in particular in the
presently unexplored extremely small-x region relevant for evaluating ultrahigh
energy cross sections in astrophysical applications. It is noted that our new
dynamical distributions are compatible, within the presently determined
uncertainties, with previously determined dynamical parton distributions.Comment: 21 pages, 2 tables, 16 figures, v2: added Ref.[60], replaced Fig.
Chern-Simons Term for BF Theory and Gravity as a Generalized Topological Field Theory in Four Dimensions
A direct relation between two types of topological field theories,
Chern-Simons theory and BF theory, is presented by using ``Generalized
Differential Calculus'', which extends an ordinary p-form to an ordered pair of
p and (p+1)-form. We first establish the generalized Chern-Weil homomormism for
generalized curvature invariant polynomials in general even dimensional
manifolds, and then show that BF gauge theory can be obtained from the action
which is the generalized second Chern class with gauge group G. Particularly
when G is taken as SL(2,C) in four dimensions, general relativity with
cosmological constant can be derived by constraining the topological BF theory.Comment: Improved abstract and introduction with 11 references added. Accepted
for publication in Physical Review
Summary of the HERA-LHC workshop
I present a summary of the last in the series of HERA-LHC workshops, CERN,
26-30th May 2008.Comment: To appear in the proceedings of the Ringberg Workshop on New Trends
in HERA Physics, October 2008. 12 pages, 14 figures included as .ps or .eps
file
On the Perturbative Stability of the QCD Predictions for the Ratio in Heavy-Quark Leptoproduction
We analyze the perturbative and parametric stability of the QCD predictions
for the Callan-Gross ratio in heavy-quark leptoproduction.
We consider the radiative corrections to the dominant photon-gluon fusion
mechanism. In various kinematic regions, the following contributions are
investigated: exact NLO results at low and moderate ,
asymptotic NLO predictions at high , and both NLO and NNLO
soft-gluon (or threshold) corrections at large Bjorken . Our analysis shows
that large radiative corrections to the structure functions and
cancel each other in their ratio with good accuracy. As
a result, the NLO contributions to the Callan-Gross ratio are less than 10% in
a wide region of the variables and . We provide compact LO predictions
for in the case of low . A simple formula connecting the
high-energy behavior of the Callan-Gross ratio and low- asymptotics of the
gluon density is derived. It is shown that the obtained hadron-level
predictions for are stable under the DGLAP evolution of the
gluon distribution function. Our analytic results simplify the extraction of
the structure functions and from measurements of
the corresponding reduced cross sections, in particular at DESY HERA.Comment: 14 pages, 6 figures, revtex4; minor correction
Does It Really Work? Re-Assessing the Impact of Pre-Departure Cross-Cultural Training on Expatriate Adjustment
Cultural adjustment is considered to be a prerequisite for expatriate success abroad. One way to enhance adjustment is to provide employees with knowledge and awareness of appropriate norms and behaviors of the host country through cross-cultural training (CCT). This article analyzes the impact of pre-departure CCT on expatriate adjustment and focuses on variations in participation, length and the comprehensiveness of training. Unlike previous research, the study focuses on the effectiveness of pre-departure CCT for non-US employees expatriated to a broad range of host country settings. Employing data from 339 expatriates from 20 German Multinational Corporations (MNCs) the study finds CCT has little if any effect on general, interactional or work setting expatriate adjustment. However, a significant impact of foreign language competence was found for all three dimensions of expatriate adjustment. We used interviews with 20 expatriates to supplement our discussion and provide further implications for practice
Charged Dilaton, Energy, Momentum and Angular-Momentum in Teleparallel Theory Equivalent to General Relativity
We apply the energy-momentum tensor to calculate energy, momentum and
angular-momentum of two different tetrad fields. This tensor is coordinate
independent of the gravitational field established in the Hamiltonian structure
of the teleparallel equivalent of general relativity (TEGR). The spacetime of
these tetrad fields is the charged dilaton. Our results show that the energy
associated with one of these tetrad fields is consistent, while the other one
does not show this consistency. Therefore, we use the regularized expression of
the gravitational energy-momentum tensor of the TEGR. We investigate the energy
within the external event horizon using the definition of the gravitational
energy-momentum.Comment: 22 Pages Late
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