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Non-abelian color dielectric - towards the effective model of the low energy QCD: Lattice motivated triplet color scalar field theory is analyzed. We consider non-minimal as well as covariant derivative coupling with SU(2) gauge fields. Field configurations generated by external electric sources are presented. Moreov...
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Lambda(1520) photoproduciton off the proton target with Regge contributions: We investigate the Lambda(1520,3/2^-)=Lambda* photoproduction off the proton target with the Regge contributions to go beyond the resonance region, in addition to the tree-level Born terms consisting of the s, t, and u channels, and contact ...
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Precision Theory of Electroweak Interactions: As a part of the celebration of 50 years of the Standard Model of particle physics, I present a brief history of the precision theory of electroweak interactions. I emphasize in particular the theoretical preparations for the LEP program and the prediction of m_t and m_h fr...
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Bounds on TeV Seesaw Models from LHC Higgs Data: We derive bounds on the Dirac Yukawa couplings of the neutrinos in seesaw models using the recent Large Hadron Collider (LHC) data on Higgs decays for the case where the Standard Model singlet heavy leptons needed for the seesaw mechanism have masses in the 100 GeV range...
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Delicate interplay between the D0-D*0, rho0-J/psi, and omega-J/psi channels in the X(3872) resonance: The nature of the X(3872) enhancement is analysed in the framework of the Resonance-Spectrum Expansion, by studying it as a regular $J^{PC}=1^{++}$ charmonium state, though strongly influenced and shifted by open-cha...
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High-p_T Pion Quenching versus anti+Baryon Enhancement in Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions: Jet quenching of quarks and gluons in central A+A collisions suppresses the high-p_T meson production and exposes novel baryon dynamics that we attribute to (gluonic) baryon junctions. This mechanism predicts baryon enhancement in a...
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High-energy neutrino deeply inelastic scattering cross sections from 100 GeV to 1000 EeV: We present a state-of-the-art prediction for cross sections of neutrino deeply inelastic scattering (DIS) from nucleon at high neutrino energies, $E_\nu$, from 100 GeV to 1000 EeV ($10^{12}$ GeV). Our calculations are based on t...
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A proposal for improving the hadronization of QCD currents in TAUOLA: After overviewing the general features of semileptonic decays of the tau lepton, I will recall the most widely used model for them, namely that of Kuhn-Santamaria (KS), and I will explain the subsequent works that were done along these lines and that...
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The $ΔS=1$ Effective Hamiltonian Including Next-to-Leading Order QCD and QED Corrections: In this paper we present a calculation of the $\Delta S=1$ effective weak Hamiltonian including next-to-leading order QCD and QED corrections. At a scale $\mu$ of the order of few GeV, the Wilson coefficients of the operators ar...
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Neutral pion decay in dense skyrmion matter: We study the density dependence of the decay $\pi^0\to \gamma \gamma$ using the Skyrme Lagrangian to describe simultaneously both the matter background and mesonic fluctuations. Pion properties such as mass and decay constant are modified by the medium. This leads to large s...
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One-Loop N Gluon Amplitudes with Maximal Helicity Violation via Collinear Limits: We present a conjecture for the $n$-gluon one-loop amplitudes with maximal helicity violation. The conjecture emerges from the powerful requirement that the amplitudes have the correct behavior in the collinear limits of external moment...
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Heavy-flavor effects in soft gluon resummation for electroweak boson production at hadron colliders: We evaluate the impact of heavy-quark masses on transverse momentum distributions of W, Z, and supersymmetric neutral Higgs bosons at the Tevatron and LHC. The masses of charm and bottom quarks act as non-negligible m...
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Beam polarization effects on top-pair production at the ILC: Full one-loop electroweak-corrections for an $e^-e^+\rightarrow t \bar{t}$ process associated with sequential $t\rightarrow b \mu\nu_\mu$ decay are discussed. At the one-loop level, the spin-polarization effects of the initial electron and positron beams are ...
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Electroweak Physics at HERA: Introduction and Summary: A high luminosity upgrade of HERA will allow the measurement of standard model parameters and the neutral current couplings of quarks. These results will have to be consistent with other precision measurements or indicate traces of new physics. The analysis of $W$ ...
