On Electro-weak mixing derived from radiative corrections and the necessity of the Higgs mechanism
Abstract
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Starting from the unmixed Lagrangian, the electro-weak radiative corrections are recomputed using symmetrical generalised functions. All gauge bosons acquire an indeterminate mass. Electro-weak mixing is obtained by diagonalization of the mass matrix. The W/Z mass ratio follows automatically. The Higgs mechanism is not needed to generate the vector boson masses. A mass sum rule is postulated to obtain a zero photon mass. The radiative corrections are different, and (provisionally) in agreement with experiment, when the no longer needed Higgs terms are omitted.
Plain TeX, 11 pages, figs. of trivial Feynman diagrams to be added, Two errors in a formula fixed, text adapted, conclusions unchanged
Plain TeX, 11 pages, figs. of trivial Feynman diagrams to be added, Two errors in a formula fixed, text adapted, conclusions unchanged