A Novel Foamy Origin for Singlet Fermion Masses
arXiv:1706.04080 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.96.086012
Abstract
We show how masses for singlet fermions can be generated by interactions with a D-particle model of space-time foam inspired by brane theory. It has been shown previously by one of the authors (N.E.M.) such interactions may generate generate dynamically small masses for charged fermions via the recoils of D-particle defects interacting with photons. In this work we consider the direct interactions of D-particle with uncharged singlet fermions such as right-handed neutrinos. Quantum fluctuations of the lattice of D-particles have massless vector (spin-one) excitations that are analogues of phonons. These mediate forces between the singlet fermions, generating large dynamical masses that may be communicated to light neutrinos via the seesaw mechanism.
arXiv comment1 + 31 pages, 2 figures. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1011.3528
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