Hints of New Flavor Physics at LEP?

Abstract

A massive gauge boson coupling to the third family but not lighter families mixes with the $Z$. The $Z$ partial width to $b\overline{b}$ increases, the $\tau$ asymmetry parameter increases, the invisible width of the $Z$ decreases, and ${\alpha }_s(m_Z)$ decreases, all in a manner consistent with present data.

8 pages, LaTeX, UTPT-94-20. (Version to be published - some discussion added.)

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