Mechanism for nonconservation of muon number. [Branching ratio]
Journal Article
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· Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)
We consider the possibility that muon-number conservation is not a fundamental symmetry of nature. In simple SU(2) xU(1) gauge theories with several scalar boson doublets, muon number will still automatically be conserved by the intermediate-vector-boson interactions, but not by effects of virtual scalar bosons. The branching ratio for ..mu..+e+..gamma.. is estimated to be of order (..cap alpha../..pi..)/sup 3/. Other ..mu..-epsilon transition processes are also discussed.
- Research Organization:
- Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305
- OSTI ID:
- 7118063
- Journal Information:
- Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 38:12; ISSN PRLTA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
BASIC INTERACTIONS
BOSONS
CONSERVATION LAWS
COUPLING CONSTANTS
DECAY
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
FERMIONS
INTERACTIONS
INTERMEDIATE BOSONS
INTERMEDIATE VECTOR BOSONS
LEPTON NUMBER
LEPTONIC DECAY
LEPTONS
LIE GROUPS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MUONS
PARTICLE DECAY
PARTICLE MODELS
POSTULATED PARTICLES
SU GROUPS
SU-2 GROUPS
SYMMETRY GROUPS
U GROUPS
U-1 GROUPS
UNIFIED GAUGE MODELS
UNITARITY
WEAK INTERACTIONS
WEAK PARTICLE DECAY
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
BASIC INTERACTIONS
BOSONS
CONSERVATION LAWS
COUPLING CONSTANTS
DECAY
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
FERMIONS
INTERACTIONS
INTERMEDIATE BOSONS
INTERMEDIATE VECTOR BOSONS
LEPTON NUMBER
LEPTONIC DECAY
LEPTONS
LIE GROUPS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MUONS
PARTICLE DECAY
PARTICLE MODELS
POSTULATED PARTICLES
SU GROUPS
SU-2 GROUPS
SYMMETRY GROUPS
U GROUPS
U-1 GROUPS
UNIFIED GAUGE MODELS
UNITARITY
WEAK INTERACTIONS
WEAK PARTICLE DECAY