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Remarks on the fixed-point hypothesis for fermion masses

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We remark on the hypothesis that fermion masses are determined by fixed points of the renormalization group equations. Our conclusion is that this hypothesis has no basis.

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  1. M. O. Taha

    Present address: Department of Physics, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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  1. International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy

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Taha, M.O. Remarks on the fixed-point hypothesis for fermion masses. Nuov Cim A 105, 443–447 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02730648

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