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THE STRING EFFECT AND QCD COHERENCE
Abstract In the framework of the idea of local parton-hadron duality we discuss the asymptotic predictions of QCD perturbation theory for angular distributions of hadron flows in three-jet events, e + e - → q q g → hadrons. The coherence of soft gluon emission provides the QCD explanation of the string effect observed in experiments.
117871006
Pomeron universality from identical pion correlations at the LHC
Abstract Bose–Einstein correlations of identical pions produced in high-energy pp collisions at the LHC allow a probe of the Pomeron exchange mechanism. The size of the domain which emits the pions depends on the multiplicity of events, but not on the collider energy. This confirms the universal structure of Pomeron exchange. The data at relatively low multiplicities indicate that the size of the source created by one-Pomeron exchange is much less than the size of the proton.
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On the sensitivity of the inclusive distributions in parton jets to the coherence effects in QCD gluon cascades
The KNO multiplicity distributions and properties of two-particle correlations in QCD jets are considered in the framework of the perturbative approach accounting for effects of the coherence in the soft gluon bremsstrahlung.
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QCD Interconnection Effects
Heavy objects like the W, Z and t are short-lived compared with typical hadronization times. When pairs of such particles are produced, the subsequent hadronic decay systems may therefore become interconnected. We study such potential effects at Linear Collider energies.
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Multiple Hadron Production in Parton {QCD} Jets
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Radiative corrections to the hadronic cross-section measurement at DA$\Phi$NE
Abstract. The hadronic invariant mass distribution for the process of electron–positron annihilation into a pair of charged pions accompanied by a photon radiated from the initial state has been studied for the region of DA$\Phi$NE energies. The Born cross–section and the electromagnetic radiative corrections to it are calculated for realistic conditions of the KLOE detector. The dependence on the physical parameters which define the event selection is obtained.
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Exact results in noncommutative = 2 supersymmetric gauge theories
We study the low-energy dynamics of noncommutative = 2 supersymmetric U(N) Yang-Mills theories in the Coulomb phase. Exact results are derived for the leading terms in the derivative expansion of the wilsonian effective action. We find that in the infrared regime the U(1) subgroup decouples, and the remaining SU(N) is described by the ordinary commutative Seiberg-Witten solution. IR/UV mixing is present in the U(1), but not in SU(N). Our analysis is based on explicit perturbative and multi-instanton calculations.
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The vacuum theta-angle is zero in non-abelian gauge theories
Abstract We argue that gauge transformations with arbitrary fractional winding numbers should be allowed in a non-Abelian gauge theory. This eliminates the topological distinction between large and small gauge transformations. We prove that the states which satisfy the Gauss's law constraint are strictly invariant under gauge transformations, i.e. no phase shift occurs. In other words, the vacuum θ-angle is zero. Our observation does not resolve the strong CP problem.
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Instanton test of non-supersymmetric deformations of the AdS5 × S5
We consider instanton effects in a non-supersymmetric gauge theory obtained by marginal deformations of the = 4 SYM. This gauge theory is expected to be dual to type IIB string theory on the AdS5 times deformed-S5 background. From an instanton calculation in the deformed gauge theory we extract the prediction for the dilaton-axion field τ in dual string theory. In the limit of small deformations where the supergravity regime is valid, our instanton result reproduces the expression for τ of the supergravity solution found by Frolov.
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A two-instanton test of the exact solution of N = 2 supersymmetric QCD
Abstract The exact solution of N = 2 supersymmetric QCD found by Seiberg and Witten includes a prediction for all multi-instanton contributions to the low-energy dynamics. In the case where the matter hypermultiplets are massless, the leading non-perturbative contribution at weak coupling comes from the two-instanton sector. We calculate this contribution from first principles using the exact two-instanton solution of the self-dual Yang-Mills equation found by Atiyah, Drinfeld, Hitchin and Manin. We find exact agreement with the predictions of Seiberg and Witten for all numbers of flavours. We also confirm their predictions for the case of massive hypermultiplets.
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Leptogenesis and neutrino oscillations in the classically conformal standard model with the Higgs portal
A bstractThe Standard Model with an added Higgs portal interaction and no explicit mass terms is a classically scale-invariant theory. In this case the scale of electroweak symmetry breaking can be induced radiatively by the Coleman-Weinberg mechanism operational in a hidden sector, and then transmitted to the Standard Model through the Higgs portal. The smallness of the generated values for the Higgs vev and mass, compared to the UV cutoff of our classically scale-invariant effective theory, is naturally explained by this mechanism.We show how these classically conformal models can generate the baryon asymmetry of the Universe without the need of introducing mass scales by hand or their resonant fine-tuning. The minimal model we consider is the Standard Model coupled to the Coleman-Weinberg scalar field charged under the U(1)B−L gauge group. Anomaly cancellation requires automatic inclusion of three generations of right-handed neutrinos. Their GeV-scale Majorana masses are induced by the Coleman-Weinberg field and lead to the generation of active neutrino masses through the standard see-saw mechanism. Leptogenesis occurs via flavour oscillations of right-handed sterile neutrinos and is converted to the baryon asymmetry by electroweak sphalerons.