Lorentz violating extension of the Standard Model and the Beta-decay end-point
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 -decay. Assuming lepton number conservation, our formalism provides a natural explanation for the tritium -decay end-point via an effective neutrino mass term without the need of a sterile right-handed state.
Cite
@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