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Is U(1) H a good family symmetry?

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Zeitschrift für Physik C Particles and Fields

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We analyze U(1) H as a horizontal symmetry and its possibilities to explain the known elementary-fermion masses. We find that only two candidates, in the context of SU(3) c ⊗SU(2) L ⊗U(1) Y ⊗U(1) H nonsupersymmetric, are able to fit the experimental resultm b≪m t.

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  1. Departamento de Física, Universidad de Antioquia, A.A. 1226, Medellín, Colombia

    William A. Ponce & Jesús M. Mira

  2. Departamento de Física, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Apartado Postal 14-740, 07000, México D.F., México

    William A. Ponce & Arnulfo Zepeda

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Ponce, W.A., Zepeda, A. & Mira, J.M. Is U(1) H a good family symmetry?. Z. Phys. C - Particles and Fields 69, 683–686 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02907452

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