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AuraCrystal
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Hello,
I've been reading about the weak interaction.
Basically, the weak interaction couples to particles that are left-handed, and we introduce the electron-electron neutrino as a (left-handed) SU(2) doublet. So, the gauge bosons (W+, W-, and Z) transform SU(2) triplet. Am I right?
So...my question is...why do we enlarge the gauge group to SU(2)×U(1)? And what transforms in U(1)?
I've been reading about the weak interaction.
Basically, the weak interaction couples to particles that are left-handed, and we introduce the electron-electron neutrino as a (left-handed) SU(2) doublet. So, the gauge bosons (W+, W-, and Z) transform SU(2) triplet. Am I right?
So...my question is...why do we enlarge the gauge group to SU(2)×U(1)? And what transforms in U(1)?