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New light on WW scattering at the LHC with W jet tagging: After the recent discovery of a 125 GeV Higgs-like particle at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), it is crucial to examine its role in unitarizing high energy W_LW_L scattering, which may reveal its possible deviation from a Standard Model Higgs. We perform an upd...
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Probing Majorana neutrinos in rare K and D, D_s, B, B_c meson decays: We study lepton number violating decays of charged K, D, D_s, B and B_c mesons of the form M^+\to {M'}^-\ell^+\ell^+, induced by the existence of Majorana neutrinos. These processes provide information complementary to neutrinoless double nuclear bet...
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Structures of Neutrino Flavor Mixing Matrix and Neutrino Oscillations at CHORUS and NOMAD: We have studied structures of the neutrino flavor mixing matrix focusing on the neutrino oscillations at CHORUS and NOMAD as well as the one at LSND(or KARMEN). We have assumed two typical neutrino mass hierarchies $m_3\simeq m...
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An analysis of Precision Electroweak Measurements: Summer 98 Update: We update our analysis of precision electroweak measurements using the latest data announced at Moriond, March 1998. Possible oblique corrections from new physics are parametrized using the STU formalism of Ref.[1], and non-oblique corrections to the ...
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Progress in the Theory of the Electroweak Phase Transition: Recent progress in the theory of the electroweak phase transition is discussed. For the Higgs boson mass smaller than the masses of W and Z bosons, the phase transition is of the first order. However, its strength is approximately 2/3 times less than what foll...
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Reconciling the nonrelativistic QCD prediction and the $J/ψ\to 3γ$ data: It has been a long-standing problem that the rare electromagnetic decay process $J/\psi\to 3\gamma$ is plagued with both large and negative radiative and relativistic corrections. To date it remains futile to make a definite prediction to confro...
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MSSM Constraints from Higgs Boson Searches: The LEP era has brought immense progress in searches for Higgs bosons over the last 12 years which will guide searches at future colliders. The evolution of the Higgs boson mass limits are reviewed with the focus on results from general parameter scans in the Minimal Supersym...
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Classical Gluon Production Amplitude for Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions: First Saturation Correction in the Projectile: We calculate the classical single-gluon production amplitude in nucleus-nucleus collisions including the first saturation correction in one of the nuclei (the projectile) while keeping multiple-rescatte...
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The Simplest Models of Radiative Neutrino Mass: Excluding Simplified Zee Models and Beyond: The complexity of radiative neutrino-mass models can be judged by: (i) whether they require the imposition of ad hoc symmetries, (ii) the number of new multiplets they introduce, and (iii) the number of arbitrary parameters th...
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Curvature Perturbation from Supersymmetric Flat Directions: We show that a contribution to the total curvature perturbation may be due to the presence of flat directions in supersymmetric models. It is generated at the first os- cillation of the flat direction condensate when the latter relaxes to the minimum of its po...
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QCD correction to gluino decay to $t\bar{t}\tildeχ^0_1$ in the MSSM: We calculate the complete next-to-leading order QCD corrections to the three-body decay of gluino into top-pair associated with a lightest neutralino in the minimal supersymmetric standard model. We obtain that the LO and NLO QCD corrected decay width...
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Consistency of Gauged Two Higgs Doublet Model: Gauge Sector: We study the constraints on the new parameters in the gauge sector of gauged two Higgs doublet model using the electroweak precision test data collected from the Large Electron Positron Collider (LEP) at and off the Z-pole as well as the current Drell-Yan and...
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Wandzura-Wilczek approximation for the twist-3 DVCS amplitude: We present a derivation of Wandzura-Wilczek (WW) like relations for skewed parton distributions. It is demonstrated for photon-pion scattering that the skewed twist-3 parton distributions contributing to the DVCS amplitude have discontinuities at the points...
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New effective treatment of the light-front nonvalence contribution in timelike exclusive processes: We discuss a necessary nonvalence contribution in timelike exclusive processes. Following a Schwinger-Dyson type of approach, we relate the nonvalence contribution to an ordinary light-front wave function that has been...
