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Lepton isodoublets

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Il Nuovo Cimento (1955-1965)

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If the electron and its associated neutrino v and the muon and its associated neutrino u are put into two isodoublets, then a strangeness-conserving isovector weak 4-currentJ λ can be defined such that weak interaction ∞J λ·J λ conserves isospin. The « neutral currents » so introduced do not affect the rates of Β-decay, Μ-capture, etc., predict no « unwanted processes» (e.g., Μ+p→e+p), and in fact predict only weak scattering. A choice between this « symmetric » theory and the present « charged current» theory may be made by looking for « Class Β» scattering, such as e+u→ e+u, for which the present theory gives zero cross-sections but our symmetric theory predicts cross-sections of the same order as e-v scattering on the present theory.

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Se si pongono in due isodoppietti l’elettrone con il neutrino v ad esso associato ed il muone con il neutrino u ad esso associato, si puó definire una quadricorrente vettoriale che conserva la stranezza,J λ, tale che l’interazione debole ∞J λ·J λ conserva l’isospin. Le « correnti neutre » cosi introdotte non influiscono sui rapporti del decadimento Β, della cattura Μ, ecc, non predicono «processi indesiderabili » (p. es. Μ+p→ e+p), ed in effetti predicano solo scattering deboli. Si puÒ effettuare una scelta fra questa teoria « simmetrica » e l’attuale teoria della « corrente carica » ricercando lo scattering di «classe Β », come e+Μ→e+Μ, per cui la teoria attuale dà una sezione d’urto nulla, mentre la nostra teoria simmetrica predice sezioni d’urto dello stesso ordine dello scattering e-v ottenute con la teoria attuale.

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Acknowledging the support of the National Science Foundation and the Argonne National Laboratory.

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Ingraham, R.L., Melvin, M.A. Lepton isodoublets. Nuovo Cim 29, 1034–1042 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02750129

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