Anthropic constraints on fermion masses
High Energy Physics - Theory
2009-12-16 v1 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Nuclear Theory
Abstract
We summarize the results of previous research on the constraints imposed on quark masses by the anthropically-motivated requirement that there exist stable nuclei with the right charge to form complex molecules. We also mention an upper bound on the mass of the lightest lepton, derived from the requirement that such nuclei be stable against electron capture.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0906.0029,
title = {Anthropic constraints on fermion masses},
author = {Alejandro Jenkins},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0906.0029},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
6 pages, 1 figure, Acta Phys. Pol. style. Presented at the ExcitedQCD meeting in Zakopane, Poland, 8-14 Feb. 2009