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Relic neutrino asymmetries and big bang nucleosynthesis in a four neutrino model: Oscillations between ordinary and sterile neutrinos can generate large neutrino asymmetries in the early universe. These asymmetries can significantly affect big bang nucleosynthesis (BBN) through modification of nuclear reaction rates....
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Gauge dependence of the quark gap equation: an exploratory study: We study the gauge dependence of the quark propagator in quantum chromodynamics by solving the gap equation with a nonperturbative quark-gluon vertex which is constrained by longitudinal and transverse Slavnov-Taylor identities, the discrete charge conju...
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The LPM Effect in sequential bremsstrahlung: $1/N_c^2$ corrections: An important question concerning in-medium high-energy parton showers in a quark-gluon plasma or other QCD medium is whether consecutive splittings of the partons in a given shower can be treated as quantum mechanically independent, or whether the form...
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Forward Compton Scattering, using Real Analytic Amplitudes: We analyze forward Compton scattering, using real analytic amplitudes. By fitting the total \gamma p scattering cross section data in the high energy region 5 GeV < \sqrt s < 20 GeV, using a cross section rising as \ln^2 s, we calculate \rho_{\gamma p}, the ra...
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The production of the doubly charmed baryon in deeply inelastic $ep$ scattering at the Large Hadron Electron Collider: In this paper, we carry out a detailed study on the production of the doubly charmed baryon in deeply inelastic $ep$ scattering (DIS) for $Q^2\in[2, 100]~\textrm{GeV}^2$, at the Large Hadron Electron...
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Master Integrals for Inclusive Weak Decays of Heavy Flavours at Next-to-Leading Order: We present analytical results for master integrals emerging in the computation of differential rates for inclusive weak decays of heavy flavors at next-to-leading order (NLO) in QCD. As an immediate physical application, these mast...
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Elastic and transition form factors of light pseudoscalar mesons from QCD sum rules: We revisit $F_\pi(Q^2)$ and $F_{P\gamma}(Q^2)$, $P=\pi,\eta,\eta'$, making use of the local-duality (LD) version of QCD sum rules. We give arguments, that the LD sum rule provides reliable predictions for these form factors at $Q^2 \...
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Higher Twist Distribution Amplitudes of the Nucleon in QCD: We present the first systematic study of higher-twist light-cone distribution amplitudes of the nucleon in QCD. We find that the valence three-quark state is described at small transverse separations by eight independent distribution amplitudes. One of them is...
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Baryon number non-conservation as Peccei-Quinn mechanism: Baryon number is an accidental symmetry in the standard model, while Peccei-Quinn symmetry is hypothetical symmetry which is introduced to solve the strong CP problem. We study the possible connections between Peccei-Quinn symmetry and baryon number symmetry. In...
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The Electroweak Phase Transition at $m_H \simeq m_W$: We study the finite temperature electroweak transition with non-perturbative lattice Monte Carlo simulations. We find that it is of first order, at least for Higgs masses up to 80 GeV. The critical temperature of the phase transition is found to be smaller than that...
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Higgs-gauge unification without tadpoles: In orbifold gauge theories localized tadpoles can be radiatively generated at the fixed points where U(1) subgroups are conserved. If the Standard Model Higgs fields are identified with internal components of the bulk gauge fields (Higgs-gauge unification) in the presence of th...
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Scalar field couplings to quadratic curvature and decay into gravitons: Any field, even if it lives in a completely hidden sector, interacts with the visible sector at least via the gravitational interaction. In this paper, we show that a scalar field in such a hidden sector generically couples to the quadratic curvatu...
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Search for Physics Beyond the Standard Model: We survey some recent ideas and progress in looking for particle physics beyond the Standard Model, connected by the theme of Supersymmetry (SUSY). We review the success of SUSY-GUT models, the expected experimental signatures and present limits on SUSY partner particles, a...
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Probing the QCD Equation of State: We propose a novel quasiparticle interpretation of the equation of state of deconfined QCD at finite temperature. Using appropriate thermal masses, we introduce a phenomenological parametrisation of the onset of confinement in the vicinity of the phase transition. Lattice results of b...
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The High Density Parton Dynamics from Eikonal and Dipole Pictures: In this contribution we discuss distinct approaches for the high density QCD (hdQCD) and the demonstration of the equivalence between the AGL approach and the K approach is presented. Our conclusion is that the AGL equation is a good candidate for an un...
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Approximate degeneracy of heavy-light mesons with the same $L$: Careful observation of the experimental spectra of heavy-light mesons tells us that heavy-light mesons with the same angular momentum $L$ are almost degenerate. The estimate is given how much this degeneracy is broken in our relativistic potential model, a...
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Atlas of solar hidden photon emission: Hidden photons, gauge bosons of a U(1) symmetry of a hidden sector, can constitute the dark matter of the universe and a smoking gun for large volume compactifications of string theory. In the sub-eV mass range, a possible discovery experiment consists on searching the copious flu...
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Twist expansion of the nucleon structure functions, F2 and FL, in the DGLAP improved saturation model: Higher twist effects in the deeply inelastic scattering are studied. We start with a short review of the theoretical results on higher twists in QCD. Within the saturation model we perform a twist analysis of the nu...
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Hadron production in non linear relativistic mean field models: By using a parametrization of the non-linear Walecka model which takes into account the binding energy of different hyperons, we present a study of particle production yields measured in central Au-Au collision at RHIC. Two sets of different hyperon-meson ...
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The ttbar threshold at a muon collider: The beam energy spread is a major issue in future attempts to study the $t\overline{t}$ threshold at $e^+e^-$ colliders. Muon colliders are expected to naturally have narrow band beams making them an ideal place to study the excitation curve. We present the parameter determinatio...
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Hadron Resonance Gas Model with Induced Surface Tension: Here we present a physically transparent generalization of the multicomponent Van der Waals equation of state in the grand canonical ensemble. For the one-component case the third and fourth virial coefficients are calculated analytically. It is shown that an adj...
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Nongauge antisymmetric-tensor bosons mediating interactions in the hidden sector: In a recent work, we have constructed a model of hidden sector of the Universe, consisting of sterile spin-1/2 Dirac fermions ("sterinos"), sterile spin-0 bosons ("sterons") conjectured to get spontaneously nonzero vacuum expectation va...
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Probing neutrino masses with future galaxy redshift surveys: We perform a new study of future sensitivities of galaxy redshift surveys to the free-streaming effect caused by neutrino masses, adding the information on cosmological parameters from measurements of primary anisotropies of the cosmic microwave background (C...
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Searching for a New Source(s) of T-Violation in Spin Dependent Total Cross Section Measurements: We first re-prove with a more complete method that the the minimum standard model, with the inclusion of the CKM-matrix, requires the T-odd/P-odd total cross section of two spin-1/2 particles to vanish in all orders\cite{...
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Studies of the ambient light of deep Baikal waters with Baikal-GVD: The Baikal-GVD neutrino detector is a deep-underwater neutrino telescope under construction and recently after the winter 2023 deployment it consists of 3456 optical modules attached on 96 vertical strings. This 3-dimensional array of photo-sensors all...
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Right-handed current contributions in B -> K pi decays: We reexamine the right-handed current effects in $b \to s$ transitions in nonmanifest left-right models. Using the effective Hamiltonian approach including all possible low-energy operators, we obtain especially the B \to K \pi decay amplitudes including annihilat...
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Detecting Tau Neutrino Oscillations at PeV Energies: It is suggested that a large deep underocean (or ice) neutrino detector, given the presence of significant numbers of neutrinos in the PeV energy range as predicted by various models of Active Galactic Nuclei, can make unique measurements of the properties of neutrin...
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Gravitational Instabilities of the Cosmic Neutrino Background with Non-zero Lepton Number: We argue that a cosmic neutrino background that carries non-zero lepton charge develops gravitational instabilities. Fundamentally, these instabilities are related to the mixed gravity-lepton number anomaly. We have explicitly ...
