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The harmonic oscillator propagator
American Journal of Physics (1998)
BR Holstein
The Feynman propagator for the harmonic oscillator is evaluated by a variety of path-integral-based means.
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Answer to question #4. Is there a physics application that ...
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICS (1997)
BR Holstein
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Delta(1232) and the polarizabilities of the nucleon
PHYSICAL REVIEW D (1997)
TR Hemmert, BR Holstein and J Kambor
Previous calculations of the polarizabilities of the nucleon within the framework of heavy baryon chiral perturbation theory have included the ...
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Diagonalization of the Dirac equation: An alternative approach
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICS (1997)
BR Holstein
The reduction of a relativistic Hamiltonian to its effective nonrelativistic form, usually accomplished via a Foldy–Wouthuysen transformation, is derived via ...
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Isospin mixing and model dependence
PHYSICAL REVIEW D (1997)
ES Na and BR Holstein
We show that recent calculations of ΔI=3/2 effects in nonleptonic hyperon decay induced by md-mu≠0 are subject to significant model ...
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Systematic 1/M expansion for spin 3/2 particles in ...
PHYSICS LETTERS B (1997)
TR Hemmert, BR Holstein and J Kambor
Starting from a relativistic formulation of the pion-nucleon-delta system, the most general structure of 1/M corrections for a heavy baryon ...
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Virtual Compton scattering off the nucleon in chiral perturbation theory
PHYSICAL REVIEW D (1997)
TR Hemmert, BR Holstein, G Knochlein and S Scherer
We investigate the spin-independent part of the virtual Compton scattering (VCS) amplitude off the nucleon within the framework of chiral ...
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The linear potential propagator
American Journal of Physics (1997)
BR Holstein
The Feynman propagator for the case of a linear potential is evaluated by a variety of means.
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Chiral anomaly and gamma 3 pi
PHYSICAL REVIEW D (1996)
BR Holstein
Measurement of the γ3π process has revealed a possible conflict with what should be a solid prediction generated by the ...
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Theory of weak hypernuclear decay
ANNALS OF PHYSICS (1996)
JF Dubach, GB Feldman, BR Holstein and L delaTorre
The weak nomesonic decay ofΛ-hypernuclei is studied in the context of a one-meson-exchange model. Predictions are made for the decay ...
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Answer to question #26. Electromagnetic field momentum
American Journal of Physics (1996)
BR Holstein
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Understanding alpha decay
American Journal of Physics (1996)
BR Holstein
The subject of alpha decay is an important part of a course in modern physics, as it provides a clear ...
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NN, N-DELTA COUPLINGS AND THE QUARK-MODEL
PHYSICAL REVIEW D (1995)
TR HEMMERT, BR Holstein and NC MUKHOPADHYAY
We examine mass-corrected SU(6) symmetry predictions in the quark model relating vector, axial-vector, and strong NN and NΔ couplings, and ...
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QUANTUM-MECHANICS IN MOMENTUM-SPACE - THE COULOMB SYSTEM
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICS (1995)
BR Holstein
We examine the Coulomb system in momentum space. Both by directly summing the multiple scattering series as well as by ...
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RADIATION FROM A SUDDENLY MOVING SHEET OF CHARGE
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICS (1995)
BR Holstein
Apparent paradoxes associated with Feynman’s picture of plane wave radiation arising from a uniform sheet of surface charge which is ...
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THE AHARONOV-BOHM EFFECT AND VARIATIONS
CONTEMPORARY PHYSICS (1995)
BR Holstein
The subject of anholonomy in physics has recently been emphasized via discussions of the Berry phase. A particular example of ...
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Quark Masses and Binding-Energy in a Proton - Answer to Question ...
American Journal of Physics (1995)
BR Holstein
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DISPERSION-RELATIONS AND THE NUCLEON POLARIZABILITY
PHYSICAL REVIEW D (1994)
BR Holstein and AM NATHAN
Recent experimental results on the proton and neutron polarizabilities are examined from the point of view of backward dispersion relations. ...
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K(S)-]GAMMA-GAMMA, K(L)-]PI(0)GAMMA-GAMMA AND UNITARITY
PHYSICAL REVIEW D (1994)
J KAMBOR and BR Holstein
Agreement between the experimental value Γ(KS→γγ) and the number predicted via a one-loop chiral perturbation theory calculation has been cited ...
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SYMMETRY-TESTS AND STANDARD MODEL BACKGROUNDS
CHINESE JOURNAL OF PHYSICS (1994)
BR Holstein
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BOUNDS ON RIGHT-HANDED CURRENTS FROM A RELATIVE BETA-POLARIZATION MEASUREMENT WITH ...
NUCLEAR PHYSICS A (1993)
N SEVERIJNS, M ALLET, J CAMPS, P DEMOOR, et al.
The first measurements of the longitudinal polarization of positrons emitted by polarized 107In are reported. The positron polarization is deduced ...
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ELECTROMAGNETIC SELF-ENERGIES OF PSEUDOSCALAR MESONS AND DASHEN THEOREM
PHYSICAL REVIEW D (1993)
JF Donoghue, BR Holstein and D WYLER
The calculation of the electromagnetic mass shifts of π, K mesons is studied using a model incorporating chiral symmetry and ...
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PHOTON-PHOTON SCATTERING, PION POLARIZABILITY, AND CHIRAL-SYMMETRY
PHYSICAL REVIEW D (1993)
JF Donoghue and BR Holstein
Recent attempts to detect the pion polarizability via analysis of γγ→ππ measurements are examined. The connection between calculations based on ...
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Anomalies for Pedestrians
American Journal of Physics (1993)
BR Holstein
The subject of anomalies, i.e., quantum mechanical symmetry breaking, is addressed using only basic quantum mechanics. Examples from different areas ...
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Quantum Correlations and 3 Body Decays at a Phi-Factory
Physics Department Faculty Publication Series (1993)
JF Donoghue, BR Holstein and AF Perez
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