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Scalar Spin of Elementary Fermions

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2015-06-16 v2 High Energy Physics - Experiment

Abstract

We show that, using the experimentally observed values of CKM and PMNS mixing matrices, all known elementary fermions can be assigned a new quantum number, the scalar spin, in a unique way. This is achieved without introduction of new degrees of freedom. The assignment implies that tau-neutrino should be an anti-Dirac spinor, while mu-tau leptons and charm-top, strange-bottom quarks form Dirac-anti-Dirac scalar spin doublets. The electron and its neutrino remain as originally described by Dirac.

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@article{arxiv.1307.2694,
  title  = {Scalar Spin of Elementary Fermions},
  author = {A. Jourjine},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1307.2694},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

19 pages. The version accepted to Physics Letters B

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