Published December 2009
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Journal article
Gravity and the fermion mass
Description
It is shown that gravity generates mass for the fermion. It does so by coupling directly the spinor field. The coupling term is invariant with respect to the electroweak gauge group U(1) SU(2)L. It replaces the fermion mass term mψψ.
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuovo Cimento. B
- Journal Volume
- 124
- Journal Issue
- 12
- Journal Page Range
- p. 1175-1189
- ISSN
- 2037-4895
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Italy
- Country of Input or Organization
- Italy
- INIS RN
- 42093833
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- FERMIONS; FIELD THEORIES; GRAVITATION; SPINORS; STANDARD MODEL; WEINBERG-SALAM GAUGE MODEL
- Descriptors DEC
- FIELD THEORIES; GRAND UNIFIED THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE MODELS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; UNIFIED GAUGE MODELS; UNIFIED-FIELD THEORIES