Recent results for the asymptotic behavior of fermion scattering amplitudes in the Sudakov limit are presented including next-to-leading logarithmic corrections. These are used for the analysis of the dominant electroweak corrections to the fermion-antifermion pair production in e + e − annihilation at high energy.

We calculate four-fermion decays of a Higgs boson via WW and/or ZZ intermediate states for Higgs masses below mW . We examine models with a doublycharged Higgs boson H and show that the four-fermion decay is the dominant mode for a wide range of parameter space. Existing searches for H in Z decays have not looked for this mode. We also derive four-fermion decay rate for a neutral Higgs boson.

This article is intended to be a very brief review on the most basic facts and concepts of heavy fermion physics. A general overview is given as an introduction. In the following part, the mechanism leading to the formation of heavy fermions is explained briefly, and its connection to Kondo effect is emphasized. Then we talk about heavy fermion theories in more detail, where the concepts like K...

The anomaly for the fermion number current is calculated on the lattice in a simple prototype model with an even number of fermion doublets.

Expressions were presented which can be used to estimate the strengths of continuous fiber reinforced composite laminates containing pin-loaded holes. The expressions apply to laminates containing either a single pin loaded hole, a single row of pin loaded holes, or two parallel rows of pin loaded holes.

This paper is based on four lectures given at the Trieste Summer School 1994 on theories of fermion masses. The first two lectures introduce three mechanisms which have been used to construct models of fermion masses. We then discuss some recent applications of these ideas. In the last lecture we briefly review SO(10) and some predictive theories of fermion masses.

It is well known, although sometimes ignored, that not only the d = 5 but also d = 6 proton decay depends on fermion mixings. In general we study carefully the dependence of d = 6 decay on fermion mixings using the effective operator approach. We find that without specifying a theory it is impossible to make clear predictions. Even in a given model, it is often not possible to determine all the...