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PARTICLE CHARGE SYMMETRIES AS R$sub 8$ SUBGROUPS

Journal Article · · Journal of Mathematical Physics (New York) (U.S.)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1704017· OSTI ID:4679191

It is shown how the formalism of 8 x 8 Dirac matrices can be extended to include all the groups so far proposed as relevant to elementary-particle charge symmetries: R/sub 4/, R/sub 7/, G/sub 2/, SU/sub 3/. These are all treated as subgroups of R /sub 8/, which appears to determine the eightiold structure of the particle families, even before the particle interactions are switched on.'' Since these subgroups of RB are incompatible, they will lead to a clash of symmetries,'' as observed experimentally. It is pointed out that if the plausible association is made between real and charge-space statistics in representations of RB, the group SU/sub 3/ satisfies charge conjugation invariance for 3-boson interactions but not for two-fermion-- one-boson interactions. An argumert is given that the representations 8 and 8 of SU/sub 3/ plus the representations (7 + 1) of G/sub 2/ and R/sub 7/ completely span the symmetries obeying the limited invariance implied by conservation of isotopic spin I and hypercharge Y. (auth)

Research Organization:
Australian National Univ., Canberra
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
NSA Number:
NSA-17-031304
OSTI ID:
4679191
Journal Information:
Journal of Mathematical Physics (New York) (U.S.), Journal Name: Journal of Mathematical Physics (New York) (U.S.) Vol. Vol: 4; ISSN JMAPA
Country of Publication:
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Language:
English

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