Neutrino and scalar boson mass in algebraic quantum field theory
| dc.creator | Nesbet, R. K. | |
| dc.date | 2007-11-08 | |
| dc.date | 2008-04-10 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T09:31:12Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T09:31:12Z | |
| dc.description | The hypothesis is explored that fermion rest mass is due entirely to self-interaction via virtual excitation of gauge bosons. This requires revising the standard model to treat both chiral projections of a fermion field as SU(2) doublets, which precludes Yukawa coupling to a scalar (Higgs) boson field. The estimated self-interaction mass of the electron neutrino is $0.291\times10^{-5}m_e$. The implied self-interaction mass of the Higgs boson itself is very small, comparable to the neutrino. Because there is no direct coupling to fermions, only to the $Z^0$ gauge boson, this can be reconciled with failure to detect low-mass Higgs bosons. This argument eliminates many undetermined parameters of the standard model, but requires an {\it ad hoc} Lagrangian term to account for neutral current asymmetries. The proposed algebraic formalism is consistent with fermion generations defined by distinct eigenvalues of a self-interaction mass operator. | |
| dc.description | 2 files: enlett.tex, epl2.cls v2: Text revised to emphasize and justify modifications to the standard model and to support the conclusion that the Higgs mass may be very small | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/0711.1382 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/0711.1382 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/158374 | |
| dc.subject | High Energy Physics - Theory | |
| dc.title | Neutrino and scalar boson mass in algebraic quantum field theory | |
| dc.type | text |