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$β$-function for topologically massive gluons: We calculate the quantum corrections to the two-point function of four dimensional topologically massive non-Abelian vector fields at one loop order for $SU(N)$ gauge theory in Feynman-'t Hooft gauge. We calculate the beta function of the gauge coupling constant and find t...
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Electroweak Physics: We review the prospects for studies in electroweak physics at the LHC.
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Status of Constraints on Supersymmetry: A short summary of constraints on the parameter space of supersymmetric models is given. Experimental limits from high energy colliders, electroweak precision data, flavor and Higgs physics, and cosmology are considered. The main focus is on the MSSM with conserved R- and CP-pari...
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A novel left-right symmetric model: A novel gauge model which has a spontaneously broken parity symmetry is constructed. The model has only 2 parameters beyond those of the standard model. Some of the unusual implications of the model are discussed.
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Hard inclusive production and a violation of the factorization theorem: A new mechanism for hard inclusive production, which leads to a violation of the factorization theorem, is suggested. The mechanism is illustrated by a detailed discussion of Higgs meson production in high energy deutron-deutron scattering. Numeric...
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Exact formulae for Higgs production through e gamma --> e H in the non-linear R_ξgauge: We study the production of the SM Higgs boson (H^0) at future e gamma colliders, through the reaction e gamma --> e H^0. The amplitude is evaluated using the non-linear R_\xi gauge, which greatly simplifies the calculation. Comple...
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Slepton pair production at the LHC in NLO+NLL with resummation-improved parton densities: Novel PDFs taking into account resummation-improved matrix elements, albeit only in the fit of a reduced data set, allow for consistent NLO+NLL calculations of slepton pair production at the LHC. We apply a factorisation method ...
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Gauge Coupling Unification in Gauge-Higgs Grand Unification: We discuss renormalization group equations for gauge coupling constants in gauge-Higgs grand unification on five-dimensional Randall-Sundrum warped space. We show that all the four-dimensional Standard Model gauge coupling constants are asymptotically free an...
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μ-τSymmetry and Maximal CP Violation: We argue the possibility that a real part of a flavor neutrino mass matrix only respects a mu-tau symmetry. This possibility is shown to be extended to more general case with a phase parameter \theta, where the mu-tau symmetric part has a phase of \theta/2. This texture shows maxim...
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Low-Scale Leptogenesis and the Domain Wall Problem in Models with Discrete Flavor Symmetries: We propose a new mechanism for leptogenesis, which is naturally realized in some models with a flavor symmetry based on the discrete group A_4, where the symmetry breaking parameter also controls the Majorana masses for the ...
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Overview of Neutrino Mixing Models and Ways to Differentiate among Them: An overview of neutrino-mixing models is presented with emphasis on the types of horizontal flavor and vertical family symmetries that have been invoked. Distributions for the mixing angles of many models are displayed. Ways to differentiate among...
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Hadronic Final States in DIS at NNLO QCD with Parton Showers: We present a parton-shower matched NNLO QCD calculation for hadronic final state production in Deep Inelastic Scattering. The computation is based on the UNLOPS method and is implemented in the publicly available event generation framework SHERPA. Results ar...
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Searches for Decays of New Particles in the DUNE Multi-Purpose Near Detector: One proposed component of the upcoming Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) near detector complex is a multi-purpose, magnetized, gaseous argon time projection chamber: the Multi-Purpose Detector (MPD). We explore the new-physics pot...
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Enhanced Higgs Mass in a Gaugino Mediation Model without the Polonyi Problem: We consider a SUSY breaking scenario without the Polonyi problem. To solve the problem, the enhanced couplings of the Polonyi field to an inflaton, gauge kinetic functions and itself are assumed. As a result, a gaugino mediated SUSY breakin...
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Mass Spectra of $D$, $D_s$ Mesons using Dirac formalism with martin-like confinement potential: We have calculated mass spectra of $D$, $D_s$ mesons using Dirac formalism with Martin-like potential in Potential model.
