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Symmetry-breaking patterns in left-right-symmetric models: How to ensure natural flavor conservation and a soft CP violation

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. D; (United States)
A detailed analysis of the symmetry-breaking patterns in left-right-symmetric models is performed, looking for a soft violation of CP and requiring the absence of Higgs-boson-induced flavor-changing neutral currents in the light-Higgs-boson sector. The difficulties typical of pseudomanifest left-right-symmetric theories in ensuring both properties are discussed. An alternative approach is proposed in which the Weinberg-Salam projection of the left-right model is naturally flavor conserving and CP is spontaneously violated in the manner of Weinberg without effects of Kobayashi-Maskawa phases.
Research Organization:
Istituto di Fisica, Universita di Bari, Italy and Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bari, Bari, Italy
OSTI ID:
5072936
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. D; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. D; (United States) Vol. 32:11; ISSN PRVDA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English