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Massless Particles in Arbitrary Dimensions
Various properties of two kinds of massless representations of the
n-conformal (or (n+1)-De Sitter) group are
investigated for . It is found that, for space-time dimensions ,
the situation is quite similar to the one of the n=4 case for -massless
representations of the n-De Sitter group . These
representations are the restrictions of the singletons of . The
main difference is that they are not contained in the tensor product of two
UIRs with the same sign of energy when n>4, whereas it is the case for another
kind of massless representation. Finally some examples of Gupta-Bleuler
triplets are given for arbitrary spin and .Comment: 33 pages, LaTeX2e. To be published in Reviews in Math. Phy
Active and Passive Quantum Erasers for Neutral Kaons
Quantum marking and quantum erasure are discussed for the neutral kaon
system. Contrary to other two-level systems, strangeness and lifetime of a
neutral kaon state can be alternatively measured via an "active" or a "passive"
procedure. This offers new quantum erasure possibilities. In particular, the
operation of a quantum eraser in the "delayed choice" mode is clearly
illustrated.Comment: 17 pages, LaTeX, 1 figure, references added, accepted by Phys. Rev.
CP, T and CPT Violations in the K^0 - bar{K^0} System -- Present Status --
Possible violation of CP, T and CPT symmetries in the K^0 - bar{K^0} system
is studied in a way as phenomenological and comprehensive as possible. For this
purpose, we first introduce parameters which represent violation of these
symmetries in mixing parameters and decay amplitudes in a convenient and
well-defined way and, treating these parameters as small, derive formulas which
relate them to the experimentally measured quantities. We then perform
numerical analyses to derive constraints to these symmetry-violating
parameters, with the latest data reported by KTeV Collaboration, NA48
Collaboration and CPLEAR Collaboration, along with those compiled by Particle
Data Group, used as inputs. The result obtained by CPLEAR Collaboration from an
unconstrained fit to a time-dependent leptonic asymmetry, aided by the
Bell-Steinberger relation, enables us to determine or constrain most of the
parameters separately. It is shown among the other things that (1) CP and T
symmetries are violated definitively at least at the level of 10^{-4} in 2 pi
decays, (2) CP and T symmetries are violated at least at the level of 10^{-3}
in the K^0 - bar{K^0} mixing, and (3) CPT symmetry is at present tested to the
level of 10^{-5} at the utmost.Comment: 20 page
Fundamental time asymmetry from nontrivial space topology
It is argued that a fundamental time asymmetry could arise from the global
structure of the space manifold. The proposed mechanism relies on the CPT
anomaly of certain chiral gauge theories defined over a multiply connected
space manifold. The resulting time asymmetry (microscopic arrow of time) is
illustrated by a simple thought experiment. The effect could, in principle,
play a role in determining the initial conditions of the big bang.Comment: 9 pages, REVTeX, v5: version publishe
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