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K0 form factor and charge radius in a covariant Salpeter model
The electromagnetic form factor for the is calculated in a covariant
formulation of the Salpeter equation for - bound states, which has
been presented recently for the mass spectrum, decay properties and form
factors of the light pseudoscalar and vector mesons. The charge radius
dependence on the difference between strange and down constituent quark mass is
discussed.Comment: 5 pages including 3 uuencoded figures, RevTe
Two-pion exchange and strong form-factors in covariant field theories
In this work improvements to the application of the Gross equation to nuclear
systems are tested. In particular we evaluate the two pion exchange diagrams,
including the crossed-box diagram, using models developed within the
spectator-on-mass-shell covariant formalism. We found that the form factors
used in these models induce spurious contributions that violate the unitary cut
requirement. We tested then some alternative form-factors in order to preserve
the unitarity condition. With this new choice, the difference between the exact
and the spectator-on-mass-shell amplitudes is of the order of the one boson
scalar exchange, supporting the idea that this difference may be parameterized
by this type of terms.Comment: RevTeX, 21 pages, 19 figures (PostScript
Charge form factor of and mesons
The charge form factor of and mesons is evaluated adopting a
relativistic constituent quark model based on the light-front formalism. The
relevance of the high-momentum components of the meson wave function, for
values of the momentum transfer accessible to energies, is illustrated.
The predictions for the elastic form factor of and mesons are
compared with the results of different relativistic approaches, showing that
the measurements of the pion and kaon form factors planned at could
provide information for discriminating among various models of the meson
structure.Comment: 8 pages, latex, 4 figures available as separate .uu fil
New structure around 3250 MeV in the baryonic B decay and the molecular hadron
In this work, we first propose the isovector molecular
state to explain the enhancement structure around 3250 MeV () in
the invariant mass spectrum newly observed by the
BaBar Collaboration. Under this molecular state configuration, both the
analysis of the mass spectrum and the study of its dominant decay channel can
well depict its resonance parameters measured by BaBar. Our investigation also
shows that the isovector molecular state can decay into
, which is consistent with the experimental
observation. These studies provide the direct support to the isovector
molecular state assignment to .Comment: 5 pages, 1 table, 4 figures. Accepted by Eur. Phys. J.
The open-charm radiative and pionic decays of molecular charmonium Y(4274)
In this work, we investigate the decay widths and the line shapes of the
open-charm radiative and pionic decays of Y(4274) with the
molecular charmonium assignment. Our calculation
indicates that the decay widths of and
can reach up to 0.05 keV and 0.75 keV,
respectively. In addition, the result of the line shape of the photon spectrum
of shows that there exists a very sharp
peak near the large end point of photon energy. The line shape of the pion
spectrum of is similar to that of the pion
spectrum of , where we also find a very
sharp peak near the large end point of pion energy. According to our
calculation, we suggest further experiments to carry out the search for the
open-charm radiative and pionic decays of Y(4274).Comment: 7 pages, 6 figures, 1 table. Published versio
Relativistic Structure of the Deuteron: 1.Electro-disintegration and y-scaling
Realistic solutions of the spinor-spinor Bethe-Salpeter equation for the
deuteron with realistic interaction kernel including the exchange of pi, sigma,
omega, rho, eta and delta mesons, are used to systematically investigate
relativistic effects in inclusive quasi-elastic electron-deuteron scattering
within the relativistic impulse approximation. Relativistic y-scaling is
considered by generalising the non relativistic scaling function to the
relativistic case, and it is shown that y-scaling does occur in the usual
relativistic scaling variable resulting from the energy conservation in the
instant form of dynamics. The present approach of y-scaling is fully covariant,
with the deuteron being described by eight components, viz. the 3S_1^{++},
3S_1^{--}, 3D_1^{++}, 3D_1^{--}, 3P_1^{+-}, 3P_1^{-+}, 1P_1^{+-}, 1P_1^{-+}
waves. It is demonstrated that if the negative relative energy states 1P_1,
3P_1 are disregarded, the concept of covariant momentum distributions N(p_0,p),
with p_0=M_D/2-\sqrt{p^2+m^2}, can be introduced, and that calculations of
lectro-disintegration cross section in terms of these distributions agree
within few percents with the exact calculations which include the 1P_1, 3P_1
states, provided the nucleon three momentum |p|\<= 1 GeV/c; in this momentum
range, the asymptotic relativistic scaling function is shown to coincide with
the longitudinal covariant momentum distribution.Comment: 32 LaTeX pages, 18 eps-figures. Final version to appear in Phys. Rev.
Deep Inelastic Scattering from off-Shell Nucleons
We derive the general structure of the hadronic tensor required to describe
deep-inelastic scattering from an off-shell nucleon within a covariant
formalism. Of the large number of possible off-shell structure functions we
find that only three contribute in the Bjorken limit. In our approach the usual
ambiguities encountered when discussing problems related to off-shellness in
deep-inelastic scattering are not present. The formulation therefore provides a
clear framework within which one can discuss the various approximations and
assumptions which have been used in earlier work. As examples, we investigate
scattering from the deuteron, nuclear matter and dressed nucleons. The results
of the full calculation are compared with those where various aspects of the
off-shell structure are neglected, as well as with those of the convolution
model.Comment: 36 pages RevTeX, 9 figures (available upon request), ADP-93-210/T128,
PSI-PR-93-13, accepted for publication in Physical Review
Linking integrative plant physiology with agronomy to sustain future plant production
Sustainable production of high-quality food is one of today's major challenges of agriculture. To achieve this goal, a better understanding of plant physiological processes and a more integrated approach with respect to current agronomical practices are needed. In this review, various examples of cooperation between integrative plant physiology and agronomy are discussed, and this demonstrates the complexity of these interrelations. The examples are meant to stimulate discussions on how both research areas can deliver solutions to avoid looming food crises due to population growth and climate change. In the last decades, unprecedented progress has been made in the understanding of how plants grow and develop in a variety of environments and in response to biotic stresses, but appropriate management and interpretation of the resulting complex datasets remains challenging. After providing an historical overview of integrative plant physiology, we discuss possible avenues of integration, involving advances in integrative plant physiology, to sustain plant production in the current post-omics era. Finally, recommendations are provided on how to practice the transdisciplinary mindset required, emphasising a broader approach to sustainable production of high-quality food in the future, whereby all those who are involved are made partners in knowledge generation processes through transdisciplinary cooperation. © 2020 Elsevier B.V
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Covariant quark model of pion structure
A relativistic quark model wave function of the pion is obtained from a fit to the experimental data, including the charge radius, charge form factor and weak decay constant. The results are quite stable for different choices of quark mass. The two-photon decay width of the neutral pion and the asymptotic form factor for the {gamma}* + {pi}{degree} {yields} {gamma} transition are estimated. 16 refs., 4 figs., 1 tab
Polarized deep-inelastic scattering from nuclei: a relativistic approach.
We discuss spin-dependent, deep-inelastic scattering from nuclei within a covariant framework. In the relativistic impulse approximation this is described in terms of the amplitude for forward, virtual-photon scattering from an off-mass-shell nucleon. The general structure of the off-shell nucleon hadronic tensor is derived, and the leading behavior of the off-shell nucleon structure functions computed in the Bjorken limit. The formalism, which is valid for nucleons bound inside nuclei with spin 1/2 or 1, is applied to the case of the deuteron.Piller, G. ; Melnitchouk, W. ; Thomas, A.W
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