The power of [alpha] : electron elementary particle generation with [alpha]-quantized lifetimes and masses /
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| Author / Creator: | MacGregor, Malcolm H. (Malcolm Herbert), 1926- |
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| Imprint: | Hackensack, N.J. ; London : World Scientific, c2007. |
| Description: | xxix, 428 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6374471 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface: The Training of an Elementary Particle Phenomenologist
- List of Figures
- 0. A Pictorial Journey through the Landscape of [alpha]-Quantized Elementary Particle Lifetimes and Masses
- 0.1. The Experimental Journey
- 0.2. Global Lifetime [alpha]-Quantization
- 0.3. Unpaired-Quark Lifetime Hyperfine (HF) Structure
- 0.4. The [alpha superscript 4] "Lifetime Desert" between Unpaired and Paired Quark Decays
- 0.5. Two [alpha superscript -1] Mass Leaps: The m[subscript b] = 70 MeV and m[subscript f] = 105 MeV Basis States
- 0.6. The Spin-1/2 Standard Model q = (u, d), s, c, b "Muon" Constituent Quarks
- 0.7. The Spin-0 Generic "Pion" Constituent Quarks
- 0.8. The Relativistically Spinning Sphere and the m[subscript f]/m[subscript b] = 3/2 Mass Ratio
- 0.9. The M[superscript X] Threshold-State Particle Excitation Mechanism
- 0.10. An [alpha superscript -2] Mass Leap: The q[superscript alpha] = 43,182 MeV Basis Set for the W, Z Gauge Bosons and Top Quark t
- 0.11. Mathological Studies of Elementary Particle Spectroscopy
- 1. Lifetime and Mass [alpha]-Quantization: Physics Beyond the Paradigm
- 1.1. The Missing Elementary Particle Ground State and Its Mass Generator
- 1.2. The Particle Mass Mystery: Physics from the Higgs Down or the Bottom Up?
- 1.3. The Double Mystery of the Fine Structure Constant [alpha] = e[subscript 2]/hc
- 1.4. The Dichotomy of Leptons and Hadrons: Interactive Charges and Passive Masses
- 1.5. Experiment, Phenomenology, Theory: The Three Steps to Success
- 1.6. The Review of Particle Physics (RPP) Elementary Particle Data Base
- 1.7. The Linkage Between Particle Lifetimes/Widths (Stability) and Particle Masses (Structure)
- 1.8. The Numerical Challenge of the Proton-to-Electron Mass Ratio
- 2. The Phenomenology of [alpha]-Quantized Particle Lifetimes and Mass-Widths
- 2.1. The Zeptosecond Boundary between Threshold-State and Excited-State Lifetimes
- 2.2. The Nonstrange [pi superscript +], [pi superscript -], [pi superscript 0], [eta], [eta]' PS Meson Quintet: The "Crown Jewels" of Lifetime [alpha]-Quantization
- 2.3. The Strange K[superscript +], K[superscript -], [Characters not reproducible] Meson Quartet: [alpha]-Scaling and Factor-of-2 Hyperfine (HE) Structure
- 2.4. The PS Meson Lifetime Nonet: Physics Outside of the Standard Model
- 2.5. Hyperfine (HE) Factor-of-2 and Factor-of-3 Lifetime Structure
- 2.6. The [alpha]-Quantization of the 36 Long-Lived Threshold-State Particle Lifetimes
- 2.7. The s, c, b Quark Group Structure in [alpha]-Quantized Particle Lifetimes
- 2.8. Factor of [alpha superscript 4] Lifetime Ratios between Unpaired and Paired Quark Decays
- 2.9. The b-Quark and c-Quark Factor-of-3 Lifetime Flavor Structure
- 2.10. Flavor Substitutions and c > b > s Flavor Dominance in Unpaired-Quark Decays
- 2.11. The Historical Emergence of [alpha]-Quantized Elementary Particle Lifetimes
- 3. The Phenomenology of Reciprocal [alpha superscript -1] and [alpha superscript -2] Particle Mass Quantization
- 3.1. What Are the Elementary Particle Lepton and Hadron "Ground States"?
