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We review the current state of the art of techniques in general relativity involving null and/or distributional sources of stress-energy, with an emphasis on the study of [...]
2024-08 |
Physics |
Dissertation |
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Despite its successes, the standard model of cosmology is undeniably incomplete. Fundamental questions about the physics of the primordial universe, the nature of dark ma [...]
2024-08 |
Physics |
Dissertation |
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Galaxy clusters are the largest and most massive objects in the universe. Observing and studying them unlocks answers to broad cosmological questions, such as the matter [...]
2024-08 |
Physics |
Dissertation |
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Asymmetric reheating is a generic requirement for models of dark sectors with light species, but its implementation is usually in tension with unique phenomenologies othe [...]
23 May 2024 |
Enrico Fermi Institute; Physics |
Article |
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A muonium hydride molecule is a bound state of muonium and hydrogen atoms. It has half the mass of a parahydrogen molecule and very similar electronic properties in its g [...]
10 May 2021 |
Enrico Fermi Institute; Kadanoff Center for Theoretical Physics; Physics |
Article |
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This dissertation provides a look at the major findings of my work on Titan seismology during my tenure as a graduate student. The introduction lays out the field of extr [...]
2024-06 |
Physics |
Dissertation |
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The Standard Model of particle physics and the Lambda-CDM cosmological paradigm have been largely successful in describing the current state of the universe and how this [...]
2024-06 |
Physics |
Dissertation |
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In the Standard Model, the rare Kaon decay K_0^L → π^0νν is identified as an ideal probe for new physics. This dissertation details the search for K_0^L → π^0νν [...]
2024-06 |
Physics |
Dissertation |
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A substantial body of astrophysical and astronomical evidence suggests that a significant portion of the mass/energy content of the Universe exists in the form of an exot [...]
2024-06 |
Physics |
Dissertation |
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Quantum information science has gained significant attention in recent years, particularly due to the growing interest in quantum computing. In particular, computational [...]
2024-06 |
Physics |
Dissertation |
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We present updated measurements of the temperature and E-mode polarization maps of the cosmic microwave background (CMB), as well as the E-mode polarization auto-power sp [...]
2024-06 |
Physics |
Dissertation |
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Many of the unexplained phenomena in particle physics and cosmology today, such as the microphysical nature of dark matter, the strong CP problem, and the origin of the n [...]
2024-06 |
Physics |
Dissertation |
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Light-matter interactions have been a subject of fascination for many years. One of the ways to examine the interactions of matter on the micro or nano scale with light i [...]
2024-06 |
Physics |
Dissertation |
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The angular power spectra of the three types of two-point correlation functions obtained from the cosmic microwave background (CMB) temperature and E-mode polarization an [...]
2024-06 |
Physics |
Dissertation |
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Auxetic materials have a negative Poisson’s ratio and are of significant interest in applications that include impact mitigation, membrane separations and biomedical en [...]
29 May 2024 |
Enrico Fermi Institute; Physics |
Article |
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A simple regularity in anticipating P-wave excitation energies of states with heavy quarks is noted. It can apply to systems such as the negative-parity Σ𝑐, Σ𝑏, a [...]
26 October 2018 |
Enrico Fermi Institute; Physics |
Article |
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The study of the Higgs boson properties is one of the most relevant activities in current particle physics. In particular, the Higgs boson couplings to third generation f [...]
15 June 2018 |
Enrico Fermi Institute; Physics |
Article |
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The LEP experiment at CERN provided accurate measurements of the Z neutral gauge boson properties. Although all measurements agree well with the standard model (SM) predi [...]
18 March 2018 |
Enrico Fermi Institute; Physics |
Article |
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We investigate the prospects of searching dark sector models via exotic Z-boson decay at future e +e - colliders with Giga Z and Tera Z options. Four [...]
31 May 2018 |
Enrico Fermi Institute; Physics |
Article |
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The LHCb Experiment at CERN has observed a doubly-charmed baryon $\Xi^{++}_{cc} = ccu$ with a mass of $3621.40 ±0.78$ $MeV$, consistent with many predictions. We use the [...]
10 May 2018 |
Enrico Fermi Institute; Physics |
Article |
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The decays of the ground-state charmed baryon $Λ_c$ are now close to being completely mapped out. In this paper we discuss some remaining open questions, whose answers c [...]
20 June 2018 |
Enrico Fermi Institute; Physics |
Article |
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The study of the properties of the observed Higgs boson is one of the main research activities in high-energy physics. Although the couplings of the Higgs to the weak gau [...]
24 October 2019 |
Enrico Fermi Institute; Physics |
Article |
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The existence of the $SU(2)_L$ triplet composite spin-1 resonances $ρ^{±,0}$ is a universal prediction of the strongly interacting new physics addressing the naturalnes [...]
18 October 2019 |
Enrico Fermi Institute; Physics |
Article |
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Current measurements of isospin splittings in mesons and baryons are sufficiently precise that they allow estimates of the mass difference between constituent up and down [...]
15 October 2019 |
Enrico Fermi Institute; Physics |
Article |
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We propose a novel mechanism with two component dark matter models. The subdominant dark matter can thermalize the dominant one in galaxies, and leads to core density pro [...]
17 December 2019 |
Enrico Fermi Institute; Physics |
Article |
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