The Coupling Constants and Masses of the Standard Model as Symmetry Normalizations

TL;DR

This paper interprets key Standard Model parameters as symmetry normalizations and uses a statistical argument to derive the Weinberg angle, aligning with experimental data.

Contribution

It introduces a novel interpretation of Standard Model parameters as symmetry normalizations and derives the Weinberg angle from this perspective.

Findings

Weinberg angle approximated as tan^2θ=1/3

Parameters interpreted as symmetry normalizations

Consistent with experimental values

Abstract

The numerical input for the quantitative consequences of the electroweak standard model, the hypercharge and isospin coupling constants and the Higgs field ground state mass value, are interpreted as normalizations of the symmetries involved. Using an additional statistical argument, a first order quantitative determination of the Weinberg angle as a normalization ratio gives the experimentally acceptable value $\tan^2\th={1\over3}$.