Theory of Timeon

TL;DR

This paper proposes a new pseudoscalar field called the 'timeon' that explains $T$ violation and quark masses through spontaneous symmetry breaking, predicting a new particle detectable in current accelerators.

Contribution

It introduces a novel pseudoscalar field mechanism for $T$ violation and quark masses, predicting a new particle called the 'timeon' with a mass independent of known quantities.

Findings

The 'timeon' particle can be produced in current accelerators.

The model explains $T$ violation via spontaneous symmetry breaking.

The 'timeon' mass is independent of known physical parameters.

Abstract

It is proposed that $T$ violation in hadronic physics, as well as the masses of $u, d$ quarks, arise from a pseudoscalar interaction with a new spin 0 field $\tau(x)$, odd in $P$ and $T$, but even in $C$. This interaction contains a factor $i\gamma_5$ in the quark Dirac algebra, so that the full Hamiltonian is $P$, $T$ conserving; but by spontaneous symmetry breaking, the new field $\tau(x)$ has a nonzero expectation value $<\tau>=\tau_0$ that breaks $P$ and $T$ symmetry. Oscillations of $\tau(x)$ about its expectation value $\tau_0$ produce a new particle, the "timeon", whose mass is independent of any known quantities. If the timeon mass is within the range of present accelerators, observation of the particle can be helped with a search of $T$-violating events.}