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D. Gomez Dumm

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arXiv2000

Non-leptonic hyperon weak decays in the Skyrme model revisited

Non-leptonic hyperon weak decays are investigated in the SU(3) Skyrme model. We use a collective coordinate scheme, following the approach in which the symmetry breaking terms in the strong effective action are diagonalized exactly. To describe the weak interactions we use an octet dominated weak effective lagrangian that leads to a good description of the known 2πand 3πkaon decays. We show that the observed S-wave decays are reasonably well reproduced in the model. On the other hand, our calculated P-wave amplitudes do not agree with the empirical ones even though both pole and contact contributions to these amplitudes are properly taken into account. Finally, an estimate of the non-octet contributions to the decay amplitudes is presented.

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arXiv1999

An effective field theory approach to the electroweak corrections at LEP energies

In the framework of the effective field theory (EFT) we discuss the electroweak (EW) corrections at LEP energies. We obtain the effective Lagrangian in the large m_t limit, and reproduce analytically the dominant EW corrections to the LEP2 processes e+ e- --> gamma Z and e+ e- --> Z Z. To include effects of finite top-quark and Higgs masses, we use the effective Lagrangian at tree level and fit LEP1/SLD observables with four arbitrary parameters, plus alpha_s(m_Z). The EFT approach works remarkably well. Using the effective couplings determined from the fit, and tree-level EFT formulae, we predict the cross sections for e+ e- --> Z Z, gamma Z at a level better than 1%.

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arXiv1999

LAB observables for the muon polarization in K^+ --> π^+ μ^+ μ^-

We analyse the muon longitudinal polarization asymmetry Δ_long in the decay K^+ --> π^+ μ^+ mu^-. It is stressed that, since the muon helicities are not Lorentz-invariant quantities, the magnitude of Δ_long depends in general on the reference frame. We consider the muon helicities in the LAB system, and study the sensitivity of the longitudinal polarization asymmetry to the flavour-mixing parameters in the Standard Model for stopped and in-flight decaying K^+. A similar analysis is carried out for the decay K_L --> μ^+ μ^-. We find that in both cases the asymmetry is diluted when increasing the energy of the decaying kaons.

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arXiv1998

Short- and long-distance contributions to the rare decay K_L-->mu+ mu-

The interplay between short- and long-distance contributions to the K_L-->mu+ mu- decay amplitude is analyzed. The long-distance piece is estimated using chiral perturbation theory techniques and large-N_C considerations, leading to a consistent description of the pi^0-->e+ e-, eta-->mu+ mu- and K_L-->mu+ mu- branching ratios.

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arXiv1998

$ηγZ$ anomaly from the $η-->γμ+μ-$ decay

We show that the $ηγZ$ anomaly can be measured by analysing parity-violating effects in the $η-->γμ+μ-$ decay. In this sense, we find that the longitudinal polarization of the outgoing $μ^+$ is an appropriate observable to be considered in future high-statistics $η$ factories. The effect is expected to lie in the range $10^{-5}-10^{-6}$ in the Standard Model.

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arXiv1998

Long-distance contributions to the K_L --> mu+ mu- decay width

The dispersive two-photon contribution to the K_L --> mu+ mu- decay amplitude is analyzed, using chiral perturbation theory techniques and large-N_C considerations. A consistent description of the decays Pi^0 --> e+ e-, Eta --> mu+ mu- and K_L --> mu+ mu- is obtained. As a byproduct, one predicts Br(Eta --> e+ e-) = (5.8+-0.2) x 10^-9 and Br(K_L --> e+ e-) = (9.0+-0.4) x 10^-12.

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arXiv1998

Electric polarizability of nuclei from a longitudinal sum rule

The nuclear electric polarizability is theoretically analyzed using a sum rule derived from the longitudinal part of the forward Compton amplitude. Beyond the leading dipole contribution, this approach leads to the presence of potential-dependent terms that do not show up in previous analyses. The significance of these new contributions is illustrated by performing an explicit calculation for a proton-neutron system interacting via a separable potential.

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arXiv1997

Leptophobic Character of the Z' in an SU(3)_C x SU(3)_L x U(1)_X model

We show that the extra Z boson predicted within the so-called "3-3-1" model has a leptophobic character, and analyse its effects on Z decay widths and on the t\bar t production cross section in p\bar p collisions at the Fermilab Tevatron. Recent model-independent analysis are applied in order to estimate the contribution of this Z' to the observables that will be measured at LEP2.

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arXiv1996

Approximate flavor symmetries at a grand unification scale

We study the evolution of fermion mass matrices considering the hypothesis of approximate flavor symmetries (AFS) in the Standard Model and a two-Higgs-doublet model. We find that the hierarchical structure is not significantly altered by the running, hence the assumption of AFS is entirely compatible with a grand unification scenario.

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