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A Phenomenological Analysis of Non-resonant Charm Meson Decays
We analyse the consequences of the usual assumption of a constant function to
fit non-resonant decays from experimental Dalitz plot describing charmed meson
decays. We first show, using the decay channel as
an example, how an inadequate extraction of the non-resonant contribution could
yield incorrect measurements for the resonant channels. We analyse how the
correct study of this decay will provide a test for the validity of
factorization in D meson decays. Finally, we show how form factors could be
extracted from non-resonant decays. We particularly discuss about the form
factor that can be measured from the decay. We
emphasize on its relevance for the study of the decay and the extraction of the meson width.Comment: 14 pages, Latex including 6 eps figure
Measuring non-extensitivity parameters in a turbulent Couette-Taylor flow
We investigate probability density functions of velocity differences at
different distances r measured in a Couette-Taylor flow for a range of Reynolds
numbers Re. There is good agreement with the predictions of a theoretical model
based on non-extensive statistical mechanics (where the entropies are
non-additive for independent subsystems). We extract the scale-dependent
non-extensitivity parameter q(r, Re) from the laboratory data.Comment: 8 pages, 5 figure
SU(3) Mixing for Excited Mesons
The SU(3)-flavor symmetry breaking and the quark-antiquark annihilation
mechanism are taken into account for describing the singlet-octet mixing for
several nonets assigned by Particle Data Group(PDG). This task is approached
with the mass matrix formalism
On the Dalitz Plot Approach in Non-leptonic Charm Meson Decays
We claim that the non-resonant contribution to non-leptonic charm meson
decays may not be constant in the phase space of the reaction. We argue that
this can be relevant for any weak reaction. We discuss in detail the decay .Comment: Version accepted for publication in Physical Review Letters. 9 pages,
Latex, including 2 figure
Validity of the second law in nonextensive quantum thermodynamics
The second law of thermodynamics in nonextensive statistical mechanics is
discussed in the quantum regime. Making use of the convexity property of the
generalized relative entropy associated with the Tsallis entropy indexed by q,
Clausius' inequality is shown to hold in the range of q between zero and two.
This restriction on the range of the entropic index, q, is purely quantum
mechanical and there exists no upper bound of q for validity of the second law
in classical theory.Comment: 12 pages, no figure
A new CP violating observable for the LHC
We study a new type of CP violating observable that arises in three body
decays that are dominated by an intermediate resonance. If two interfering
diagrams exist with different orderings of final state particles, the required
CP-even phase arises due to the different virtualities of the resonance in each
of the two diagrams. This method can be an important tool for accessing new CP
phases at the LHC and future colliders.Comment: 22 pages, v2: discussion of charged particle decays and a few
references added v3: typos corrected, matches published versio
On CP Asymmetries in Two-, Three- and Four-Body D Decays
Indirect and direct CP violations have been established in K_L and B_d
decays. They have been found in two-body decay channels -- with the exception
of K_L to pi^+ pi^- e^+ e^- transitions. Evidence for direct CP asymmetry has
just appeared in LHCb data on A_{CP}(D^0 to K^+ K^-) - A_{CP}(D^0 to pi^+ pi^-)
with 3.5 sigma significance. Manifestations of New Dynamics (ND) can appear in
CP asymmetries just below experimental bounds. We discuss D^{\pm}_{(s)},
D^0/\bar D^0 and D_L/D_S transitions to 2-, 3- and 4-body final states with a
comment on predictions for inclusive vs. exclusive CP asymmetries. In
particular we discuss T asymmetries in D to h_1 h_2 l^+ l^- in analogy with K_L
to pi^+ pi^- e^+ e^- transitions due to interference between M1, internal
bremsstrahlung and possible E1 amplitudes. Such an effect depends on the
strength of CP violation originating from the ND -- as discussed here for
Little Higgs Models with T parity and non-minimal Higgs sectors -- but also in
the interferences between these amplitudes even in the Standard Model (SM).
More general lessons can be learnt for T asymmetries in non-leptonic D decays
like D to h_1h_2 h_3 h_4. Such manifestations of ND can be tested at LHCb and
other Super-Flavour Factories like the projects at KEK near Tokyo and at Tor
Vergata/Frascati near Rome.Comment: 27 pages, 6 figures. Revised with current results from LHCb and HFAG
and further interpretation
Hadrons in AdS/QCD models
We discuss applications of gauge/gravity duality to describe the spectrum of
light hadrons. We compare two particular 5-dimensional approaches: a model with
an infrared deformed Anti-de Sitter metric and another one based on a dynamical
AdS/QCD framework with back-reacted geometry in a dilaton/gravity background.
The models break softly the scale invariance in the infrared region and allow
mass gap for the field excitations in the gravity description, while keeping
the conformal property of the metric close to the four-dimensional boundary.
The models provide linear Regge trajectories for light mesons, associated with
specially designed infrared gravity properties. We also review the results for
the decay widths of the f0's into two pions, as overlap integrals between
mesonic string amplitudes, which are in qualitative agreement with data
Fermilab E791
Fermilab E791, a very high statistics charm particle experiment, recently
completed its data taking at Fermilab's Tagged Photon Laboratory. Over 20
billion events were recorded through a loose transverse energy trigger and
written to 8mm tape in the the 1991-92 fixed target run at Fermilab. This
unprecedented data sample containing charm is being analysed on many-thousand
MIP RISC computing farms set up at sites in the collaboration. A glimpse of the
data taking and analysis effort is presented. We also show some preliminary
results for common charm decay modes. Our present analysis indicates a very
rich yield of over 200K reconstructed charm decays.Comment: 4 pages, 1 figure, LaTe
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