ar X iv : h ep - t h / 02 06 11 2 v 2 1 6 Ju n 20 02 Assisted Contraction

ar X iv : h ep - p h / 02 06 17 1 v 2 2 4 Ju n 20 02 IPHE 2002 - 009 June 24 , 2002 B 0 – B 0 MIXING

ar X iv : h ep - p h / 02 06 27 0 v 1 2 6 Ju n 20 02 1 The charge asymmetry from Pomeron - Odderon interference in hard

ar X iv : h ep - t h / 02 06 11 2 v 1 1 3 Ju n 20 02 Assisted Contraction

We consider the dynamics of a contracting universe ruled by two minimally coupled scalar fields with general exponential potentials. This model describes string-inspired scenarios in the Einstein frame. Both background and perturbations can be solved analytically in this model. Curvature perturbations are generated with a scale invariant spectrum only for a dust-like collapse, as happens for a ...

ar X iv : h ep - t h / 02 06 13 4 v 1 1 6 Ju n 20 02 Thermodynamics of the critical RSOS ( q 1 , q 2 ; q ) model

The thermodynamic Bethe ansatz method is employed for the study of the integrable critical RSOS(q1, q2; q) model. The high and low temperature behavior are investigated, and the central charge of the effective conformal field theory is derived.

ar X iv : q ua nt - p h / 02 06 11 6 v 1 1 8 Ju n 20 02 Five Lectures On Dissipative Master Equations