On the Distribution of Free Path Lengths for the Periodic Lorentz Gas III

 For r(0,1), let Z _r ={xR ² |dist(x,Z ²)>r/2} and define τ _r (x,v)=inf{t>0|x+tv∂Z _r }. Let Φ _r (t) be the probability that τ _r (x,v)≥t for x and v uniformly distributed in Z _r and §¹ respectively. We prove in this paper that

Thermodynamical Limit for Correlated Gaussian Random Energy Models

 Let {E _Σ (N)} _ΣΣN be a family of |Σ _N |=2 ^N centered unit Gaussian random variables defined by the covariance matrix C _N of elements c _N (Σ,τ):=Av(E _Σ (N)E _τ (N)) and the corresponding random Hamiltonian. Then the quenched thermodynamical limit exists if, for every decomposition N=N ₁ +N ₂ , and all pairs (Σ,τ)Σ _N ×Σ _N :

A characterization of dilatation analytic integral kernels

We characterize integral operators belonging to B(L ² (ℝ³))which are dilatation analytic in the Cartesian product of two sectors S _a ⊂ ℂ as analytic functions from S _a×S_a into B(L ²(Ω)), the space of bounded operators on square integrable functions on the unit sphere Ω, which satisfy certain norm estimates uniformly on every subsector.     

Construction of the Incipient Infinite Cluster for Spread-out Oriented Percolation Above 4 + 1 Dimensions

 We construct the incipient infinite cluster measure (IIC) for sufficiently spread-out oriented percolation on ℤ ^d × ℤ₊, for d +1 > 4+1. We consider two different constructions. For the first construction, we define ℙ ⁿ (E) by taking the probability of the intersection of an event E with the event that the origin is connected to (x,n)  ℤ ^d × ℤ₊, summing this probability over x  ℤ ^d , and normalising the sum to get a probability measure. We let n → ∞ and prove existence of a limiting measure ℙ_∞, the IIC. For the second construction, we condition the connected cluster of the origin in critical oriented percolation to survive to time n, and let n → ∞. Under the assumption that the critical survival probability is asymptotic to a multiple of n ⁻¹, we prove existence of a limiting measure ℚ_∞, with ℚ_∞ = ℙ_∞. In addition, we study the asymptotic behaviour of the size of the level set of the cluster of the origin, and the dimension of the cluster of the origin, under ℙ_∞. Our methods involve minor extensions of the lace expansion methods used in a previous paper to relate critical oriented percolation to super-Brownian motion, for d+1 > 4+1. Received: 13 December 2001 / Accepted: 11 July 2002 Published online: 29 October 2002 RID="*" ID="*" Present address: Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands. E-mail: rhofstad@win.tue.nl     

Spectral Properties of Hypoelliptic Operators

 We study hypoelliptic operators with polynomially bounded coefficients that are of the form K=∑ _i=1 ^m X _i ^T X _i +X ₀+f, where the X _j denote first order differential operators, f is a function with at most polynomial growth, and X _i ^T denotes the formal adjoint of X _i in L ². For any ɛ>0 we show that an inequality of the form ||u||_δ,δ≤C(||u||_0,ɛ+||(K+iy)u||_0,0) holds for suitable δ and C which are independent of yR, in weighted Sobolev spaces (the first index is the derivative, and the second the growth). We apply this result to the Fokker-Planck operator for an anharmonic chain of oscillators coupled to two heat baths. Using a method of Hérau and Nier [HN02], we conclude that its spectrum lies in a cusp {x+iy|x≥|y|^τ−c,τ(0,1],cR}. Received: 30 July 2002 / Accepted: 18 October 2002 Published online: 25 February 2003 RID="*" ID="*" Present address: Mathematics Research Centre of the University of Warwick Communicated by A. Kupiainen     

On the Absolutely Continuous Spectrum of Stark Operators

 The stability of the absolutely continuous spectrum of the one-dimensional Stark operator

Improved sensitivity to charged Higgs searches in top quark decays t→bH+→b(τ+ντ) at the LHC using τ polarisation and multivariate techniques

