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Non-linear field theory for lepton and quark masses

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

Barut's formula for the mass of leptons is successfully extended to quarks. A very simple non-linear scalar field model explains both the N^4 power law dependence of the mass, and the existence of a cut-off which limits the number of leptons to three and the number of quarks to five, suggesting that the mass of the sixth quark is of different origin.

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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/0201193,
  title  = {Non-linear field theory for lepton and quark masses},
  author = {Andre Gsponer and Jean-Pierre Hurni},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/0201193},
  year   = {2007}
}

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8 pages, 1 table, 1 figure. PACS: 12.15.Ff, 11.10