NONSTANDARD COUPLINGS OF THE TOP QUARK AND PRECISION-MEASUREMENTS OF THE ELECTROWEAK THEORY

被引:123
作者
PECCEI, RD
PERIS, S
ZHANG, X
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[1] Physics Department, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles
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美国能源部;
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10.1016/0550-3213(91)90327-T
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O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
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We study the effects of residual non-universal interactions of the top quark with the Z-omicron, which typically occur in dynamical symmetry breaking scenarios. Using recent experimental data from LEP and deep inelastic scattering experiments, we place bounds on these extra interactions under the assumption that the top mass and the Fermi scale have a common dynamical origin. Rather significant non-universal interactions are still allowed. We speculate on the possible theoretical and experimental implications of this result.
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