106 research outputs found
The thermodynamic limit of the Whitham equations
The infinite-genus limit of the KdV-Whitham equations is derived. The limit
involves special scaling for the associated spectral surface such that the
integrated density of states remains finite as (the
thermodynamic type limit). The limiting integro-differential system describes
slow evolution of the density of states and can be regarded as the kinetic
equation for a soliton gas
Radiative decays of light vector mesons
The new data on radiative decays into
from SND experiment at VEPP-2M
collider are presented.Comment: 5 pages, 2 figures, talk given at 8th International Conference on
Hadron Spectroscopy (HADRON 99), Beijing, China, 24-28 Aug 199
New experimental data for the decays and from SND detector
The processes and have been
studied with SND detector at VEPP-2M collider in the vicinity of
resonance. The branching ratios and were obtained.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures, talk given at 8th International Conference on
Hadron Spectroscopy (HADRON 99), Beijing, China, 24-28 Aug 199
New Data from SND Detector in Novosibirsk
The current status of experiments with SND detector at VEPP-2M e^+e^-
collider in the energy range 2E_0=400-1400 MeV and recent results of data
analysis for , and decays and e^+e^- annihilation into
hadrons are presented.Comment: 7 pages, 8 figures, Latex2e, uses espcrc1.sty. Talk given at 8th
International Conference on Hadron Spectroscopy (HADRON 99), Beijing, China,
24-28 Aug 199
Inclusive Heavy-Flavor Production from Nuclei
We describe a light-cone wave function formulation for hadroproduction of
heavy-flavors at high energies. At moderate values of heavy-flavor
production can be viewed as a diffractive excitation of heavy quark-antiquark
Fock states, present in the interacting gluon from the projectile. The approach
developed here is well suited to address coherence effects in heavy-quark
production from nuclei at small values of x_{t} \lsim 0.1\cdot A^{-1/3}.Comment: 14 pages with 3 figures. To appear in Z. Phys.
Dressing with Control: using integrability to generate desired solutions to Einstein's equations
21 pages, no figures21 pages, no figures21 pages, no figures21 pages, no figuresMotivated by integrability of the sine-Gordon equation, we investigate a technique for constructing desired solutions to Einstein's equations by combining a dressing technique with a control-theory approach. After reviewing classical integrability, we recall two well-known Killing field reductions of Einstein's equations, unify them using a harmonic map formulation, and state two results on the integrability of the equations and solvability of the dressing system. The resulting algorithm is then combined with an asymptotic analysis to produce constraints on the degrees of freedom arising in the solution-generation mechanism. The approach is carried out explicitly for the Einstein vacuum equations. Applications of the technique to other geometric field theories are also discussed
Quantum Vacuum Experiments Using High Intensity Lasers
The quantum vacuum constitutes a fascinating medium of study, in particular
since near-future laser facilities will be able to probe the nonlinear nature
of this vacuum. There has been a large number of proposed tests of the
low-energy, high intensity regime of quantum electrodynamics (QED) where the
nonlinear aspects of the electromagnetic vacuum comes into play, and we will
here give a short description of some of these. Such studies can shed light,
not only on the validity of QED, but also on certain aspects of nonperturbative
effects, and thus also give insights for quantum field theories in general.Comment: 9 pages, 8 figur
Active Galactic Nuclei at the Crossroads of Astrophysics
Over the last five decades, AGN studies have produced a number of spectacular
examples of synergies and multifaceted approaches in astrophysics. The field of
AGN research now spans the entire spectral range and covers more than twelve
orders of magnitude in the spatial and temporal domains. The next generation of
astrophysical facilities will open up new possibilities for AGN studies,
especially in the areas of high-resolution and high-fidelity imaging and
spectroscopy of nuclear regions in the X-ray, optical, and radio bands. These
studies will address in detail a number of critical issues in AGN research such
as processes in the immediate vicinity of supermassive black holes, physical
conditions of broad-line and narrow-line regions, formation and evolution of
accretion disks and relativistic outflows, and the connection between nuclear
activity and galaxy evolution.Comment: 16 pages, 5 figures; review contribution; "Exploring the Cosmic
Frontier: Astrophysical Instruments for the 21st Century", ESO Astrophysical
Symposia Serie
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