Re: Charge Quantification and The Standard Model

[Robert B Zannelli <Spinoza321@AOL.COM>]

In a message dated 11/29/2002 12:39:43 PM Eastern Standard Time,
Spinoza321@AOL.COM writes:


> In the SM the Higgs is assumed to be a doublet "theta" with an arbitrary
> hypercharge Y_theta. We also label the Higgs isospin component T_3. In the
> SM. the following relationship holds for electric charge.
>
>                                  Q=T_3-(T_3/Y_theta)*Y

This equation should be Q=I_3-(T_3/Y_theta)*Y    I_3 being the fermion's
isospin charge.

Bob Zannelli

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