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Matter Effects on Long Baseline Neutrino Oscillation Experiments: We calculate matter effects on neutrino oscillations relevant for long baseline neutrino oscillation experiments. In particular, we compare the results obtained with simplifying approximations for the density profile in the Earth versus results obtained ...
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On the Nature of X(4260): We study the property of $X(4260)$ resonance by re-analyzing all experimental data available, especially the $e^+e^- \rightarrow J/\psi\,\pi^+\pi^-,\,\,\,\omega\chi_{c0}$ cross section data. The final state interactions of the $\pi\pi$, $K\bar K$ couple channel system are also taken into accou...
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Muon conversion to electron in nuclei within the BLMSSM: In a supersymmetric extension of the standard model with local gauged baryon and lepton numbers (BLMSSM), there are new sources for lepton flavor violation, because the right-handed neutrinos, new gauginos and Higgs are introduced. We investigate muon conversion ...
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Next-to-leading order QCD corrections to the top quark decay via model-independent FCNC couplings: D0 and CDF collaborations at the Fermilab Tevatron have searched for non-standard-model single top-quark production and set upper limits on the anomalous top quark flavor-changing neutral current (FCNC) couplings $\kapp...
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Curvature and thermal corrections in tree-level CPT-Violating Leptogenesis: In a model for leptogenesis based on spontaneous breaking of Lorentz and CPT symmetry [1-3], we examine the consistency of using the approximation of plane-wave solutions for a free spin-(1/2) Dirac (or Majorana) fermion field propagating in ...
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Empirical regularities in the $x$--dependence of nuclear J/Psi suppression: The measured ratios $R(x,A_1/A_2)$ for $J/\Psi$, $\Psi'$ and $\mu^+\mu^-$ production on two different targets $A_1, A_2$ as a function of the fractional momentum $x$ of the final state are well fit with a very simple functional form having th...
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Chromomagnetic dipole moment of the top quark in the Bestest Little Higgs model: We calculate the chromomagnetic dipole moment of the top quark, $\hat{\mu}_t$, in the context of the Bestest Little Higgs model. This extension of the Standard Model aims to solve the hierarchy problem without fine tuning, by introducing...
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Contribution of the elastic radiative tail to the deep inelastic muon scattering on heavy targets: Improvement of the radiative correction scheme for the deep inelastic scattering on the heavy targets is discussed. Arguments that the contribution of the radiative tail from the elastic peak should be calculated withou...
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On-shell renormalisation constants including two different nonzero masses: We present results for the effect of a second massive quark in the relation between the pole and the minimal subtracted quark mass at the three loop level. We also consider the analogous effect for the wave function renormalisation constant. S...
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Color path-integral Monte Carlo simulations of quark-gluon plasma: Thermodynamic properties of a strongly coupled quark-gluon plasma (QGP) of constituent quasiparticles are studied by a color path-integral Monte Carlo simulations (CPIMC). For our simulations we have presented QGP partition function in the form of color...
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Primordial Lepton Oscillations and Baryogenesis: The baryon asymmetry of the Universe should have been produced after the inflation era. We consider the possibility that the asymmetry is generated by the flavor oscillations in the reheating process after inflation, so that the baryon asymmetry is realized already at th...
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External-leg corrections as an origin of large logarithms: Obtaining precise theoretical predictions for both production and decay processes of heavy new particles is of great importance to constrain the allowed parameter spaces of Beyond-the-Standard-Model (BSM) theories, and to properly assess the sensitivity for dis...
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The 2HD+a model for a combined explanation of the possible excesses in the CDF $\mathbf{M_W}$ measurement and $\mathbf{(g-2)_μ}$ with Dark Matter: The new measurement of the $W$ boson mass performed by the CDF experiment at the Tevatron shows a significant deviation not only with the expectation in the Standard Model...
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Weak decays of doubly heavy baryons: decays to system of $π$ mesons: In the presented article we consider exclusive weak decays of doubly heavy baryons with spin $J=1/2$ with production of leptonic pair or a set of light mesons. Using QCD factorization theorem and spectral functions approach we obtain theoretical predi...
