Abstract
Fermion mass terms are forbidden by the gauge symmetry of the standard model.
Keywords
- Accidental Symmetry
- Fermion Mass Term
- Yukawa Interaction Terms
- Lepton Number Conservation
- Fermion Families
These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.
Buying options
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Learn about institutional subscriptionsAuthor information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2014 Springer International Publishing Switzerland
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Becchi, C.M., Ridolfi, G. (2014). Breaking of Accidental Symmetries. In: An Introduction to Relativistic Processes and the Standard Model of Electroweak Interactions. UNITEXT for Physics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06130-6_9
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06130-6_9
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-06129-0
Online ISBN: 978-3-319-06130-6
eBook Packages: Physics and AstronomyPhysics and Astronomy (R0)