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Study of the lepton flavor-violating decay
The lepton flavor violating decay is studied in the
context of several extended models that predict the existence of the new gauge
boson named . A calculation of the strength of the lepton flavor
violating coupling is presented by using the most general
renormalizable Lagrangian that includes lepton flavor violation. We used the
experimental value of the muon magnetic dipole moment to bound this coupling,
from which the parameter
is constrained and it is found that
for a
boson mass of 2 TeV. Alongside, we employed the experimental
restrictions over the and processes
in the context of several models that predict the existence of the
gauge boson to bound the mentioned coupling. The most restrictive bounds come
from the calculation of the three-body decay. For this case, it was found that
the most restrictive result is provided by a vector-like coupling, denoted as
, for the case, finding around for a
boson mass of 2 TeV. We used this information to estimate the
branching ratio for the decay. According to the analyzed
models the least optimistic result is provided by the Sequential model,
which is of the order of for a boson mass around 2 TeV.Comment: Revised versio
CP-odd static electromagnetic properties of the W gauge boson and the t quark via the anomalous tbW coupling
In the framework of the electroweak chiral Lagrangian, the one-loop induced
effects of the anomalous coupling, which includes both left- and
right-handed complex components, on the static electromagnetic properties of
the boson and the quark are studied. The attention is focused mainly on
the CP-violating electromagnetic properties. It is found that the
anomalous coupling can induce both CP-violating moments of the boson,
namely, its electric dipole () and magnetic quadrupole
() moments. As far as the quark is concerned, a potentially
large electric dipole moment can arise due to the anomalous
coupling. The most recent bounds on the left- and right-handed parameters from
meson physics lead to the following estimates e-cm and e-cm, which
are 7 and 14 orders of magnitude larger than the standard model (SM)
predictions, whereas may be as large as e-cm, which is about 8
orders of magnitude larger than its SM counterpart.Comment: This paper has been merged with hep-ph/0612171 for publication in
Physical Review
Electric dipole and magnetic quadrupole moments of the boson via a CP-violating vertex in effective Lagrangians
The possibility of nonnegligible electric dipole ()
and magnetic quadrupole () moments induced by the most general
vertex is examined via the effective Lagrangian technique. It is assumed
that new heavy fermions induce an anomalous CP-odd component of the
vertex, which can be parametrized by an -invariant
dimension-six operator. This anomalous contribution, when combined with the
standard model CP-even contribution, lead to CP-odd electromagnetic properties
of the boson, which are characterized by the form factors and . It is found that is divergent, whereas is finite,
which reflects the fact that the latter cannot be generated at the one-loop
level in any renormalizable theory. Assuming reasonable values for the unknown
parameters, we found that e-cm,
which is eight orders of magnitude larger than the SM prediction and close to
the upper bound derived from the neutron electric dipole moment. The estimated
size of the somewhat less-studied moment is of the order of
e-cm^2, which is fifteen orders of magnitude above the SM
contribution.Comment: 7 pages, 6 figures, REVTEX styl
Aplicação de Membranas Amnióticas na Reconstrução da Superfície Ocular Externa em Idade Pediátrica
Introdução: Vários estudos comprovam os benefícios da aplicação de membranas amnióticas
na reconstrução da superfície ocular em idade adulta, pelos seus efeitos anti-inflamatorios,
anti-adesivos e anti-apoptóticos. Em idade pediátrica, a reconstrução da superfície ocular carece de especial atenção e este procedimento encontra-se ainda pouco estudado. Não foi encontrado nenhum estudo especificamente dirigido à aplicação de membranas amnióticas na
reconstrução da superfície ocular externa desta faixa etária, pelo que procurámos elucidá-lo.
Material e métodos: Estudo retrospetivo englobando todos os doentes em idade pediátrica
(7,1 anos +/- 4,17) submetidos a transplante de membrana amniótica no Centro Hospitalar
de Lisboa Central entre 2008 e 2015, para reconstrução da superfície ocular externa. Entre
os doentes (n=6 olhos de 6 crianças), quatro apresentavam patologia do foro neoformativo
ou inflamatório e dois apresentavam queimaduras extensas da superfície ocular. Foi realizada
divisão em dois grupos, com base na presença ou não de insuficiência de células limbares. Foram avaliadas características clínicas e demográficas, MAVC antes e após a cirurgia, tempo de reepitelização, amplitude de movimentos oculares antes e após a cirurgia, presença de recidiva ou complicações e resultado estético. O tempo de seguimento foi de 4 a 83 meses.
