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    Joshua Davis: Author of Spare Parts

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    Citation: K-State First (2016). Joshua Davis: Author of Spare Parts [Flier]. Manhattan, Kansas: K-State First.Flyer advertising Joshua Davis's author talk at Kansas State University

    Branching fraction and CP asymmetry of the decays B+→K0Sπ+ and B+→K0SK+

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    An analysis of B+ → K0 Sπ+ and B+ → K0 S K+ decays is performed with the LHCb experiment. The pp collision data used correspond to integrated luminosities of 1 fb−1 and 2 fb−1 collected at centre-ofmass energies of √ s = 7 TeV and √ s = 8 TeV, respectively. The ratio of branching fractions and the direct CP asymmetries are measured to be B(B+ → K0 S K+ )/B(B+ → K0 Sπ+ ) = 0.064 ± 0.009 (stat.) ± 0.004 (syst.), ACP(B+ → K0 Sπ+ ) = −0.022 ± 0.025 (stat.) ± 0.010 (syst.) and ACP(B+ → K0 S K+ ) = −0.21 ± 0.14 (stat.) ± 0.01 (syst.). The data sample taken at √ s = 7 TeV is used to search for B+ c → K0 S K+ decays and results in the upper limit ( fc · B(B+ c → K0 S K+ ))/( fu · B(B+ → K0 Sπ+ )) < 5.8 × 10−2 at 90% confidence level, where fc and fu denote the hadronisation fractions of a ¯b quark into a B+ c or a B+ meson, respectively

    K-theory for group C*-algebras

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    These notes are based on a lecture course given by the first author in the Sedano Winter School on K-theory held in Sedano, Spain, on January 22-27th of 2007. They aim at introducing K-theory of C*-algebras, equivariant K-homology and KK-theory in the context of the Baum-Connes conjectur

    Steven Johnson Author Talk Poster

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    K-State Book NetworkA poster advertising an author talk by Steven Johnson at Kansas State University on September 3, 2014. Steven Johnson's book "The Ghost Map" was the 2014-2015 common book

    Scaling and asymptotic scaling in the SU(2) gauge theory

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    Fingberg J, Heller UM, Karsch F. Scaling and asymptotic scaling in the SU(2) gauge theory. Nuclear Physics, B. 1993;392(2):493-517.We determine the critical couplings for the deconfinement phase transition in SU(2) gauge theory on N(tau) x N(sigma)3 lattices with N(tau) = 8 and 16 and N(sigma) varying between 16 and 48. A comparison with string tension data shows scaling of the ratio T(c)/square-root sigma in the entire coupling regime beta = 2.30-2.75, while the individual quantities still exhibit large scaling violations. We find T(c)/square-root sigma = 0.69(2). We also discuss in detail the extrapolation of T(c)/LAMBDA(MSBAR) and square-root sigma/LAMBDA(MSBAR) to the continuum limit. Our result, which is consistent with the above ratio, is T(c)/LAMBDA(MSBAR) = 1.23(11) and square-root sigma/LAMBDA(MSBAR) = 1.79(12). We also comment upon corresponding results for SU(3) gauge theory and four-flavour QCD

    Search for eta(c) decays into pi pi and K(K)over-bar

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    Using 58 million J/psi) events taken with the BESII detector, a search for eta(c) CP violating decays into pi pi and K (K) over bar has been performed. No clear 77, signal is observed, and upper limits for B(eta(c) -&gt; pi pi) and B(eta(c) -&gt; K (K) over bar) are given at the 90% confidence level, B(J/psi -&gt; gamma eta(c)) center dot B(eta(c) -&gt; pi(+)pi(-)) &lt; 1.1 x 10(-5), B(J/psi -&gt; gamma eta(c)) center dot B(eta(c) -&gt; pi(0)pi(0)) &lt; 0.71 x 10(-5), B(J/psi -&gt; gamma(eta c)) center dot B(eta(c) -&gt; K+K-) &lt; 0.96 x 10(-5), and B(J/psi -&gt; gamma eta(c)) center dot B(eta(c) (KSKS0)-K-0) &lt; 0.53 x 10(-5).Physics, Particles &amp; FieldsSCI(E)1ARTICLE2337-3414

    The Baum-Connes conjecture for free orthogonal quantum groups

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    We prove an analogue of the Baum–Connes conjecture for free orthogonal quantum groups. More precisely, we show that these quantum groups have a γ-element and that γ=1. It follows that free orthogonal quantum groups are K-amenable. We compute explicitly their K-theory and deduce in the unimodular case that the corresponding reduced C&lt;sup&gt;⁎&lt;/sup&gt;-algebras do not contain nontrivial idempotents. Our approach is based on the reformulation of the Baum–Connes conjecture by Meyer and Nest using the language of triangulated categories. An important ingredient is the theory of monoidal equivalence of compact quantum groups developed by Bichon, De Rijdt and Vaes. This allows us to study the problem in terms of the quantum group SUq(2). The crucial part of the argument is a detailed analysis of the equivariant Kasparov theory of the standard Podleś sphere

    Measurement of the ratio of branching fractions B(B0→K∗0γ )/B(B0s→φγ ) and the directCP asymmetry inB 0→K∗0γ

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    The ratio of branching fractions of the radiative B decays B0→K⁎0γ and B0s→ϕγ has been measured using an integrated luminosity of 1.0 fb−1 of pp collision data collected by the LHCb experiment at a centre-of-mass energy of s√=7TeV. The value obtained is B(B0→K⁎0γ)B(B0s→ϕγ)=1.23±0.06(stat.)±0.04(syst.)±0.10(fs/fd), where the first uncertainty is statistical, the second is the experimental systematic uncertainty and the third is associated with the ratio of fragmentation fractions fs/fd. Using the world average value for B(B0→K⁎0γ), the branching fraction B(B0s→ϕγ) is measured to be (3.5±0.4)×10−5. The direct CP asymmetry in B0→K⁎0γ decays has also been measured with the same data and found to be ACP(B0→K⁎0γ)=(0.8±1.7(stat.)±0.9(syst.))%. Both measurements are the most precise to date and are in agreement with the previous experimental results and theoretical expectations

    Study of B-meson decays to eta K-c(*), eta(c)(2S)K(*), and eta(c)gamma K(*)

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    We study two-body B-meson decays to a charmonium state (eta(c), eta(c)(2S) or h(c)) and a K+ or K-*0(892) meson using a sample of 349 fb(-1) of data collected with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II asymmetric-energy B Factory at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. We measure B(B-0 -> eta K-c*(0)) = (5.7 +/- 0.6(stat) +/- 0.9(syst)) x 10(-4), B(B-0 -> eta(c)(2S)K*(0)) h(c)K(+)) x B(h(c) -> eta(c)gamma) h(c)K*(0)) x B(h(c) -> eta(c)gamma) K (K) over bar pi) = (1.9 +/- 0.4(stat) +/- 1.1(syst))%. We also measure the mass and width of the eta(c) meson to be m(eta(c)) = (2985.8 +/- 1.5(stat) +/- 3.1(syst)) MeV/c(2) and Gamma(eta(c)) = (36.3(-3.6)(+3.7)(stat) +/- 4.4(syst)) MeV
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