We present an analysis with improved sensitivity to the light charged Higgs (m_H⁺ < m_t-m_bm_{H^{+}} < m_{t}-m_{b}) searches in the top quark decays t→bH ⁺→b(τ ⁺ ν _τ )+c.c. in the t[`(t)]t\bar{t} and single t/[`(t)]t/\bar{t} production processes at the LHC. In the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model (MSSM), one anticipates the branching ratio B (H⁺ ?t⁺n_t) @ 1{\mathcal{B}} (H^{+} \to\tau^{+}\nu_{\tau})\simeq1 over almost the entire allowed tanb\tan\beta range. Noting that the τ ⁺ arising from the decay H ⁺→τ ⁺ ν _τ are predominantly right-polarized, as opposed to the τ ⁺ from the dominant background W ⁺→τ ⁺ ν _τ , which are left-polarized, a number of H ⁺/W ⁺→τ ⁺ ν _τ discriminators have been proposed and studied in the literature. We consider hadronic decays of the τ ^±, concentrating on the dominant one-prong decay channel τ ^±→ρ ^± ν _τ . The energy and p _T of the charged prongs normalised to the corresponding quantities of the ρ ^± are convenient variables which serve as τ ^± polariser. We use the distributions in these variables and several other kinematic quantities to train a boosted decision tree (BDT). Using the BDT classifier, and a variant of it called BDTD, which makes use of decorrelated variables, we have calculated the BDT(D)-response functions to estimate the signal efficiency vs. the rejection of the background. We argue that this chain of analysis has a high sensitivity to light charged Higgs searches up to a mass of 150 GeV in the decays t→bH ⁺ (and charge conjugate) at the LHC. For the case of single top production, we also study the transverse mass of the system determined using Lagrange multipliers.     

Noncommutative electromagnetism as a large <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis> gauge theory

We map noncommutative (NC) U(1) gauge theory on ℝ _C ^d ×ℝ _NC ²ⁿ to U(N→∞) Yang–Mills theory on ℝ _C ^d , where ℝ _C ^d is a d-dimensional commutative spacetime while ℝ _NC ²ⁿ is a 2n-dimensional NC space. The resulting U(N) Yang–Mills theory on ℝ _C ^d is equivalent to that obtained by the dimensional reduction of (d+2n)-dimensional U(N) Yang–Mills theory onto ℝ _C ^d . We show that the gauge-Higgs system (A _μ ,Φ ^a ) in the U(N→∞) Yang–Mills theory on ℝ _C ^d leads to an emergent geometry in the (d+2n)-dimensional spacetime whose metric was determined by Ward a long time ago. In particular, the 10-dimensional gravity for d=4 and n=3 corresponds to the emergent geometry arising from the 4-dimensional N=4{\mathcal{N}}=4 vector multiplet in the AdS/CFT duality. We further elucidate the emergent gravity by showing that the gauge-Higgs system (A _μ ,Φ ^a ) in half-BPS configurations describes self-dual Einstein gravity.     

Convergence Radii for Eigenvalues of Tri-Diagonal Matrices

Consider a family of infinite tri-diagonal matrices of the form L + zB, where the matrix L is diagonal with entries L _kk  = k ², and the matrix B is off-diagonal, with nonzero entries B _k,k+1 = B _k+1,k  = k ^α , 0 ≤ α < 2. The spectrum of L + zB is discrete. For small |z| the nth eigenvalue E _n (z), E _n (0) = n ², is a well-defined analytic function. Let R _n be the convergence radius of its Taylor’s series about z = 0. It is proved that

Conservation laws for classical and relativistic collisions. II

On the basis of elementary symmetry arguments it is shown that (1) if in classical mechanics there exists a quantity λ+Σ_iμ_iυ_i+1/2νυ ² that is conserved, where λ,μ _i, andν are particle parameters, then theμ _i andν are all proportional to a single parameterμ and the quantityAμ+Σ_iB_iμυ_i+C(λ+ 1/2Dμυ ²), whereD ≡ν/μ, is conserved for all values ofA, B _i, andC; (2) if in relativistic mechanics there exists a quantity λ+Σ_iμ_iυ_i[1−(υ ²/c ²)]^−1/2+νc[1−(υ ²/c ²)]^−1/2 that is conserved, then theμ _i andν are all proportional to a single parameterμ and the quantityAλ+Σ_iB_iμν_i[1−(υ ²/c ²)]^−1/2+Cμc [1−(υ ²/c ²)]^−1/2 is conserved for all values ofA, B _i, andC.     

Bounds on charged lepton mixing with exotic charged leptons

We examine the effects of mixing induced light heavy charged lepton neutral currents on the partial wave amplitude for the process l⁺l⁻ →ZZ (withl = e,μ or τ). By imposing the constraints that the amplitude should not exceed the perturbative unitarity limit at high energy (√s = Λ), we obtain bounds on light heavy charged lepton mixing parameter sin²(2θ _L ^a ) where θ _L ^a is the mixing angle of the ordinary charged lepton with its exotic partner. For Λ = 1 TeV, no bound is obtained on sin² (2θ _L ^a ) form _E < 0.69 TeV. However, sin² (2θ _L ^a ) ≤ 1.52×10⁻⁵ form _E = 5 TeV, sin² (2θ _L ^a ) ≤ 2.41 ×10⁻⁷ form _E = 10 TeV. Similarity for Λ = ∞ no bound is obtained on sin² (2θ _L ^a ) for m_E < 1.97 TeV and sin² (2θ _L ^a ) ≤ 0.15 form _E = 5 TeV and sin² (2θ _L ^a ) ≤ 3.88×10^-2 form _E = 10 TeV.     

