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A minimum hypothesis explanation for an IMF with a lognormal body and power law tail
We present a minimum hypothesis model for an IMF that resembles a lognormal
distribution at low masses but has a distinct power-law tail. Even if the
central limit theorem ensures a lognormal distribution of condensation masses
at birth, a power-law tail in the distribution arises due to accretion from the
ambient cloud, coupled with a non-uniform (exponential) distribution of
accretion times.Comment: 2 pages, 1 figure, to appear in IMF@50, eds. E. Corbelli, F. Palla,
and H. Zinnecker, Kluwer, Astrophysics and Space Science Librar
Nuclear Reaction Rates in a Plasma
The problem of determining the effects of the surrounding plasma on nuclear
reaction rates in stars is formulated ab initio, using the techniques of
quantum statistical mechanics. We derive a result that expresses the complete
effects of Coulomb barrier penetration and of the influence of the surrounding
plasma in terms of matrix elements of well defined operators. We find that
possible "dynamical screening" effects that have been discussed in the
literature are absent. The form of our results suggests that an approach that
relies on numerical calculations of the correlation functions in a classical
Coulomb gas, followed by construction of an effective two body potential and a
quantum barrier penetration calculation, will miss physics that is as important
as the physics that it includes.Comment: 66 pages, revtex, Errors Fixed, Explanation Adde
The charmonium and bottomonium mass spectroscopy with a simple approximaton of the kinetic term
In this paper we propose a particular description of meson spectroscopy, with
emphasis in heavy bound states like charmonia and bottomonia, after working on
the main aspects of the construction of an effective potential model. We use
the prerogatives from ``soft QCD'' to determine the effective potential terms,
establishing the asymptotic Coulomb term from one gluon exchange approximation.
At the same time, a linear confinement term is introduced in agreement with QCD
and phenomenological prescription. The main aspect of this work is the
simplification in the calculation, consequence of a precise and simplified
description of the kinetic term of the Hamiltonian. With this proposition we
perform the calculations of mass spectroscopy for charmonium and bottomonium
mesons and we discuss the real physical possibilities of developing a
generalized potential model, its possible advantages relative to experimental
parameterization and complexity in numerical calculations
Effective boost and "point-form" approach
Triangle Feynman diagrams can be considered as describing form factors of
states bound by a zero-range interaction. These form factors are calculated for
scalar particles and compared to point-form and non-relativistic results. By
examining the expressions of the complete calculation in different frames, we
obtain an effective boost transformation which can be compared to the
relativistic kinematical one underlying the present point-form calculations, as
well as to the Galilean boost. The analytic expressions obtained in this simple
model allow a qualitative check of certain results obtained in similar studies.
In particular, a mismatch is pointed out between recent practical applications
of the point-form approach and the one originally proposed by Dirac.Comment: revised version as accepted for publicatio
Screening of Nuclear Reactions in the Sun and Solar Neutrinos
We quantitatively determine the effect and the uncertainty on solar neutrino
production arising from the screening process. We present predictions for the
solar neutrino fluxes and signals obtained with different screening models
available in the literature and by using our stellar evolution code. We explain
these numerical results in terms of simple laws relating the screening factors
with the neutrino fluxes. Futhermore we explore a wider range of models for
screening, obtained from the Mitler model by introducing and varying two
phenomenological parameters, taking into account effects not included in the
Mitler prescription. Screening implies, with respect to a no-screening case, a
central temperat reduction of 0.5%, a 2% (8%) increase of Beryllium
(Boron)-neutrino flux and a 2% (12%) increase of the Gallium (Chlorine) signal.
We also find that uncertainties due to the screening effect ar at the level of
1% for the predicted Beryllium-neutrino flux and Gallium signal, not exceeding
3% for the Boron-neutrino flux and the Chlorine signal.Comment: postscript file 11 pages + 4 figures compressed and uuencoded we have
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Rigorous theory of nuclear fusion rates in a plasma
Real-time thermal field theory is used to reveal the structure of plasma
corrections to nuclear reactions. Previous results are recovered in a fashion
that clarifies their nature, and new extensions are made. Brown and Yaffe have
introduced the methods of effective quantum field theory into plasma physics.
They are used here to treat the interesting limiting case of dilute but very
highly charged particles reacting in a dilute, one-component plasma. The highly
charged particles are very strongly coupled to this background plasma. The
effective field theory proves that this mean field solution plus the one-loop
term dominate; higher loop corrections are negligible even though the problem
involves strong coupling. Such analytic results for very strong coupling are
rarely available, and they can serve as benchmarks for testing computer models.Comment: 4 pages and 2 figures, presented at SCCS 2005, June 20-25, Moscow,
Russi
Mg II Absorber Number Density at z~0.05: Implications for Omega_DLA Evolution
An unbiased sample of 147 quasar/AGN spectra, obtained with the FOS/HST, has
been searched for intervening MgII absorbers over the redshift range 0<z<0.15.
