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Title: Neutrino mass and spontaneous parity nonconservation

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)

In weak-interaction models with spontaneous parity nonconservation, based on the gauge group SU(2)/sub L/ x SU(2)/sub R/ x U(1), we obtain the following formula for the neutrino mass: m..nu../sub e/ approx. = m/sub e/ /sup 2//gmW-italic/sub R/, where W/sub R/ is the gauge boson which mediates right-handed weak interactions. This formula, valid for each lepton generation, relates the near maximality of observed parity nonconservation at low energies to the smallness of neutrino masses.

Research Organization:
Department of Physics, City College of New York, New York, New York 10031
OSTI ID:
5448188
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States), Vol. 44:14
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English