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Lorentz violating extension of the Standard Model and the Beta-decay end-point

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2009-11-10 v2

Abstract

The Standard Model extension with additional Lorentz violating terms allows for redefining the equation of motion of a propagating left-handed fermionic particle. The obtained Dirac-type equation can be embedded in a generalized Lorentz-invariance preserving-algebra through the definition of Lorentz algebra-like generators with a light-like preferred axis. The resulting modification to the fermionic equation of motion introduces some novel ingredients to the phenomenological analysis of the cross section of the tritium β\beta-decay. Assuming lepton number conservation, our formalism provides a natural explanation for the tritium β\beta-decay end-point via an effective neutrino mass term without the need of a sterile right-handed state.

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@article{arxiv.0802.2199,
  title  = {Lorentz violating extension of the Standard Model and the Beta-decay end-point},
  author = {Alex E. Bernardini and O. Bertolami},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0802.2199},
  year   = {2009}
}

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13 pages, 1 figure

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