The Number of Elementary Fermions and the Electromagnetic Coupling

Electric charges and masses of elementary fermions of the Standard Model and fundamental physical constants (speed of light in vacuum, Planck constant, gravitational constant, vacuum permittivity, electron charge) are related through a simple equation. This new relation links 10 of the free paramete...

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Main Author: Liberato De Caro
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2571-712X/5/4/36
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description Electric charges and masses of elementary fermions of the Standard Model and fundamental physical constants (speed of light in vacuum, Planck constant, gravitational constant, vacuum permittivity, electron charge) are related through a simple equation. This new relation links 10 of the free parameters of the Standard Model—the masses of the three charged leptons and six quarks, and the electromagnetic coupling—in a compact formula, leaving strong constraints for allowing further elementary charged fermions beyond the Standard Model’s physics. The formula is not derived by theoretical calculations, but it is based on the empirically measured values of the electric charges and proper masses of the known elementary fermions.
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spelling doaj.art-d6ceb26e6b1545549352d1a48109bdcf2023-11-24T17:11:47ZengMDPI AGParticles2571-712X2022-11-015448849210.3390/particles5040036The Number of Elementary Fermions and the Electromagnetic CouplingLiberato De Caro0Istituto di Cristallografia, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (IC-CNR), Via Amendola 122/O, 70126 Bari, ItalyElectric charges and masses of elementary fermions of the Standard Model and fundamental physical constants (speed of light in vacuum, Planck constant, gravitational constant, vacuum permittivity, electron charge) are related through a simple equation. This new relation links 10 of the free parameters of the Standard Model—the masses of the three charged leptons and six quarks, and the electromagnetic coupling—in a compact formula, leaving strong constraints for allowing further elementary charged fermions beyond the Standard Model’s physics. The formula is not derived by theoretical calculations, but it is based on the empirically measured values of the electric charges and proper masses of the known elementary fermions.https://www.mdpi.com/2571-712X/5/4/36standard modelelementary fermionsfine-structure constant
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The Number of Elementary Fermions and the Electromagnetic Coupling
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standard model
elementary fermions
fine-structure constant
title The Number of Elementary Fermions and the Electromagnetic Coupling
title_full The Number of Elementary Fermions and the Electromagnetic Coupling
title_fullStr The Number of Elementary Fermions and the Electromagnetic Coupling
title_full_unstemmed The Number of Elementary Fermions and the Electromagnetic Coupling
title_short The Number of Elementary Fermions and the Electromagnetic Coupling
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elementary fermions
fine-structure constant
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