2008/02/01 by P. Żenczykowski, Piotr Zenczykowski
Physics and Astronomy · #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #hep-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2008.01.045
published as Phys.Lett.B660:567-572,2008
openalex publication_date 2008/02/01 · arxiv created 2008/03/03 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
We propose that the whole algebraic structure of the Harari–Shupe rishon model originates via a Dirac-like linearization of quadratic form x2+p2, with position and momentum satisfying standard commutation relations. The scheme does not invoke the concept of preons as spin-1/2 subparticles, thus evading the problem of preon confinement, while fully explaining all symmetries emboded in the Harari–Shupe model. Furthermore, the concept of quark colour is naturally linked to the ordering of rishons. Our scheme leads to group U(1)⊗SU(3) combined with SU(2), with two of the SU(2) generators not commuting with reflections. An interpretation of intra-generation quark–lepton transformations in terms of genuine rotations and reflections in phase space is proposed.