Resultados: Verificaram-se sucessos completos em todos os doentes sem insuficiência limbar
(50% do total de doentes), sucessos parciais em dois dos doentes com insuficiência limbar
(33,3%) e um caso de falência terapêutica (16.7%). Nos doentes em que se observou recidiva,
o tempo médio para esta ocorrência foi de 8,3 +/- 6,8 meses. Não se verificaram complicações
em nenhum dos casos. Observou-se melhoria pós-operatória em um dos dois casos que tinham diminuição da acuidade visual pré-operatória (aumento da MAVC em 6 linhas). Verificou-se ainda uma melhoria da motilidade ocular e aspeto estético em todos os doentes com alterações prévias destes parâmetros.
Conclusão: O transplante de membrana amniótica mostrou ser muito benéfico também em
idade pediátrica. Pode ser realizado como tratamento isolado ou coadjuvante, sendo os resultados superiores nos casos de células limbares funcionantes. Não foi detetada maior incidência de complicações ou rejeições comparativamente ao descrito na literatura para a idade adulta.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
Gauge invariance and radiative corrections in an extra dimensional theory
The gauge structure of the four dimensional effective theory originated in a
pure five dimensional Yang-Mills theory compactified on the orbifold ,
is discussed on the basis of the BRST symmetry. If gauge parameters propagate
in the bulk, the excited Kaluza-Klein (KK) modes are gauge fields and the four
dimensional theory is gauge invariant only if the compactification is carried
out by using curvatures as fundamental objects. The four dimensional theory is
governed by two types of gauge transformations, one determined by the KK zero
modes of the gauge parameters and the other by the excited ones. Within this
context, a gauge-fixing procedure to quantize the KK modes that is covariant
under the first type of gauge transformations is shown and the ghost sector
induced by the gauge-fixing functions is presented. If the gauge parameters are
confined to the usual four dimensional space-time, the known result in the
literature is reproduced with some minor variants, although it is emphasized
that the excited KK modes are not gauge fields, but matter fields transforming
under the adjoint representation of . A calculation of the one-loop
contributions of the excited KK modes of the electroweak gauge group on the
off-shell WWV, with V a photon or a Z boson, is exhibited. Such contributions
are free of ultraviolet divergences and well-behaved at high energies.Comment: 7 pages, conference proceedings, a new reference was added, the title
has been change
Ex-nihilo II: Examination Syllabi and the Sequencing of Cosmology Education
Cosmology education has become an integral part of modern physics courses.
Directed by National Curricula, major UK examination boards have developed
syllabi that contain explicit statements about the model of the Big Bang and
the strong observational evidence that supports it. This work examines the
similarities and differences in these specifications, addresses when cosmology
could be taught within a physics course, what should be included in this
teaching and in what sequence it should be taught at different levels.Comment: 9 pages. Accepted for publication in a special issue of Physics
Educatio
Methods for assessment of keel bone damage in poultry
Keel bone damage (KBD) is a critical issue facing the laying hen industry today as a result of the likely pain leading to compromised welfare and the potential for reduced productivity. Recent reports suggest that damage, while highly variable and likely dependent on a host of factors, extends to all systems (including battery cages, furnished cages, and non-cage systems), genetic lines, and management styles. Despite the extent of the problem, the research community remains uncertain as to the causes and influencing factors of KBD. Although progress has been made investigating these factors, the overall effort is hindered by several issues related to the assessment of KBD, including quality and variation in the methods used between research groups. These issues prevent effective comparison of studies, as well as difficulties in identifying the presence of damage leading to poor accuracy and reliability. The current manuscript seeks to resolve these issues by offering precise definitions for types of KBD, reviewing methods for assessment, and providing recommendations that can improve the accuracy and reliability of those assessment
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