Three fermionic generations on a topological defect in extra dimensions
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2008-11-26 v2
Abstract
We suggest a mechanism explaining the origin of three generations of the Standard Model fermions from one generation in a higher-dimensional theory. Four-dimensional fermions appear as zero modes trapped in the core of a topological defect with topological number three. We discuss hierarchical pattern of masses and mixings which arises in these models.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-ph/0011095,
title = {Three fermionic generations on a topological defect in extra dimensions},
author = {M. V. Libanov and S. V. Troitsky},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/0011095},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
19 pages, no figures; v.2: references added, main text unchanged