Higgs field as the gauge field corresponding to parity in the usual space-time

TL;DR

This paper proposes that the Higgs field can be understood as a gauge field associated with a discrete fifth dimension, emerging from the local description of space-time, and connects noncommutative geometry to the standard model.

Contribution

It introduces a novel interpretation of the Higgs field as a gauge field linked to a discrete dimension arising from local space-time description.

Findings

Higgs field corresponds to a gauge field of a discrete fifth dimension

Noncommutative geometry derivation of the standard model is explained as a local space-time artifact

Parity degree of freedom acts as an additional discrete dimension

Abstract

We find that the local character of field theory requires the parity degree of freedom of the fields to be considered as an additional dicrete fifth dimension which is an artifact emerging due to the local description of space-time. Higgs field arises as the gauge field corresponding to this discrete dimension. Hence the noncommutative geometric derivation of the standard model follows as a manifestation of the local description of the usual space-time.