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Spin-spin entanglement in diffractive heavy-quark production

We calculate the spin density matrix of a heavy-quark-antiquark pair ($b\bar{⁢b}$, $c\bar{⁢c}$ or $s\bar{⁢s}$) diffractively produced in deep inelastic scattering and ultraperipheral collisions. We show that the Pomeron exchange leaves characteristic imprints on the entanglement pattern between the quark and the antiquark. For the longitudinally polarized virtual photon, the pair always exhibits maximal entanglement and maximal violation of the Bell-Clauser-Horne-Shimony-Holt inequality. For the transversely polarized photon, the pair is always entangled and Bell violating, reaching maximal entanglement and maximal violation simultaneously when the transverse momentum approximately equals the quark mass.

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS

The dynamics and optimal control of spinning spacecraft and movable telescoping appendages, part B: Effect of gravity-gradient torques on the dynamics of a spinning spacecraft with telescoping appendages

The effects of gravity gradient torques during boom deployment maneuvers of a spinning spacecraft are examined. Configurations where the booms extended only along the hub principal axes and where one or two booms are offset from the principal axes were considered. For the special case of symmetric deployment (principal axes booms) the stability boundaries are determined, and a stability chart is used to study the system behavior. Possible cases of instability during this type of maneuver are identified. In the second configuration an expression for gravity torque about the hub center of mass was developed. The nonlinear equations of motion are solved numerically, and the substantial influence of the gravity torque during asymmetric deployment maneuvers is indicated.

Bainum, P. M.

Method for Approximating the Vacuum Motions of Spinning Symmetrical Bodies with Nonconstant Spin Rates

The analysis includes non-constant spin rates and inertias and considers the effects of time-varying thrust misalignments, mass unbalance, and jet damping. The method was developed for bodies having small trans verse angular velocities. Results are presented in the form of equations for space-referenced Euler angles, flight-path angles, body-referenced attitude rates, and earth-referenced vehicle-trajectory coordinates. Also, equations for maximum wobble have been derived for certain input conditions. Comparisons with numerical solutions are included for two sample problems.

Martz, C. William