Heuristic derivation of Weinberg's angle from space-time and gauge symmetries unification
Creators
- 1. Instituto de Fisica, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Apartado Postal 20-364, Mexico 01000, D. F. (Mexico)
Description
We analyze modern theories' use of the concepts of the wave function, the field, and the underlying space-time in which they live, at the local and global levels and point out at incompatibilities involved. These are resolved by proposing a description in which these three items are considered inseparable. We implement this idea by assigning group generators to Lorentz scalars in an extended Clifford algebra. In the simplest application of the theory, we associate the vector carriers of the SU(2)LxU(1) isospin and the hypercharge symmetries with linear combinations of elements in the Clifford algebra which reproduce the required quantum number of leptons in the interactions. We show that at symmetry breaking to an electromagnetic U(1), the demand of the presence of a non-axial vector, to be linked to the electromagnetic field, leads to a Weinberg's angle θW with sin2(θW)=0.25
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1063/1.1315051;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- AIP Conference Proceedings
- Journal Volume
- 531
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 289-293
- ISSN
- 0094-243X
- CODEN
- APCPCS
Conference
- Title
- 7. Mexican workshop on particles and fields
- Dates
- 10-17 Nov 1999
- Place
- Merida, Yucatan (Mexico)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 34072230
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference, Numerical Data
- Descriptors DEI
- ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; GAUGE INVARIANCE; LEPTONS; QUARKS; SPACE-TIME; STANDARD MODEL; SU-2 GROUPS; THEORETICAL DATA; U-1 GROUPS; WAVE FUNCTIONS; WEINBERG ANGLE; WEINBERG-SALAM GAUGE MODEL
- Descriptors DEC
- DATA; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; FIELD THEORIES; FUNCTIONS; GRAND UNIFIED THEORY; INFORMATION; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; LIE GROUPS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL DATA; PARTICLE MODELS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SU GROUPS; SYMMETRY GROUPS; U GROUPS; UNIFIED GAUGE MODELS; UNIFIED-FIELD THEORIES
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2000 American Institute of Physics.