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A statistical model expounding weak bosons as massless particles

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Il Nuovo Cimento A (1971-1996)

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A statistical model utilizing the Thomas-Fermi approximation is advanced which, by assuming Z0 and W± bosons to be massless particles like photons, explains the short range of weak forces by means of the screening properties of the negative-kinetic-energy neutrino distribution which, according to the Dirac equation, fills the whole universe. In addition, a conjecture is proposed ascribing the current electron and neutrino masses to an evolutive process which took place while the universe was cooling.

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  1. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica della Materia, Cagliari, Italy

    P. Brovetto, V. Maxia & M. Salis

  2. Istituto di Fisica Superiore dell’Università, Cagliari, Italy

    P. Brovetto, V. Maxia & M. Salis

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Brovetto, P., Maxia, V. & Salis, M. A statistical model expounding weak bosons as massless particles. Il Nuovo Cimento A (1971-1996) 112, 531–544 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03035867

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