THE CHIRAL ANOMALY AND THE STRONG CP PROBLEM

1991 ◽  
Vol 06 (08) ◽  
pp. 711-718 ◽  
Author(s):  
ZHENG HUANG ◽  
K.S. VISWANATHAN ◽  
DANDI WU

CP violation in strong interactions is re-examined on the basis of the anomaly relation with emphasis on the non-triviality of QCD vacuum. It is shown that after appropriately defining the conventional vacuum, the CP violating phases in QCD Lagrangian are subject to constraints derived from the anomaly relation. A possible solution to the strong CP problem is suggested provided that one of heavy quarks has a vanishing dynamical condensate.

1981 ◽  
Vol 98 (6) ◽  
pp. 447-450 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Leutwyler
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1965 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Prentki ◽  
M. Veltman

2001 ◽  
Vol 16 (supp01a) ◽  
pp. 3-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon J Thaler

I present some recent experimental results on τ, charm, and bottom physics. CVC test and Michel parameters of the τ; [Formula: see text] mixing and fDs; and fB, Nc, η'K, ππ and Kπ, Vcb and Vub, lifetime and mixing, and CP violation searches in B decays.


2018 ◽  
Vol 192 ◽  
pp. 00017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Ruggieri ◽  
Santosh Kumar Das

Relativistic nuclear collisions offer a unique way to study strong interactions at very high energy. The collision process can be described within the gluon saturation framework as the interaction of two colored glasses, and because of this interaction strong longitudinal gluon fields, namely the Glasma, are produced immediately after the collision. Besides, heavy quarks are also produced in the very early stage and because of their large mass and small concentration, their motion does not affect the evolution of the Glasma, thus behaving as ideal probes of the Glasma itself. We study the evolution of the heavy quarks in the Glasma allegedly produced in high energy p-Pb collisions by solving consistently the equations of motion of the quarks in the evolving Glasma fields. We find that this motion can be understood in terms of diffusion in momentum space, similarly to the random motion of a heavy probe in a hot thermalized medium. We show how the diffusion of heavy probes affects the nuclear modification factor of D and B mesons in p-Pb collisions.


2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 342-347
Author(s):  
Kwan C. Chiang

Not driven by observations, this paper digs into the “internal workings” of spacetime. Through logical deductions, micro dimensions appear to be uncovered, with possible SU(4) or SU(5): 1. It is thought that special relativity merely initiated the definition of spacetime, but more scales are yet to be defined. 2. In the definition of spacetime, EM (electromagnetism) played another critical role, i.e., the six circular magnetic and electric field lines (running on the six planes) cross and “define equivalencies” between the four linear scales. Without this definition, light would not be measured at the same speed in different directions. Being a gauge theory, EM defines two things: Linear scales and “equivalencies” between linear scales. 3. For any scale (and their equivalencies), there could be no or many arbitrarily assumed definitions, or a concrete definition based on relevant physics. Nature would conform with but the one based on relevant physics, because Nature itself is consisted of that relevant physics. Thus, the principle: No scale and their equivalencies are meaningful unless defined by relevant physics. 4. Then, what are those fields running (and defining equivalencies between the six “angle scales”) on the six planes of the 4D spacetime? It is believed to be the “classical” weak fields which run in solid angles (or “3D angles”) between the six planes. (The only suspicion is that this rotation does not preserve vector length, which is not a problem ultimately.) 5. If the six angle scales are drawn as six axes of a 6D superspace, then the “3D angle” rotations look like “plane angle” rotations and cause SO(6)∼SU(4) [or SO(10)∼SU(5) for 5D spacetime], which appears to match baryon spectrum without quarks. 6. Since this rotation is between “planes” of the “external” spacetime, no linear dimension is visible, yet causing P-violations. 7. Similarly, fields running in 4D and 5D angle rotations (between 3D and 4D surfaces) must also exist, which may be responsible for CP-violation and strong interactions. 8. The 5D angle rotations may be generating Baryon and Lepton numbers and hence explaining their conservation behaviors, e.g., no proton decay. 9. It can be inferred, if 3D, 4D (and 5D) angle rotation fields did not exist, the 4D (and 5D) spacetime would be warped and the four (or five) linear axes would not be perpendicular to each other. 10. EM was simplified and turned elegant “only” after redefinition of spacetime by special relativity. Likewise, weak, CP-violation and strong interactions are expected to simplify and turn as elegant as EM when 2D (plane), 3D, and 4D angle scales are defined by weak, CP-violation, and strong forces, respectively. 11. Verifications as accurate as EM are expected too. 12. Mathematically, higher angle rotations thought to be inexistent only because it does not conserve vector length. Actually, they did not vanish and their symmetries would surface in particle classifications when linear momentum is not concerned. Micro dimensions being invisible is because symmetries do not have to happen between linear axes, but can happen between 2-, 3- or 4-surfaces. These geometries together generate the complete particles spectrum.


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