We investigate the B meson light-cone distribution amplitudes in the heavyquark limit which are relevant for the QCD factorization approach for the exclusive B meson decays. We derive exact relations between twoand three-particle distribution amplitudes from the QCD equations of motion and heavy-quark symmetry constraint. As solution of these relations, we give representations for the quark-ant...

We present Barvinok’s 1994 and 1999 algorithms for counting lattice points in polyhedra. 1. The 1994 algorithm In [2], Barvinok presents an algorithm that, for a fixed dimension d, calculates the number of integer points in a rational polyhedron. It is shown in [6] and [7] that the question can be reduced to counting the number of integer points in a k-dimensional simplex with integer vertices ...

PURPOSE To investigate the progression of cone dysfunction and degeneration in CNG channel subunit CNGB3 deficiency. METHODS Retinal structure and function in CNGB3(-/-) and wild-type (WT) mice were evaluated by electroretinography (ERG), lectin cytochemistry, and correlative Western blot analysis of cone-specific proteins. Cone and rod terminal integrity was assessed by electron microscopy a...

Let K be a convex cone in a real Banach space. The main purpose of this paper is to show that for a regular cosine family {Ft : t ∈ R} of linear continuous multifunctions Ft : K → cc(X) there exists a linear continuous multifunction H : K → cc(K) such that Ft(x) ⊂ ∞ X n=0 t (2n)! H(x). Let X be a real normed vector space. We will denote by n(X) the family of all nonempty subsets of X and by cc(...

Recently systematic methods based on the QCD factorization have been developed for the exclusive B meson decays into light mesons (for other approaches see). Essential ingredients in this approach are the light-cone distribution amplitudes for the participating mesons, which constitute nonperturbative long-distance contribution to the factorized amplitudes. For the light mesons (π, K, ρ, K, etc...

AIMS To determine whether the short wavelength sensitive (S) cone electroretinogram (ERG) is selectively altered in diabetic patients with and without retinopathy. METHODS Ganzfeld spectral flashes in the presence of bright white background illumination were used to elicit S cone ERGs is 15 non-retinopathic diabetics, 16 background retinopathic diabetics, and 16 age matched normal controls. ...