Hadronic <Emphasis Type="Italic">B</Emphasis> decays in the MSSM with large tan <Emphasis Type="Italic">β</Emphasis>

We present an analysis of non-leptonic B decays in the minimally flavour-violating MSSM with large tan β. We relate the Wilson coefficients of the relevant hadronic scalar operators to leptonic observables, showing that the present limits on the B _s →μ ⁺ μ ⁻ and B ⁺→τ ⁺ ν _τ branching fractions exclude any visible effect in hadronic decays. We study the transverse helicity amplitudes of B→VV decays, which exhibit an enhanced sensitivity to the scalar operators, showing that even though an order one modification relative to the SM is not excluded in some of these amplitudes, they are too small to be detected at B factories. X.-Q. Li is a Alexander-von-Humboldt fellow.     

Local exponential estimates for h-pseudodifferential operators and tunneling for Schrödinger, Dirac, and square root Klein-Gordon operators

We consider the class of matrix h-pseudodifferential operators Op _h (a) with symbols a = (a _ij ) _i,j=1 ^N , where the coefficients a _ij ∈ C ^∞(? _x ⁿ × ? _ξ ⁿ ? C(0, 1] satisfy the estimates |? _x ^β g6 _ξ ^α α _ij (x, ξ, h)| ? C _αβ 〈ξ〉 ^m and 〈ξ〉 = (1 + |ξ|²)^1/2 for every multi-indices α, β. We also assume that a _ij (x, ξ) is analytically continued with respect to ξ to a tube domain ? ⁿ + i $ \mathcal{B} We consider the class of matrix h-pseudodifferential operators Op _h (a) with symbols a = (a _ij ) _i,j=1^N, where the coefficients a _ij ∈ C ^∞(ℝ _x ⁿ × ℝ _ξ ⁿ ⊗ C(0, 1] satisfy the estimates |ϖ _x ^β g6 _ξ ^α α _ij (x, ξ, h)| ⩽ C _αβ 〈ξ〉 ^m and 〈ξ〉 = (1 + |ξ|²)^1/2 for every multi-indices α, β. We also assume that a _ij (x, ξ) is analytically continued with respect to ξ to a tube domain ℝ ⁿ + i , where is a bounded domain in ℝ ⁿ containing the origin. The main results of the paper are the local estimates for solutions of h-pseudodifferential equations. Let H _h ^s (ℝ ⁿ , ℂ ^N ) be the space of distributions with values in ℂ ^N which is equipped with the norm , let Ω ⊂ ℝ ⁿ be a bounded open set, let v ∈ C ^∞(ℝ ⁿ ), let ▿v(x) ∈ for any x ∈ Ω, and let . Let u _h (∈ H _h ^s (ℝ ⁿ ,‒ ^N )) be a solution of the equation Op _h (α)u = 0. In this case, for every ϕ ∈ C ₀^∞ (Ω) such that ϕ(x) = 1 on Supp v and for a sufficiently small h ₀ > 0, there exists a constant C > 0 such that the following estimate holds for every h ∈ (0, h ₀]:

((1))

We apply estimate (1) to local tunnel exponential estimates for the behavior as h → 0 of the eigenfunctions of matrix Schr?dinger, Dirac, and square-root Klein-Gordon operators. To the memory of Professor V. A. Borovikov     

The semileptonic decay fraction ofB-mesons in the light of interfering amplitudes

Consequences of the interference between spectator amplitudes for the lifetimes and semileptonic decay fractions ofB ⁰ andB ⁺ mesons are discussed. Extracting these amplitudes from a fit to 11 exclusive hadronicB decay fractions we finda ₁=1.05±0.03±0.10,a ₂=+0.227±0.012±0.022, an inclusive semileptonic decay fraction of (11.2±0.5±1.7)%, and a lifetime ratio (B ⁺)/(B ⁰)=0.83±0.01±0.01.Supported under DOE grant number DE-FG02-91-ER40690     

Distribution of pseudo-critical temperatures and lack of self-averaging in disordered Poland-Scheraga models with different loop exponents