- 3.2. The Correlation between Particle Mass-Widths and Particle Masses
- 3.3. Electrons, Muons and Pions: The "Rosetta Stones" of [alpha]-Quantized Masses
- 3.4. The First-Order m[subscript b] = 70 MeV Boson and m[subscript f] = 105 MeV Fermion "[alpha]-Leap" Masses
- 3.5. Symmetric (M[subscript pi], M[subscript phi], M[subscript MuMu)] and Asymmetric (M[subscript K], M[subscript K], M[subscript Mu], M[subscript Mu]) "Platform" States
- 3.6. The Spin and Flavor Hierarchy of the M[subscript X] Platform Excitations
- 3.7. The M[subscript pi] ([pi], [eta], [eta]') Boson M[superscript X] Tower: The "Crown Jewels" of [alpha]-Quantized Masses
- 3.8. The M[subscript MuMu] ([MuMu], pp, [tautau] Fermion M[superscript X] Tower
- 3.9. The "Supersymmetric" 420 MeV Excitation Quantum X = 3m[subscript b]m[subscript b] = 2m[subscript f]m[subscript f]
- 3.10. The Strange M[subscript K] (K, K) Boson M[superscript X] Excitations and the [eta]' = KK Bound State
- 3.11. The Strange M[subscript Mu] (s, s) Fermion M[superscript X] Excitations: s and s Quarks
- 3.12. The Strange M[subscript phi]([phi]) Vector Boson M[superscript X] Excitation: The [phi] = ss Bound State
- 3.13. The Fundamental "M[subscript X] Octet"' of Threshold-State Particles
- 3.14. Isotopic Spin Mass Splittings and Charge-Independent (CI) Particle Masses
- 3.15. Hadronic Binding Energy (HBE) Systematics
- 3.16. Almost-Parameter-Free M[superscript X] Octet Mass Calculations
- 3.17. The M[subscript phi] ([phi], J/[psi], [Upsilon]) = (ss, cc, bb) Vector Meson M[superscript T] Mass-Tripling Tower
- 3.18. Charge Exchange (CX) and Fragmentation (CF) Excitations and Proton Stability
- 3.19. Excitation Doubling and the W and Z Vector Mesons
- 3.20. The Second-Order [alpha superscript -2] Fermion Mass Leap to the W and Z Bosons and Top Quark t
- 3.21. The PS Lifetime and Mass Nonet: Physics Outside of the Standard Model
- 3.22. Examples of Reciprocal [alpha]-Quantized Lifetimes and Masses
- 3.23. The q, s, c, b Quark Benchmark Test: Calculate 16 Unpaired-Quark Ground States
- 3.24. The Short-Lived Excited-State Masses: Evidence from Excitation Clusters
- 3.25. Muon (Fermion) Masses and Quarks; Pion (Boson) Masses and Generic Quarks; Superheavy Muon [alpha]-Quark Masses
- 3.26. Evidence for the s = 595 MeV Strange Quark Excited State
- 3.27. The Universal 35 MeV Mass Grid
- 3.28. Mass Freedom in Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD)
- 4. The Mathology of the Elementary Particle: The Relativistically Spinning Sphere
- 4.1. Introduction to Mathology
- 4.2. The Most Accurate Example of Mathology: Quantum Electrodynamics (QED)
- 4.3. The Mechanical Mathology of Relativistically Spinning Spherical Masses
- 4.4. The Spectroscopic Mathology of the Electron: A Classical Representation Does Exist
- 4.5. The Vanishing Electric Quadrupole Moment of the Electron
- 4.6. The Physical Basis for the Anomalous Magnetic Moment of the Electron: The Answer to Richard Feynman's Challenge for a First-Order Model
- 4.7. The Relativistic Transformation Properties of the Mathological Electron: Correct Transformations Occur only at the Rotational Relativistic Limit
- 5. The Mathology of Particle Waves: The Particle-Hole Pair
- 5.1. The Mathology of the Electron Phase Wave
- 5.2. The Mathology of Particle-Hole Pairs: Zerons and Photons
- 5.3. The Mathology of QED Renormalization: Bare Masses as "Hole" States
- 5.4. Vacuum-State Zero-Point Fluctuations as Energy-Conserving Particle-Hole Pairs
- 6. The Mathology of the Fine Structure Constant [alpha] = e[superscript 2]/hc
- 6.1. The Mystery of the Numerical Value [alpha] [TildeFullEqual] 1/137
- 6.2. The Phase Transitions [alpha subscript 1,2,3,4] [equiv] [alpha subscript e], [alpha subscript Mu], [alpha subscript q], [alpha subscript gamma] of the Mass Generator [alpha]
- 6.3. Three Configurations of the Multiform Electric Charge e
- 7. Ramifications
- 7.1. Cosmological Masses
- 7.2. The "Mechanical" Mass of the Elementary Particle
- 7.3. Three Deficiencies in the Standard Model Treatment of Particle Masses
- Postscript: The Saga of the m[subscript b] = 70 MeV and m[subscript f] = 105 MeV Mass Quanta
- Appendices
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Index
