THE EFFECTS OF LONG-RANGE FIELDS ON THE KAON-ANTIKAON SYSTEM
Abstract
Given the suggestion of the possibility that the neutral kaon mass difference (delta)m, the decay width difference (GAMMA)(,L)-(GAMMA)(,S), and CP violation parameter (eta)(,+-) are momentum-dependent, the implication is that there must exist some new long-range force. We investigate the effects of such external field on the K-K system by considering the most general K-K(' ) mixing mass matrix which includes four external potentials d, u(,1), u(,2), and u(,3). The sources and the properties of the long-range fields are discussed and a methodology of analyzing the phenomenological model and data is given. A further experiment is proposed to probe the u(,i). We find effects which depend on the gradient of the long-range potential and thus they provide useful information on the range of the external potential. Such an experiment also can be used to test the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paradox.
Degree
Ph.D.
Subject Area
Particle physics
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