According to recent progresses in the finite size scaling theory of disordered systems, thermodynamic observables are not self-averaging at critical points when the disorder is relevant in the Harris criterion sense. This lack of self-averageness at criticality is directly related to the distribution of pseudo-critical temperatures T_c(i,L) over the ensemble of samples (i) of size L. In this paper, we apply this analysis to disordered Poland-Scheraga models with different loop exponents c, corresponding to marginal and relevant disorder. In all cases, we numerically obtain a Gaussian histogram of pseudo-critical temperatures T_c(i,L) with mean T_c^av(L) and width ΔT_c(L). For the marginal case c=1.5 corresponding to two-dimensional wetting, both the width ΔT_c(L) and the shift [T_c(∞)-T_c^av(L)] decay as L^-1/2, so the exponent is unchanged (ν_random=2=ν_pure) but disorder is relevant and leads to non self-averaging at criticality. For relevant disorder c=1.75, the width ΔT_c(L) and the shift [T_c(∞)-T_c^av(L)] decay with the same new exponent L^-1/νrandom (where ν_random ∼2.7 > 2 > ν_pure) and there is again no self-averaging at criticality. Finally for the value c=2.15, of interest in the context of DNA denaturation, the transition is first-order in the pure case. In the presence of disorder, the width ΔT_c(L) ∼L^-1/2 dominates over the shift [T_c(∞)-T_c^av(L)] ∼L^-1, i.e. there are two correlation length exponents ν=2 and that govern respectively the averaged/typical loop distribution.     

No Phase Transition for Gaussian Fields with Bounded Spins

Let a<b, and H be the (formal) Hamiltonian defined on Ω by

Maximum Solutions of Normalized Ricci Flow on 4-Manifolds

We consider the maximum solution g(t), t ∈ [0,  + ∞), to the normalized Ricci flow. Among other things, we prove that, if (M, ω) is a smooth compact symplectic 4-manifold such that and let g(t), t ∈ [0, ∞), be a solution to (1.3) on M whose Ricci curvature satisfies that |Ric(g(t))| ≤ 3 and additionally χ(M) = 3τ (M) > 0, then there exists an , and a sequence of points {x _j,k ∈ M}, j = 1, . . . , m, satisfying that, by passing to a subsequence,

Interaction force between incompatible star-polymers in dilute solution

We consider a low-density assembly of spherical colloids, such that each is clothed by L end-grafted chemically incompatible polymer chains either of types A or B. These are assumed to be dissolved in a good common solvent. We assume that colloids are of small size to be considered as star-polymers. Two adjacent star-polymers A and B interact through a force F originating from both excluded-volume effects and chemical mismatch between unlike monomers. Using a method developed by Witten and Pincus (Macromolecules 19, 2509 (1986)) in the context of star-polymers of the same chemical nature, we determine exactly the force F as a function of the center-to-center distance h. We find that this force is the sum of two contributions F _e and F _s. The former, that results from the excluded volume, decays as F _e∼A _L h ^-1, with the L -dependent universal amplitude A _L∼L ^3/2. While the second, which comes from the chemical mismatch, decays more slowly as F _s∼χB _L h ^{-1 - τ}, where τ is a critical exponent whose value is found to be τ 0.40, and χ is the standard Flory interaction parameter. We find that the corresponding L-dependent universal amplitude is B _L∼L ^{3 + τ /2}. Theses forces are comparable near the cores of two adjacent star-polymers, i.e. for h∼h _c∼a (a is the monomer size). Finally, for two star-polymers of the same chemical nature (A or B), the force F that simply results from excluded-volume effects coincides exactly with F _e, and then the known result is recovered. Received 2 October 2000 and Received in final form 24 January 2001     

Existence and Modulation of Uniform Sliding States in Driven and Overdamped Particle Chains

In this paper we are mainly concerned with existence and modulation of uniform sliding states for particle chains with damping γ and external driving force F. If the on-site potential vanishes, then for each F > 0 there exist trivial uniform sliding states x _n (t) = n ω + ν t + α for which the particles are uniformly spaced with spacing ω > 0, the sliding velocity of each particle is ν = F/γ, and the phase α is arbitrary. If the particle chain with convex interaction potential is placed in a periodic on-site potential, we show under some conditions the existence of modulated uniform sliding states of the form

Measurement of the τ lepton mass at the KEDR detector

A precise τ lepton mass measurement performed at the VEPP-4M collider with the KEDR detector is reported. The mass value is evaluated from the τ⁺τ⁻ cross section behavior around the production threshold. The result based on 6.7 pb⁻¹ of data is m _τ = 1776.81 _−0.23 ^+0.25 ± 0.15 MeV. Using 0.8 pb⁻¹ of data collected at the ψ′ peak, we have also determined that Γ _ee B _ττ(ψ′) = 9.0 ± 2.6 eV. The text was submitted by the authors in English.