Published August 17, 1987 | Version v1
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What determines the number of light families?

Creators

  • 1. Columbia Univ., New York (USA). Dept. of Physics

Description

We present examples of composite models in which the number of light families in the low-energy world below the confinement scale is determined by weak gauge alignment dynamics associated with the confining interactions. (orig.)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nucl. Phys. B, Part. Phys.
Journal Volume
291
Journal Issue
1
Series
Nucl. Phys. B, Part. Phys.
Journal Page Range
113-127
ISSN
0550-3213
CODEN
NUPBB

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
19000077
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
BAG MODEL; COMPOSITE MODELS; FERMIONS; GOLDSTONE BOSONS; IRREDUCIBLE REPRESENTATIONS; MULTIPLICITY; PARTICLE MULTIPLETS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; POTENTIALS; REST MASS; SCALAR FIELDS; SCALING LAWS; SU-2 GROUPS; SU-3 GROUPS; SU-4 GROUPS; U-1 GROUPS; UNIFIED GAUGE MODELS
Descriptors DEC
BOSONS; DIAGRAMS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; EXTENDED PARTICLE MODEL; FIELD THEORIES; INFORMATION; LIE GROUPS; MASS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MULTIPLETS; PARTICLE MODELS; POSTULATED PARTICLES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SU GROUPS; SYMMETRY GROUPS; U GROUPS

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Contract/Grant/Project number
Contract PHY-82-15249