Published February 18, 1982 | Version v1
Journal article

The substructure of the weak bosons and the weak mixing angle

  • 1. Max-Planck-Institut fuer Physik und Astrophysik, Muenchen (Germany, F.R.). Inst. fuer Physik
  • 2. European Organization for Nuclear Research, Geneva (Switzerland)

Description

In models in which the weak intermediate bosons are bound states consisting of spin 1/2 constituents the effective neutral current mixing angle sin2thetaW is related to the W wave function at the origin. Dynamical constraints for the bound state structure of the W-boson follow. Although the observed value of sin2thetaW is rather large, it seems possible to obtain the observed value in a dynamical mixing scheme. The weak bosons are extended objects, whose sizes are of the order of 10-16 cm. (orig.)

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Journal Title
Phys. Lett., B
Journal Volume
109
Journal Issue
3
Series
Phys. Lett., B.
Journal Page Range
224-226
ISSN
0370-2693