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Braid group statistics in two-dimensional quantum field theory
Within the framework of algebraic quantum field theory, we construct
explicitly localized morphisms of a Haag-Kastler net in 1+1-dimensional
Minkowski space showing abelian braid group statistics. Moreover, we
investigate the scattering theory of the corresponding quantum fields.Comment: 19 pages, latex2
Efficient Simulation of Quantum State Reduction
The energy-based stochastic extension of the Schrodinger equation is a rather
special nonlinear stochastic differential equation on Hilbert space, involving
a single free parameter, that has been shown to be very useful for modelling
the phenomenon of quantum state reduction. Here we construct a general closed
form solution to this equation, for any given initial condition, in terms of a
random variable representing the terminal value of the energy and an
independent Brownian motion. The solution is essentially algebraic in
character, involving no integration, and is thus suitable as a basis for
efficient simulation studies of state reduction in complex systems.Comment: 4 pages, No Figur
Can CPT Symmetry Be Tested With K^0 vs \bar{K}^0--> \pi^+\pi^-\pi^0 Decays?
We show that the CP-violating effect in K^0 vs \bar K^0-->\pi^+\pi^-\pi^0
decays differs from that in K_{\rm L}-->\pi^+\pi^-, K_{\rm L}-->\pi^0\pi^0 or
the semileptonic K_{\rm L} transitions, if there exists CPT violation in
K^0-\bar{K}^0 mixing. A delicate measurement of this difference in the KTeV
experiment and at the \phi factory will provide a new test of CPT symmetry in
the neutral kaon system.Comment: RevTex 6 pages. Phys. Rev. D (in printing
Generalized Quantum Dynamics as Pre-Quantum Mechanics
We address the issue of when generalized quantum dynamics, which is a
classical symplectic dynamics for noncommuting operator phase space variables
based on a graded total trace Hamiltonian , reduces to Heisenberg
picture complex quantum mechanics. We begin by showing that when , with a Weyl ordered operator Hamiltonian, then the generalized
quantum dynamics operator equations of motion agree with those obtained from
in the Heisenberg picture by using canonical commutation relations. The
remainder of the paper is devoted to a study of how an effective canonical
algebra can arise, without this condition simply being imposed by fiat on the
operator initial values. We first show that for any total trace Hamiltonian
which involves no noncommutative constants, there is a conserved
anti--self--adjoint operator with a structure which is closely
related to the canonical commutator algebra. We study the canonical
transformations of generalized quantum dynamics, and show that is a
canonical invariant, as is the operator phase space volume element. The latter
result is a generalization of Liouville's theorem, and permits the application
of statistical mechanical methods to determine the canonical ensemble governing
the equilibrium distribution of operator initial values. We give arguments
based on a Ward identity analogous to the equipartition theorem of classical
statistical mechanics, suggesting that statistical ensemble averages of Weyl
ordered polynomials in the operator phase space variables correspond to the
Wightman functions of a unitary complex quantum mechanics, with a conserved
operator Hamiltonian and with the standard canonical commutation relations
obeyed by Weyl ordered operator strings. Thus there is a well--defined sense inComment: 79 pages, no figures, plain te
High transverse momentum suppression and surface effects in Cu+Cu and Au+Au collisions within the PQM model
We study parton suppression effects in heavy-ion collisions within the Parton
Quenching Model (PQM). After a brief summary of the main features of the model,
we present comparisons of calculations for the nuclear modification and the
away-side suppression factor to data in Au+Au and Cu+Cu collisions at 200 GeV.
We discuss properties of light hadron probes and their sensitivity to the
medium density within the PQM Monte Carlo framework.Comment: Comments: 6 pages, 8 figures. To appear in the proceedings of Hot
Quarks 2006: Workshop for Young Scientists on the Physics of
Ultrarelativistic Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions, Villasimius, Italy, 15-20 May
200
Direct photons measured by the PHENIX experiment at RHIC
Results from the PHENIX experiment at RHIC on direct photon production in
p+p, d+Au, and Au+Au collisions at sqrt(s_NN) = 200 GeV are presented. In p+p
collisions, direct photon production at high p_T behaves as expected from
perturbative QCD calculations. The p+p measurement serves as a baseline for
direct photon production in Au+Au collisions. In d+Au collisions, no effects of
cold nuclear matter are found within the large uncertainty of the measurement.
In Au+Au collisions, the production of high p_T direct photons scales as
expected for particle production in hard scatterings. This supports jet
quenching models, which attribute the suppression of high p_T hadrons to the
energy loss of fast partons in the medium produced in the collision. Low p_T
direct photons, measured via e+e- pairs with small invariant mass, are possibly
related to the production of thermal direct photons.Comment: 5 pages, 5 figures, Proceedings of the Hot Quarks 2006 Workshop for
young scientists on the physics of ultra-relativistic nucleus-nucleus
collisions, Villasimius, Sardinia, Italy, May 15--20, 200
Nuclear modification at sqrt{s_{NN}}=17.3 GeV, measured at NA49
Transverse momentum spectra up to 4.5 GeV/c were measured around midrapidity
in Pb+Pb reactions at sqrt{s_{NN}}=17.3 GeV, for pi^{+/-}, p, pbar and K^{+/-},
by the NA49 experiment. The nuclear modification factors R_{AA}, R_{AA/pA} and
R_{CP} were extracted and are compared to RHIC results at sqrt{s_{NN}}=200 GeV.
The modification factor R_{AA} shows a rapid increase with transverse momentum
in the covered region. The modification factor R_{CP} shows saturation well
below unity in the pi^{+/-} channel. The extracted R_{CP} values follow the 200
GeV RHIC results closely in the available transverse momentum range for all
particle species. For pi^{+/-} above 2.5 GeV/c transverse momentum, the
measured suppression is smaller than that observed at RHIC. The nuclear
modification factor R_{AA/pA} for pi^{+/-} stays well below unity.Comment: Proceedings of Quark Matter 2008 conferenc
Parton recombination at all
Hadron production at all in heavy-ion collisions in the framework of
parton recombination is reviewed. It is shown that the recombination of thermal
and shower partons dominates the hadron spectra in the intermediate
region. In collisions, the physics of particle production at any
is basically the same as at . The Cronin effect is described as a
result of the final-state instead of the initial-state interaction. The
suppression of at high is due to the reduction of the soft
parton density on the deuteron side, thus resulting in less pions produced by
recombination, an explanation that requires no new physics. In
collisions large ratio is obtained because the thermal partons can
contribute to the formation of proton more than they do to the pion.Comment: 12 pages + 5 figures. Invited talk at Hard Probes 200
Elliptic Flow arising from Ridges due to Semi-hard Scattering
Azimuthal anisotropy in heavy-ion collisions is studied by taking into
account the ridges generated by semi-hard scattering of intermediate-momentum
partons, which can be sensitive to the initial spatial configuration of the
medium in non-central collisions. In a simple treatment of the problem where
the recombination of only thermal partons is considered, analytical formulas
can be derived that yield results in accord with the data on v_2 for p_T <1-2
GeV/c. Centrality dependence is described by a geometrical factor. Ridge
phenomenology is used to determine the initial slopes of v_2 at low p_T for
both pion and proton. For higher p_T, shower partons from high-p_T jets must be
included, but they are not considered here.Comment: revised version with new title and expanded discussion, to be
published in Phys. Lett.
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