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Light-cone distribution amplitudes of light mesons with QED effects: We discuss the generalization of the leading-twist light-cone distribution amplitude for light mesons including QED effects. This generalization was introduced to describe virtual collinear photon exchanges above the strong-interaction scale $\Lambda_...
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Towards a determination of the tau lepton dipole moments: The tau anomalous magnetic moment (a_tau) and electric dipole moment (d_tau) have not yet been observed. The present bounds on their values are of order 10^-2 and 10^-17 e*cm, respectively. We propose to measure a_tau with a precision of O(10^-3) or better and i...
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Geometry of gauge links in operator definitions of transverse-momentum dependent PDFs: A comparative view: Different approaches to the problem of a gauge-invariant operator definition of transverse-momentum dependent parton densities (TMDs) are reviewed and compared from the point of view of their compatibility with ...
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Exclusive nonleptonic decays of B mesons: The energetic exclusive two-body nonleptonic decays of B mesons are investigated in the framework of the relativistic quark model within the factorization approximation. The heavy quark expansion is used for the calculation of form factors. The obtained results are in agrement ...
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Distinctive nuclear signatures of low-energy atmospheric neutrinos: New probes of neutrino mixing are needed to advance precision studies. One promising direction is via the detection of low-energy atmospheric neutrinos (below a few hundred MeV), to which a variety of near-term experiments will have much-improved sensi...
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Charged Particle Fluctuations as a Signal of the Dynamics of Heavy Ion Processes: Comparing proposed quantities to analyze charged particle fluctuations in heavy ion experiments we find the dispersion of the charges in a central rapidity box as best suited. Various energies and different nuclear sizes were considered...
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Particle-accelerator constraints on isotropic modifications of the speed of light: The absence of vacuum Cherenkov radiation for 104.5 GeV electrons and positrons at LEP combined with the observed stability of 300 GeV photons at the Tevatron constrains deviations of the speed of light relative to the maximal attainab...
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Beyond Low-Gribov theorem for high energy interactions of scalar and gauge particles: We obtain a generalization of the Low theorem for non-Abelian boson emission in collision of scalar and gauge vector particles and its extension to high energy collisions for small transverse momenta of produced particles. We demons...
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Analytic representations of two-loop scattering amplitudes with internal masses: We highlight the latest developments in computing higher-order scattering amplitudes with massive internal propagators. The contributing Feynman integrals often lead to special classes of functions, for example, functions associated with...
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Constraining Light Mediators via Detection of Coherent Elastic Solar Neutrino Nucleus Scattering: Dark matter (DM) direct detection experiments are entering the multiple-ton era and will be sensitive to the coherent elastic neutrino nucleus scattering (CE$\nu$NS) of solar neutrinos, enabling the possibility to explor...
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QCD Analysis of the Polarized Deep-Inelastic World Data: The results of a recent next-to-leading order QCD analysis of the world data on polarized deep inelastic scattering are reported. New parameterizations are derived for the quark and gluon distributions, accounting for the massive Wilson coefficient for the charm ...
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HiggsSignals: Confronting arbitrary Higgs sectors with measurements at the Tevatron and the LHC: HiggsSignals is a Fortran90 computer code that allows to test the compatibility of Higgs sector predictions against Higgs rates and masses measured at the LHC or the Tevatron. Arbitrary models with any number of Higgs bos...
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Hybrid textures in minimal seesaw mass matrices: In the context of minimal seesaw framework, we study the implications of Dirac and Majorana mass matrices in which two rigid properties coexist, namely, equalities among mass matrix elements and texture zeros. In the first part of the study, we discuss general possibilit...
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Boosted Dark Matter at the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment: We investigate the detection prospects of a non-standard dark sector in the context of boosted dark matter. We consider a scenario where two stable particles have a large mass difference and the heavier particle accounts for most of dark matter in our cur...
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Heavy-quark contributions to the ratio F_L/F_2 at low x: We study the heavy-quark contribution to the proton structure functions F_2^i(x,Q^2) and F_L^i(x,Q^2), with i=c,b, for small values of Bjorken's x variable at next-to-lading order and provide compact formulas for their ratios R_i=F_L^i/F_2^i that are useful to ex...
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