Two-point correlation function in systems with van der Waals type interaction

The behavior of the bulk two-point correlation function G(;T| d ) in d-dimensional system with van der Waals type interactions is investigated and its consequences on the finite-size scaling properties of the susceptibility in such finite systems with periodic boundary conditions is discussed within mean-spherical model which is an example of Ornstein and Zernike type theory. The interaction is supposed to decay at large distances r as r ^{- (d + σ)}, with 2 < d < 4, 2 < σ < 4 and d + σ≤6. It is shown that G(;T| d ) decays as r ^{- (d - 2)} for 1 ≪r≪ξ, exponentially for ξ≪r≪r ^*, where r ^* = (σ - 2)ξlnξ, and again in a power law as r ^{- (d + σ)} for r≫r ^*. The analytical form of the leading-order scaling function of G(;T| d ) in any of these regimes is derived. Received 28 May 2001     

Two-point fermion correlation functions at finite density

The general form of two-point fermion correlation functions at finite density is examined. Examples of particular interest are correlation functions of nucleonic interpolating fields, used in QCD sum-rule studies, and nucleon propagators in hadronic field theories. The constraints of Lorentz covariance, parity, and time-reversal on the form of the correlators are derived by focusing on spectral functions. Discrepancies with other treatments in the literature are discussed.     

Semiclassical correlation functions of Wilson loops and local vertex operators

We analyze correlation functions of Wilson loop observables and local vertex operators within the strong-coupling regime of the AdS/CFT correspondence. When the local operator corresponds to a light string state with finite conserved charges the correlation function can be evaluated in the semiclassical approximation of large string tension, where the contribution from the light vertex can be neglected. We consider the cases where the Wilson loops are described by two concentric surfaces and the local vertices are the superconformal chiral primary scalar or a singlet massive scalar operator.     

The QED vacuum polarization function at four loops and the anomalous magnetic moment at five loops

The anomalous magnetic moment of the muon is one of the most fundamental observables. It has been measured experimentally with a very high precision and on theory side the contributions from perturbative QED have been calculated up to five-loop level by numerical methods. Contributions to the muon anomalous magnetic moment from certain diagram classes are also accessible by alternative methods. In this paper we present the evaluation of contributions to the QED corrections due to insertions of the vacuum polarization function at five-loop level.     

Structure function in lieu of correlation function

Using experimental data subject to noise and drift, we find the structure function can be computed to higher accuracy, yet using less data, than the correlation function. While this tendency is in line with theoretical reasoning, we seem to be the first to report on quantitative aspects. Taking wall pressure data from a transsonic wind tunnel, our structure functions are obtained with one to two orders less of data points than correlation functions of comparable information content. These advantages apply to auto- and cross-structure functions alike when compared to auto- and cross-correlation functions, respectively. Some comments are added on the possibility of designing digital “structurators” similar to existing digital correlators, either as software products using the FFT and recursive algorithms, or as hardware products in the form of fast special purpose paralled processors.     

Two-particle correlation function and dihadron correlation approach

It is shown that, in the case of asymmetric nuclear interactions, the application of the traditional dihadron correlation approach to determining a two-particle correlation function C may lead to a form distorted in relation to the canonical pair correlation function _C². This result was obtained both by means of exact analytic calculations of correlation functions within a simple string model for proton–nucleus and deuteron–nucleus collisions and by means of Monte Carlo simulations based on employing the HIJING event generator. It is also shown that the method based on studying multiplicity correlations in two narrow observation windows separated in rapidity makes it possible to determine correctly the canonical pair correlation function C₂ for all cases, including the case where the rapidity distribution of product particles is not uniform.