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RvMDM and lepton flavor violation
A model relating radiative seesaw and minimal dark matter mass scales without beyond the standard model (SM) gauge symmetry (RνMDM) is constructed. In addition to the SM particles, the RνMDM contains, a Majorana fermion multiplet N _R and scalar multiplet χ that transform respectively as (1, 5, 0) and (1,6,−1/2) under the SM gauge group SU(3)_C × SU(2) _L × U(1)_Y . The neutral component N_R^0 plays the role of dark matter with a mass in the range of 9 to 10 TeV. This scale also sets the lower limit for the scale for the heavy degrees of freedom in N_R and χ which generate light neutrino masses through the radiative seesaw mechanism. The model predicts an N_R^0-nucleus scattering cross section that would be accessible with future dark matter direct detection searches as well as observable effects in present and searches for charged lepton flavor violating processes, such as l_i → l_j γ and μ − e conversion
Optimal Pole Assignment of Linear Systems by the Sylvester Matrix Equations
The problem of state feedback optimal pole assignment is to design a feedback gain such that the closed-loop system has desired eigenvalues and such that certain quadratic performance index is minimized. Optimal pole assignment controller can guarantee both good dynamic response and well robustness properties of the closed-loop system. With the help of a
class of linear matrix equations, necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of a solution to the optimal pole assignment problem are proposed in this paper. By properly choosing the free parameters in the parametric solutions to this class of linear matrix equations, complete solutions to the optimal pole assignment problem can be obtained. A numerical example is used to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach
Probabilistic-Bits based on Ferroelectric Field-Effect Transistors for Stochastic Computing
A probabilistic-bit (p-bit) is the fundamental building block in the circuit
network of a stochastic computing, and it could produce a continuous random
bit-stream with tunable probability. Utilizing the stochasticity in few-domain
ferroelectric material(FE), we propose for the first time, the p-bits based on
ferroelectric FET. The stochasticity of the FE p-bits stems from the thermal
noise-induced lattice vibration, which renders dipole fluctuations and is
tunable by an external electric field. The impact of several key FE parameters
on p-bits' stochasticity is evaluated, where the domain properties are revealed
to play crucial roles. Furthermore, the integer factorization based on FE
p-bits circuit network is performed to verify its functionality, and the
accuracy is found to depend on FE p-bits' stochasticity. The proposed FE p-bits
possess the advantages of both extremely low hardware coast and the
compatibility with CMOS-technology, rendering it a promising candidate for
stochastic computing applications.Comment: 23 pages, 7 figures and supplementary materials with 3 note
Low Mass Dark Matter and Invisible Higgs Width In Darkon Models
The Standard Model (SM) plus a real gauge-singlet scalar field dubbed darkon
(SM+D) is the simplest model possessing a weakly interacting massive particle
(WIMP) dark-matter candidate. In this model, the parameters are constrained
from dark matter relic density and direct searches. The fact that interaction
between darkon and SM particles is only mediated by Higgs boson exchange may
lead to significant modifications to the Higgs boson properties. If the dark
matter mass is smaller than a half of the Higgs boson mass, the Higgs boson can
decay into a pair of darkons resulting in a large invisible branching ratio.
The Higgs boson will be searched for at the LHC and may well be discovered in
the near future. If a Higgs boson with a small invisible decay width will be
found, the SM+D model with small dark matter mass will be in trouble. We find
that by extending the SM+D to a two-Higgs-doublet model plus a darkon (THDM+D)
it is possible to have a Higgs boson with a small invisible branching ratio and
at the same time the dark matter can have a low mass. We also comment on other
implications of this model.Comment: RevTeX, 15 pages, 11 figures. A few typos corrected and some
references adde
Predicting Drug-Target Interaction Networks Based on Functional Groups and Biological Features
Background: Study of drug-target interaction networks is an important topic for drug development. It is both timeconsuming and costly to determine compound-protein interactions or potential drug-target interactions by experiments alone. As a complement, the in silico prediction methods can provide us with very useful information in a timely manner. Methods/Principal Findings: To realize this, drug compounds are encoded with functional groups and proteins encoded by biological features including biochemical and physicochemical properties. The optimal feature selection procedures are adopted by means of the mRMR (Maximum Relevance Minimum Redundancy) method. Instead of classifying the proteins as a whole family, target proteins are divided into four groups: enzymes, ion channels, G-protein- coupled receptors and nuclear receptors. Thus, four independent predictors are established using the Nearest Neighbor algorithm as their operation engine, with each to predict the interactions between drugs and one of the four protein groups. As a result, the overall success rates by the jackknife cross-validation tests achieved with the four predictors are 85.48%, 80.78%, 78.49%, and 85.66%, respectively. Conclusion/Significance: Our results indicate that the network prediction system thus established is quite promising an
Limits on scalar-induced gravitational waves from the stochastic background by pulsar timing array observations
Recently, the NANOGrav, PPTA, EPTA, and CPTA collaborations independently
reported their evidence of the Stochastic Gravitational Waves Background
(SGWB). While the inferred gravitational-wave background amplitude and spectrum
are consistent with astrophysical expectations for a signal from the population
of supermassive black-hole binaries (SMBHBs), the search for new physics
remains plausible in this observational window. In this work, we explore the
possibility of explaining such a signal by the scalar-induced gravitational
waves (IGWs) in the very early universe. We use a parameterized broken
power-law function as a general description of the energy spectrum of the SGWB
and fit it to the new results of NANOGrav, PPTA and EPTA. We find that this
approach can put constraints on the parameters of IGW energy spectrum and
further yield restrictions on various inflation models that may produce
primordial black holes (PBHs) in the early universe, which is also expected to
be examined by the forthcoming space-based GW experiments.Comment: 7 pages, 2 figures, update some reference
Constraint on the CKM angle alpha from the experimental measurements of CP violation in B_d^0 --> pi^+ pi^- decay
In this paper, we study and try to find the constraint on the CKM angle alpha
from the experimental measurements of CP violation in B_d^0 --> pi^+ pi^-
decay, as reported very recently by BaBar and Belle Collaborations. After
considering uncertainties of the data and the ratio r of penguin over tree
amplitude, we found that strong constraint on both the CKM angle alpha and the
strong phase delta can be obtained from the measured CP asymmetries S_{pi pi}
and A_{pi pi}: (a) the ranges of 87 degrees <= alpha <= 131 degrees and 36
degrees <= delta <= 144 degrees are allowed by 1 sigma of the averaged data for
r = 0.31; (b) for Belle's result alone, the limits on alpha and delta are 104
degrees <= alpha <= 139 degrees and 42 degrees <= delta <= 138 degrees for 0.32
<= r <= 0.41; and (c) the angle alpha larger than 90 degrees is preferred.Comment: Revtex, 17 pages with 6 ps/eps figure files, new Babar data Reported
at ICHEP 2002 considere
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