Published October 11, 1993 | Version v1
Journal article

Custodial SU(2) violation and the origin of fermion masses

  • 1. Heidelberg Univ. (Germany). Inst. fuer Theoretische Physik

Description

Custodial SU(2) breaking due to dynamical fermion masses is studied in a rather general context and it is shown how some well-known limiting cases are correctly described. The type of 'gap equation' which can systematically lead to extra negative contributions to the so-called ρ-parameter is emphasized. Furthermore, general model independent features are discussed and it is shown how electro-weak precision measurements can be sentitive to the fermion content and/or dynamical features of a given theory. (orig.)

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Journal Title
Nuclear Physics. B
Journal Volume
407
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 173-190.
ISSN
0550-3213
CODEN
NUPBBO