D uring sperm production in mammals, the process of meiosis generates sper-matozoa that are genetically different but functionally equivalent. So, with respect to the sex chromosomes, for example, equal numbers of sperm are produced carrying either an X or a Y chromosome. Because X and Y sperm are equally capable of fertilizing an egg, equal numbers of male and female embryos are produced, and ...

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Recent measurements of inclusive and exclusive semileptonic b branching ratios are reviewed. Model-independent analyses from ARGUS and CLEO connrm the value B(b ! ``X) = 10:4%, while new analyses from ALEPH obtain higher values above 11%. The diierence is not consistent with measured values of b hadron lifetime. New measurements of B(B ! D ? ``) from CLEO and ALEPH are in good agreement. First ...

Abstract. It is well known that the ratio of two independent standard Gaussian random variables follows a Cauchy distribution. Any convex combination of independent standard Cauchy random variables also follows a Cauchy distribution. In a recent joint work [PM16], the author proved a surprising multivariate generalization of the above facts. Fix m > 1 and let Σ be a m × m positive semi-definite...