The total redshift path searched is 18.8, with the survey being 80% complete to
a 5-sigma rest-frame equivalent width, W_r(2796), of 0.6 Ang. Main results of
this work are: [1] Four systems were found, with a mean redshift of =0.06,
yielding a redshift number density dN/dz=0.22(+0.12)(-0.09) for absorbers with
W_r(2796)>0.6 Ang. This is consistent with the value expected if these systems
do not evolve from higher redshifts (z=2.2). [2] No systems with W_r(2796)<0.6
Ang were found. It is a 2-sigma result to have a null detection of smaller
W_r(2796) systems. If this implies a turnover in the low W_r(2796) region of
the equivalent width distribution at z~0, then there is at least a 25%
reduction in the average galaxy gas cross section from z<0.2 galaxies. [3]
These systems have strong FeII absorption and are good candidates for damped
Ly-alpha absorbers DLAs (see Rao & Turnshek 2000, ApJS, 130, 1). This
translates to a redshift number density of dN/dz=0.08(+0.09)(-0.05) for DLAs at
z~0. In tandem with the data analyzed by Rao & Turnshek, these results indicate
that the redshift number density of DLAs does not evolve from z~4 to z~0. If
the HI mass function does not evolve from z~0.5 to z~0, then the cosmological
HI mass density is also deduced to not evolve from z~4 to z~0. These z~0
results for MgII absorption-selected DLAs are at odds with those based upon
21-cm emission from HI galaxies by a factor of five to six.Comment: 23 pages, 7 Figures, accepted to ApJ. Replaced version includes
additional figures and tables and substantial modifications to the tex
The stability of the spectator, Dirac, and Salpeter equations for mesons
Mesons are made of quark-antiquark pairs held together by the strong force.
The one channel spectator, Dirac, and Salpeter equations can each be used to
model this pairing. We look at cases where the relativistic kernel of these
equations corresponds to a time-like vector exchange, a scalar exchange, or a
linear combination of the two. Since the model used in this paper describes
mesons which cannot decay physically, the equations must describe stable
states. We find that this requirement is not always satisfied, and give a
complete discussion of the conditions under which the various equations give
unphysical, unstable solutions
Spectrum for Heavy Quankonia and Mixture of the Relevant Wave Functions within the Framework of Bethe-Salpeter Equation
Considering the fact that some excited states of the heavy quarkonia
(charmonium and bottomonium) still missing in experimental observations and
potential applications of the relevant wave functions of the bound states, we
re-analyze the spectrum and the relevant wave functions of the heavy quarkonia
within the framework of Bethe-Salpeter (B.S.) equation with a proper
QCD-inspired kernel. Such a kernel for the heavy quarkonia, relating to
potential of non-relativistic quark model, is instantaneous, so we call the
corresponding B.S. equation as BS-In equation throughout the paper.
Particularly, a new way to solve the B.S. equation, which is different from the
traditional ones, is proposed here, and with it not only the known spectrum for
the heavy quarkonia is re-generated, but also an important issue is brought in,
i.e., the obtained solutions of the equation `automatically' include the
'fine', 'hyperfine' splittings and the wave function mixture, such as
wave mixing in states, wave mixing in
states for charmonium and bottomonium etc. It is pointed out that the best
place to test the wave mixture probably is at -factory ( collider
running at -boson pole with extremely high luminosity).Comment: 26 pages, 8 figure
Theoretical Uncertainties in Red Giant Branch Evolution: The Red Giant Branch Bump
A Monte Carlo simulation exploring uncertainties in standard stellar
evolution theory on the red giant branch of metal-poor globular clusters has
been conducted. Confidence limits are derived on the absolute V-band magnitude
of the bump in the red giant branch luminosity function (M_v,b) and the excess
number of stars in thebump, R_b. The analysis takes into account uncertainties
in the primordial helium abundance, abundance of alpha-capture elements,
radiative and conductive opacities, nuclear reaction rates, neutrino energy
losses, the treatments of diffusion and convection, the surface boundary
conditions, and color transformations.
The uncertainty in theoretical values for the red giant bump magnitude varies
with metallicity between +0.13/-0.12 mag at [Fe/H] = -2.4 and +0.23/-0.21 mag
at [Fe/H] = -1.0 to 0.50 at [Fe/H] =
-1.0. These theoretical values for R_b are in agreement with observations.Comment: 30 pages, 6 figures. To appear in Ap
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