Abstract
Weinberg-Salam model is considered in the light of SU(4) × SU(4) chiral symmetry for mesons. The Higgs doublet and the pseudoscalar mesons mix in this framework. Consequences of this mixing for the Higgs decays and the nonleptonic decays of the mesons are explored.
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Sri Ram, M.S. Weinberg-Salam model and chiral symmetry of mesons. Pramana - J. Phys. 19, 501–512 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02847383
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