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Partial wave amplitudes and multiparticle production
Recursion relations for integrals of amplitudes over the phase space, i.e.
for partial wave amplitudes, are introduced. In their simplest form these
integrals are proportional to the s-wave amplitudes and represent rigorous
lower bounds on the total cross sections. The connection with classical field
equations in dimensions is established. Previous results on multiparticle
amplitudes are easily reproduced.Comment: 7 pages, CERN-TH.6971/93, (typing errors corrected
Soliton-antisoliton pair production in particle collisions
We propose general semiclassical method for computing the probability of
soliton-antisoliton pair production in particle collisions. The method is
illustrated by explicit numerical calculations in (1+1)-dimensional scalar
field model. We find that the probability of the process is suppressed by an
exponentially small factor which is almost constant at high energies.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, journal versio
Particle decay in false vacuum
We revisit the problem of decay of a metastable vacuum induced by the
presence of a particle. For the bosons of the `master field' the problem is
solved in any number of dimensions in terms of the spontaneous decay rate of
the false vacuum, while for a fermion we find a closed expression for the decay
rate in (1+1) dimensions. It is shown that in the (1+1) dimensional case an
infrared problem of one-loop correction to the decay rate of a boson is
resolved due to a cancellation between soft modes of the field. We also find
the boson decay rate in the `sine-Gordon staircase' model in the limits of
strong and weak coupling.Comment: 19 pages, 2 figure
Nullification of multi-Higgs threshold amplitudes in the Standard Model
We show that nullification of all tree-order threshold amplitudes involving
Higgs particles in the Standard Model occurs, provided that certain equations
relating the masses of all existing elementary particles to the mass of the
Higgs scalar are satisfied. The possible role of these relations in restoring
the high-multiplicity unitarity and their phenomenological relevance are
briefly discussed.Comment: CERN-TH.6853/93, 9 pages, Late
Degenerate Domain Wall Solutions in Supersymmetric Theories
A family of degenerate domain wall configurations, partially preserving
supersymmetry, is discussed in a generalized Wess-Zumino model with two scalar
superfields. We establish some general features inherent to the models with
continuously degenerate domain walls. For instance, for purely real
trajectories additional "integrals of motion" exist. The solution for the
profile of the scalar fields for any wall belonging to the family is found in
quadratures for arbitrary ratio of the coupling constants. For a special value
of this ratio the solution family is obtained explicitly in terms of elementary
functions. We also discuss the threshold amplitudes for multiparticle
production generated by these solutions. New unexpected nullifications of the
threshold amplitudes are found.Comment: 21 pages, LaTeX, 3 figures using epsf.st
Amplitude Zeroes in Collinear Processes or What Is Left from a Factorizable 2d Model in Higher Dimensions
We show that for collinear processes, i.e. processes where the incoming and
outgoing momenta are aligned along the same line, the S-matrix of the tree
level 2+1 dimensional Thirring model factorizes: any S - matrix element is a
product of elements. In particular this means nullification of
all collinear amplitudes for .Comment: latex , 8 pp., 2 fig. not include
New bounds on the neutrino magnetic moment from the plasma induced neutrino chirality flip in a supernova
The neutrino chirality-flip process under the conditions of the supernova
core is investigated in detail with the plasma polarization effects in the
photon propagator taken into account, in a more consistent way than in earlier
publications. It is shown in part that the contribution of the proton fraction
of plasma is essential. New upper bounds on the neutrino magnetic moment are
obtained: mu_nu < (0.5 - 1.1) 10^{-12} mu_B from the limit on the supernova
core luminosity for nu_R emission, and mu_nu < (0.4 - 0.6) 10^{-12} mu_B from
the limit on the averaged time of the neutrino spin-flip. The best upper bound
on the neutrino magnetic moment from SN1987A is improved by the factor of 3 to
7.Comment: 19 pages, LaTeX, 7 EPS figures, submitted to Journal of Cosmology and
Astroparticle Physic
Metastable anisotropy orientation of nematic quantum Hall fluids
We analyze the experimental observation of metastable anisotropy resistance
orientation at half filled quantum Hall fluids by means of a model of a quantum
nematic liquid in an explicit symmetry breaking potential. We interpret the
observed ``rotation'' of the anisotropy axis as a process of nucleation of
nematic domains and compute the nucleation rate within this model. By comparing
with experiment, we are able to predict the critical radius of nematic bubbles,
. Each domain contains about electrons.Comment: 10 pages, 8 figures, final version as will appear in PR
Estimates with an Effective Chiral Lagrangian for Heavy Mesons
On the basis of an effective lagrangian incorporating approximate chiral
symmetry and heavy-quark spin and flavor symmetries, and by use of information
on leptonic decays, we estimate the effective coupling.Comment: UGVA-DPT 1992/07-779, BARI-TH/92-117 Revised version, September 1992,
LaTeX (style article), 7 page
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