11 papers
q-Electroweak, q-Gravity, and Knotted Solitons
R. J. Finkelstein
If the Lie group of a non-Abelian theory is replaced by the corresponding q-group, one is led to replace the Lie algebra by two dual algebras. The first of these lies close to the…
Note on q-Dual Theories
R. J. Finkelstein
The q-deformation of the Lie algebras underlying the standard field theories leads to a pair of dual algebras. We describe a simple choice of possible field theories based on these…
q-Electroweak (II)
R. J. Finkelstein
A gauged theory is characterized by two dual algebras, the first lying close to the Lie algebra of SU(2) while the second introduces new degrees of freedom that may be as…
On q-SU(3) Gauge Theory
Robert J. Finkelstein
We study the replacement of SU(3) by SU_q(3) in standard gauge theories. At the level of a global theory there is a physically sensible SU_q(3) formalism with measurable difference…
On q-Electroweak
R. J. Finkelstein
The q-electroweak theory obtained by replacing SU(2) by in the Weinberg-Salam model is experimentally not distinguishable from the standard model at the level of the doub…
TCP in q-Lorentz Theories
R. J. Finkelstein
The connection between spin and statistics implied by the continuous Lorentz group together with strong reflection (TCP) is shown to hold also for the q-Lorentz group.