SU(3) x U(1) gauge theory of the weak and electromagnetic interactions

Journal Article · Mon May 30 00:00:00 EDT 1977 · Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.38.1237· OSTI ID:7214970

Lee, B W; Weinberg, S

We describe an extension of the gauge theory of weak and electromagnetic interactions to SU(3) x U(1). The extended theory naturally insures universality, absence of right-handed currents in ..beta.. and muon decay, flavor conservation in neutral currents, etc.; gives good quantitative agreement with observations of neutral currents; and accounts for recently observed trimuon events.

• Research Organization: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510
• OSTI ID: 7214970
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 38:22; ISSN PRLTA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
ALGEBRAIC CURRENTS
BASIC INTERACTIONS
BOSONS
CHIRALITY
CURRENTS
DECAY
DEEP INELASTIC SCATTERING
ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERACTIONS
ELECTRON-MUON UNIVERSALITY
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
EXPECTATION VALUE
GAUGE INVARIANCE
INELASTIC SCATTERING
INTERACTIONS
INTERMEDIATE BOSONS
INTERMEDIATE VECTOR BOSONS
INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES
LEPTON-BARYON INTERACTIONS
LEPTON-HADRON INTERACTIONS
LEPTON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS
LEPTONIC DECAY
LIE GROUPS
MASS DIFFERENCE
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
NEUTRAL CURRENTS
PARTICLE DECAY
PARTICLE INTERACTIONS
PARTICLE MODELS
PARTICLE PROPERTIES
POSTULATED PARTICLES
QUANTUM NUMBERS
QUARKS
SCATTERING
SU GROUPS
SU-3 GROUPS
SYMMETRY GROUPS
U GROUPS
U-1 GROUPS
UNIFIED GAUGE MODELS
WEAK INTERACTIONS
WEAK PARTICLE DECAY