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New Solutions for Scalar-Isoscalar pi-pi Phase Shifts
The scalar-isoscalar pi-pi phase shifts are calculated in the pi-pi energy
range from 600 MeV to 1600 MeV. We use results of the CERN-Cracow-Munich
collaboration for the reaction pi^- p --> pi^+ pi^- n on a transversely
polarized target at 17.2 GeV/c pi^- momentum. Energy-independent separation of
the S-wave pseudoscalar amplitude (pi exchange) from the pseudovector amplitude
(a_1 exchange) is carried out. Below the KK threshold we find two solutions for
the pi-pi phase shifts, for which the phases increase slower with the effective
pi-pi mass than the P-wave phases ("flat" solutions) and two solutions for
which the phases increase faster than the P-wave phases ("steep" solutions).
Above 1420 MeV both sets of phase shifts increase with energy faster than in
the experiment on an unpolarized target. This fact can be related to a presence
of the scalar resonance f_0(1500).Comment: 5 pages, 2 figures. Talk given at 7th International Conference on
Hadron Spectroscopy (Hadron 97), Upton, NY, 25-30 Aug 199
Simple shock isolator synthesis with bilinear stiffness and variable damping
Simple shock isolator synthesis with bilinear stiffness and variable dampin
Prospects for direct detection of circular polarization of gravitational-wave background
We discussed prospects for directly detecting circular polarization signal of
gravitational wave background. We found it is generally difficult to probe the
monopole mode of the signal due to broad directivity of gravitational wave
detectors. But the dipole (l=1) and octupole (l=3) modes of the signal can be
measured in a simple manner by combining outputs of two unaligned detectors,
and we can dig them deeply under confusion and detector noises. Around f~0.1mHz
LISA will provide ideal data streams to detect these anisotropic components
whose magnitudes are as small as ~1 percent of the detector noise level in
terms of the non-dimensional energy density \Omega_{GW}(f).Comment: 5 pages, 1 figure, PRL in pres
Separation of S- wave pseudoscalar and pseudovector amplitudes in pi^- p---> pi^+ pi^- n reaction on polarized target
A new analysis of S-wave production amplitudes for the reaction on a transversely polarized target is
performed. It is based on the results obtained by the CERN-Cracow -Munich
collaboration in the pion-pion energy range from 600 MeV to 1600 MeV at 17.2
GeV/c momentum. Energy-independent separation of the S-wave
pseudoscalar amplitude ( exchange) from the pseudovector amplitude
( exchange) is carried out using assumptions much weaker than those in
all previous analyses. We show that, especially around 1000 MeV and around 1500
MeV, the exchange amplitude cannot be neglected. The scalar-isoscalar
phase shifts are calculated using fairly weak assumptions. Below the
threshold we find two solutions for the phase shifts,
for which the phases increase slower with the effective mass than the
P-wave phases. Both solutions are consistent with a broad but only
one is similar to the well-known "down" solution. We find also the third
solution (with a somewhat puzzling behavior of inelasticity) which exhibits a
narrow claimed by Svec. All the solutions undergo a rapid change
at the threshold. Above 1420 MeV the phase shifts increase with
energy faster than those obtained without the polarized-target data. This phase
behavior as well as an increase of the modulus of the -exchange
amplitude can be due to the presence of the .Comment: 25 Latex pages + 15 Postscript figure
Whole-History Rating: A Bayesian Rating System for Players of Time-Varying Strength
International audienceWhole-History Rating (WHR) is a new method to estimate the time-varying strengths of players involved in paired comparisons. Like many variations of the Elo rating system, the whole-history approach is based on the dynamic Bradley-Terry model. But, instead of using incremental approximations, WHR directly computes the exact maximum a posteriori over the whole rating history of all players. This additional accuracy comes at a higher computational cost than traditional methods, but computation is still fast enough to be easily applied in real time to large-scale game servers (a new game is added in less than 0.001 second). Experiments demonstrate that, in comparison to Elo, Glicko, TrueSkill, and decayed-history algorithms, WHR produces better predictions
On the accuracy of the ALI method for solving the radiative transfer equation
We solve the integral equation describing the propagation of light in an
isothermal plane-parallel atmosphere of optical thickness , adopting a
uniform thermalization parameter . The solution given by the ALI
method, widely used in the field of stellar atmospheres modelling, is compared
to the exact solution. Graphs are given that illustrate the accuracy of the ALI
solution as a function of the parameters , and optical depth
variable .Comment: 7 pages, 11 figures, A&A, accepted 30 July 2003, minor correction
Pain Assessment In Students Who Cannot Self-Report: A Pilot Study
This is a pilot study in students who cannot self report pain due to intellectual disabilities
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