A Class of Gauge Theories with SuperweakCPViolation
- 15 July 1973
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review D
- Vol. 8 (2) , 625-656
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.8.625
Abstract
A class of gauge theories is discussed in which the and the semileptonic decays are mediated by distinct intermediate bosons, whose mass ratio is related to the Cabibbo angle . Common features of the models are as follows: is well defined only as the result of spontaneous symmetry breaking; decay and the semileptonic , decays are in the ratio only if is maximally violated in the lepton sector; a breakdown of universality related to violation; a superweak impact of violation on decays; the mediation through a neutral vector boson of nonleptonic decays which obey ; and an amplitude for scattering. Two distinct types of theories are discussed in detail. (a) The gauge group O(4) reported before. Here the -violating parameter needs a renormalization. To , -nucleon reactions are possible only if a heavy lepton is produced. (b) , where left- [right-] handed fermions are in but scalar with respect to . Here the -violating parameter can be made finite if a constraint between electron and muon multiplets is satisfied. Further consequences for case (b) are: the and elastic cross sections are () times their respective values, and -nucleon reactions are possible with or without production of a heavy lepton. However, the final hadronic state is necessarily "charmed." The example is discussed in detail. The role of discrete symmetries is emphasized.
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