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Staggered fermion matrix elements using smeared operators
We investigate the use of two kinds of staggered fermion operators, smeared
and unsmeared. The smeared operators extend over a hypercube, and tend to
have smaller perturbative corrections than the corresponding unsmeared
operators. We use these operators to calculate kaon weak matrix elements on
quenched ensembles at , 6.2 and 6.4. Extrapolating to the continuum
limit, we find . The
systematic error is dominated by the uncertainty in the matching between
lattice and continuum operators due to the truncation of perturbation theory at
one-loop. We do not include any estimate of the errors due to quenching or to
the use of degenerate and quarks. For the
electromagnetic penguin operators we find
and . We also use the ratio of unsmeared to
smeared operators to make a partially non-perturbative estimate of the
renormalization of the quark mass for staggered fermions. We find that tadpole
improved perturbation theory works well if the coupling is chosen to be
\alpha_\MSbar(q^*=1/a).Comment: 22 pages, 1 figure, uses eps
Thermodynamics of Coarse Grained Models of Super-Cooled Liquids
In recent papers, we have argued that kinetically constrained coarse grained
models can be applied to understand dynamic properties of glass forming
materials, and we have used this approach in various applications that appear
to validate this view. In one such paper [J.P. Garrahan and D. Chandler, Proc.
Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 100, 9710 (2003)], among other things we argued that this
approach also explains why the heat capacity discontinuity at the glass
transition is generally larger for fragile materials than for strong materials.
In the preceding article, Biroli, Bouchaud and Tarjus (BB&T) [cond-mat/0412024]
have objected to our explanation on this point, arguing that the class of
models we apply is inconsistent with both the absolute size and temperature
dependence of the experimental specific heat. Their argument, however, neglects
parameters associated with the coarse graining. Accounting for these
parameters, we show here that our treatment of dynamics is not inconsistent
with heat capacity discontinuities.Comment: 5 pages, 2 figures. Revised version to appear in J. Chem. Phy
Pattern stabilization through parameter alternation in a nonlinear optical system
We report the first experimental realization of pattern formation in a
spatially extended nonlinear system when the system is alternated between two
states, neither of which exhibits patterning. Dynamical equations modeling the
system are used for both numerical simulations and a weakly nonlinear analysis
of the patterned states. The simulations show excellent agreement with the
experiment. The nonlinear analysis provides an explanation of the patterning
under alternation and accurately predicts both the observed dependence of the
patterning on the frequency of alternation, and the measured spatial
frequencies of the patterns.Comment: 12 pages, 5 figures. To appear in PR
Gender in the economy: female merchants and family businesses in the British Isles, 1600-1850
Women inhabited some unlikely settings in the early modern world, and in some cases their impact extended well beyond the confines oftheir home and local community. Case studies ofBritish businesswomen in the early industrial era establish their presence
in the areas oflong-distance trade, heavy industry, and high finance. Research on specific families or regions has revealed that from about 1650 to 1780 women owned and actively manipulated a good deal offamily and business capital. The fashion
trade offered scope to businesswomen who could exploit "separate spheres" to their own advantage. Women edged out ofoverseas trade during this period in favour of the expanding domestic retail sector, particularly for luxury goods. By the late eighteenth century, as the infant mortality rate dropped and life expectancy increased for the middle orders, more sons survived, fewer women were left widows, and younger women were more occupied with childcare. While changing social attitudes emphasized the ideal of "separate spheres" for men and women, changing demographics
formed the practical underpinning ofthese social conventions
Simulations with different lattice Dirac operators for valence and sea quarks
We discuss simulations with different lattice Dirac operators for sea and
valence quarks. A goal of such a "mixed" action approach is to probe deeper the
chiral regime of QCD by enabling simulations with light valence quarks. This is
achieved by using chiral fermions as valence quarks while computationally
inexpensive fermions are used in the sea sector. Specifically, we consider
Wilson sea quarks and Ginsparg-Wilson valence quarks. The local Symanzik action
for this mixed theory is derived to O(a), and the appropriate low energy chiral
effective Lagrangian is constructed, including the leading O(a) contributions.
Using this Lagrangian one can calculate expressions for physical observables
and determine the Gasser-Leutwyler coefficients by fitting them to the lattice
data.Comment: 17 pages, 1 ps figure (2 clarification paragraphs added
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