Browsing by Author "Dr. Shabana Nisar"

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    Decay Rates of Higgs in the Standard Model of Particle Physics through Various Channels
    (2020) Nida Muzammil; CIIT/SP18-RPH-016/LHR; Dr. Shabana Nisar; LHR TP 6356
    This thesis consists of the study of the Higgs Bosons and its decay rates through various channels in the theoretical frame-work of the Standard Model in particle physics. Higgs Boson is the cornerstone of the whole theoretical edifice that explains all the phenomena in particle physics. Therefore, understanding its appearance in the particle physics experiments i.e., it‘s decay rates, is of utmost importance. Higgs Boson appears as an excitation of the Higgs field which is the reason for the electroweak symmetry breaking in the standard model. We study the electroweak gauge symmetry structure of the standard model which relies on a SU (3) x SU (2) x U (1) gauge group and then study its symmetry breaking structure. This gives rise to massive W and Z bosons and a massive Higgs field which primarily decays into them. We use the Feynman diagrams of the resultant quantum field theory to calculate these decay rates.
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    Effect of Changing Fundamental Constants on Helium Abundance during Big Bang Nucleosynthesis
    (Library Information Services, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, 2017) Raza ur Rehman Mir; CIIT/FA15-RPH-033/LHR; Dr. Shabana Nisar; LHR TP 6941
    Effect of Changing Fundamental Constants on Helium Abundance during Big Bang Nucleosynthesis
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    Flavor symmetry in D meson decays
    (Library Information Services, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, 2017) Waleed Mustafa; CIIT-SP15-RPH-008/LHR; Dr. Shabana Nisar; LHR TP 6940
    This thesis consists of the study of the D-meson decays using flavor symmetry. The research involves SU(3) symmetry analysis of the flavor diagrams to relate D-meson decays in the Cabibbo suppressed sector. Feynman Diagrams have been considered that express amplitudes for different decay modes in terms of Tree, Annihilation, Color suppressed and Exchange amplitudes. The decay rates have been then compared to the observational values to see if SU(3) symmetry approach can be used to describe the Cabibbo suppressed D-meson decays. Similar analysis has been done for the Cabibbo favored decays as well. In both cases, especially in singly Cabibbo-suppressed decays, SU(3) flavor symmetry breaking has been observed
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    Motion of Whiplash
    (Library Information Services, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, 2017) ZANARA MUZAMMIL; CIIT-FA14-MSPHY-001/LHR; Dr. Shabana Nisar; LHR TP 6834
    We propose to study the wave motions on a whip using numerical study of associated partial differential equations with specific goals of explaining the supersonic speeds of the tip, under various boundary conditions and structural parameters, which is responsible for the crack and concentrated damaging power associated with a whip lash. In light of above, the problem for us is to study the wave motion of the whip and construct a suitable mechanical model which can explain the main distinguishing feature of the whip i.e., high speed of the tip as well as study the motion of wave on the whip and study its general characteristics. We have found that the factors which are important in the crack of a whiplash are varying thickness of the lash, stiffness of the whip, and jerk applied to the whip. The mass of the whiplash plays very vital role in the motion of the whip. Usually the whip is thicker from the end which is attached to the handle and becomes thinner as we move along the lash towards the tip. The density will decreases as the square of the length across the lash for a linear decrease in the thickness of the lash. We find that this tapering of the thickness is crucial for the speed gain of the tip and higher variation cause higher speed gain and crack. It is also confirmed that a whip having some stiffness in its lash is more effective in producing higher speeds of the tip.In modeling an actual whip, we have also found that jerk plays very important role. The speed of the tip depends on the jerk given to the lash for wave motion. For the sudden jerk, the increase in tip speed is dramatic which has that cracking sound and the painful effect which we need.For out model the tip speed dramatically increase upto about 30-40 times than the speed at the starting point. This tip speed is on the top of overall motion of the whip. This speed crosses the speed of sound easily. Speed gain is 30-40 times at the tip. It is moving with very high speed that it can cross speed of sound, this is also called sonic boom. This high speed of the tip cause that excessive pain which we need to drive an animal