Three generations and a trio of trialities
We identify the Standard Model's su(3)⊕su(2)⊕u(1) internal symmetries within the triality symmetries tri(C)⊕tri(H)⊕tri(O). From here, the corresponding Standard Model group action is applied to the triality triple (Ψ+,Ψ−,V) for Ψ+,Ψ−,V∈C⊗H⊗O. Together, Ψ+ and Ψ− provide the correct irreducible representations for two generations. Owing to a certain Cartan factorization, which we define, V provides the irreducible representations for a third generation. Said more explicitly in another way, division algebraic multiplication merges a third generation of spinor representations into a set of scalar bosons. This set of scalar bosons includes the familiar Standard Model Higgs representation.
Authors
- N. Furey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8695-2904)
- M. J. Hughes
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physics Letters B
- Published
- 2025-04-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2025.139473
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Algebraic and Geometric Analysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.73
Funders
- University of Leeds
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin