A lean man with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

ArticleCLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY. 5(3): XXXII (2007)journal articl

Possible ΔΔ\Delta\Delta dibaryons in the quark cluster model

In the framework of RGM, the binding energy of one channel $\Delta\Delta_{(3,0)}$($d^*$) and $\Delta\Delta_{(0,3)}$ are studied in the chiral SU(3) quark cluster model. It is shown that the binding energies of the systems are a few tens of MeV. The behavior of the chiral field is also investigated by comparing the results with those in the SU(2) and the extended SU(2) chiral quark models. It is found that the symmetry property of the $\Delta\Delta$ system makes the contribution of the relative kinetic energy operator between two clusters attractive. This is very beneficial for forming the bound dibaryon. Meanwhile the chiral-quark field coupling also plays a very important role on binding. The S-wave phase shifts and the corresponding scattering lengths of the systems are also given.Comment: LeTex with 2 ps figure

H-Dihyperon in Quark Cluster Model

The H dihyperon (DH) is studied in the framework of the SU(3) chiral quark model. It is shown that except the $\sigma$ chiral field, the overall effect of the other SU(3) chiral fields is destructive in forming a stable DH. The resultant mass of DH in a three coupled channel calculation is ranged from 2225 $MeV$ to 2234 $MeV$.Comment: 9 pages, emte

Deltaron Dibaryon Structure in Chiral SU(3) Quark Model

We discuss the structure of Deltaron dibaryon in the chiral SU(3) quark model. The energy of Deltaron is obtained by considering the coupling of the $\Delta\Delta$ and $CC$ (hidden color) channels. The effects of various parameters on the Deltaron mass are also studied. It is shown that the mass of Deltaron is lower than the mass of $\Delta\Delta$ but higher than the mass of $\Delta N \pi$.Comment: 15 pages, Late

Deformed Base Antisymmetrized Molecular Dynamics and its Application to ^{20}Ne

A new theoretical framework named as deformed base antisymmetrized molecular dynamics that uses the localized triaxially deformed Gaussian as the single particle wave packet is presented. The model space enables us to describe sufficiently well the deformed mean-field structure as well as the cluster structure and their mixed structure within the same framework. The improvement over the original version of the antisymmetrized molecular dynamics which uses the spherical Gaussian is verified by the application to $^{20}{\rm Ne}$ nucleus. The almost pure $\alpha + ^{16}{\rm O_{g.s}}$ cluster structure of the $K^\pi$=$0^-$ band, the distortion of the cluster structure in the $K^\pi$=$0^+_1$ band and the dominance of the deformed mean-field structure of the $K^\pi$=$2^-$ band are confirmed and their observed properties are reproduced. Especially, the intra-band E2 transition probabilities in $K^\pi$=$0^+_1$ and $2^-$ bands are reproduced without any effective charge. Since it has been long known that the pure $\alpha + ^{16}{\rm O}_{g.s.}$ cluster model underestimates the intra-band $E2$ transitions in the $K^\pi$=$0^+_1$ band by about 30%, we consider that this success is due to the sufficient description of the deformed mean-field structure in addition to the cluster structure by the present framework. From the successful description of $^{20}{\rm Ne}$, we expect that the present framework presents us with a powerful approach for the study of the coexistence and interplay of the mean-field structure and the cluster structure

Possible Dibaryons with Strangeness s=-5

In the framework of $RGM$, the binding energy of the six quark system with strangeness s=-5 is systematically investigated under the SU(3) chiral constituent quark model. The single $\Xi^*\Omega$ channel calculation with spins S=0 and 3 and the coupled $\Xi\Omega$ and $\Xi^*\Omega$ channel calculation with spins S=1 and 2 are considered, respectively. The results show following observations: In the spin=0 case, $\Xi^* \Omega$ is a bound dibaryon with the binding energy being $80.0 \sim 92.4 MeV$. In the S=1 case, $\Xi\Omega$ is also a bound dibaryon. Its binding energy is ranged from $26.2 MeV$ to $32.9 MeV$. In the S=2 and S=3 cases, no evidence of bound dibaryons are found. The phase shifts and scattering lengths in the S=0 and S=1 cases are also given.Comment: 10 pages, late

Citrin deficiency as a cause of chronic liver disorder mimicking non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

ArticleJOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY. 49(5):810-820 (2008)journal articl

Nucleons in Nuclear Matter and the Transition to Quark Matter

Abstract. We use an effective chiral quark theory to describe the single nucleon, the equations of state (EOS) of nuclear matter (NM) and quark matter (QM), and the phase transition from NM to QM at high density. We pay special attention to the effects of the nucleon quark structure on the EOS of NM, and of scalar diquark condensation (color superconductivity) on the EOS of QM

NUCLEAR MATTER AND THE TRANSITION TO QUARK MATTER IN AN EFFECTIVE QUARK THEORY

We use an effective chiral quark theory to incorporate the nucleon structure into the description of nuclear matter, and use the resulting equation of state to discuss the EMC effect in nuclear matter. We also construct the equation of state for quark matter including the effect of color superconductivity, and describe the phase transition from nuclear matter to quark matter in the region of high baryon density