346 research outputs found
A New Model for Fermion Masses in Supersymmetric Grand Unified Theories
We present a simple model for fermion mass matrices and quark mixing in the
context of supersymmetric grand unified theories and show its agreement with
experiment. Our model realizes the GUT mass relations , , in a new way and is easily consistent with values of
suggested by MSSM fits to LEP data.Comment: Latex, 8 p., ITP-SB-93-37 (revised version contains minor changes in
some wording and citations; no changes in analytic or numerical results.
Infrared Quasi Fixed Points and Mass Predictions in the MSSM II: Large tan(beta) Scenario
We consider the infrared quasi fixed point solutions of the renormalization
group equations for the Yukawa couplings and soft supersymmetry breaking
parameters in the MSSM in the \underline{large } regime. The
existence of IR quasi fixed points together with the values of gauge couplings,
third generation quarks, lepton and Z-boson masses allows one to predict masses
of the Higgs bosons and SUSY particles as functions of the only free parameter,
, or the gluino mass. The lightest Higgs boson mass for TeV is found to be GeV for and
GeV for .Comment: 15 pages, LateX file with 4 eps figures, corrected numbers, new
column in table, last versio
Twist Deformations of the Supersymmetric Quantum Mechanics
The N-extended Supersymmetric Quantum Mechanics is deformed via an abelian
twist which preserves the super-Hopf algebra structure of its Universal
Enveloping Superalgebra. Two constructions are possible. For even N one can
identify the 1D N-extended superalgebra with the fermionic Heisenberg algebra.
Alternatively, supersymmetry generators can be realized as operators belonging
to the Universal Enveloping Superalgebra of one bosonic and several fermionic
oscillators. The deformed system is described in terms of twisted operators
satisfying twist-deformed (anti)commutators. The main differences between an
abelian twist defined in terms of fermionic operators and an abelian twist
defined in terms of bosonic operators are discussed.Comment: 18 pages; two references adde
Can a strongly interacting Higgs boson rescue SU(5)?
Renormalization group analyses show that the three running gauge coupling
constants of the Standard Model do not become equal at any energy scale. These
analyses have not included any effects of the Higgs boson's self-interaction.
In this paper, I examine whether these effects can modify this conclusion.Comment: 8 pages (plus 4 postscript figures
Can the SO(10) Model with Two Higgs Doublets Reproduce the Observed Fermion Masses?
It is usually considered that the SO(10) model with one 10 and one 126 Higgs
scalars cannot reproduce the observed quark and charged lepton masses. Against
this conventional conjecture, we find solutions of the parameters which can
give the observed fermion mass spectra. The SO(10) model with one 10 and one
120 Higgs scalars is also discussed.Comment: 7 pages, 1 figure, REVTe
Third Generation Effects on Fermion Mass Predictions in Supersymmetric Grand Unified Theories
Relations among fermion masses and mixing angles at the scale of grand
unification are modified at lower energies by renormalization group running
induced by gauge and Yukawa couplings. In supersymmetric theories, the
quark and lepton Yukawa couplings, as well as the quark coupling,
may cause significant running if , the ratio of Higgs field
expectation values, is large. We present approximate analytic expressions for
the scaling factors for fermion masses and CKM matrix elements induced by all
three third generation Yukawa couplings. We then determine how running caused
by the third generation of fermions affects the predictions arising from three
possible forms for the Yukawa coupling matrices at the GUT scale: the
Georgi-Jarlskog, Giudice, and Fritzsch textures.Comment: phyzzx, 26 pp., 6 figures not included, e-mailable upon request,
JHU-TIPAC-93000
A New Technique for Detecting Supersymmetric Dark Matter
We estimate the event rate for excitation of atomic transition by
photino-like dark matter. For excitations of several eV, this event rate can
exceed naive cross-section by many orders of magnitude. Although the event rate
for these atomic excitation is smaller than that of nuclear recoil off of
non-zero spin nuclei, the photons emitted by the deexcitation are easier to
detect than low-energy nuclear recoils. For many elements, there are several
low-lying states with comparable excitation rates, thus, spectral ratios could
be used to distinguish signal from background.Comment: 6 pages plain te
Family replicated fit of all quark and lepton masses and mixings
We review our recent development of family replicated gauge group model,
which generates the Large Mixing Angle MSW solution. The model is based on each
family of quarks and leptons having its own set of gauge fields, each
containing a replica of the Standard Model gauge fields plus a (B-L)-coupled
gauge field. A fit of all the seventeen quark-lepton mass and mixing angle
observables, using just six new Higgs field vacuum expectation values, agrees
with the experimental data order of magnitudewise. However, this model can not
predict the baryogenesis in right order, therefore, we discuss further
modification of our model and present a preliminary result of baryon number to
entropy ratio.Comment: 13 pages, no figure, LaTeX, Talk given at 8th Adriatic Meeting and
Central European Symposia on Particle Physics in the New Millennium, 4-14
Sep. 2001, Dubrovnik, Croati
MSSM and Large from SUSY Trinification
We construct a supersymmetric model based on the semi-simple gauge group
with the relation automatically arising from its structure. The model below a scale
GeV gives naturally rise just to the minimal supersymmetric
standard model and therefore to the presently favored values for and without fields in representations higher than the
fundamental.Comment: 9 pages, LaTeX, UT-STPD-3-9
A study of the association of HLA DR, DQ, and complement C4 alleles with systemic lupus erythematosus in Iceland
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