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3-3-1 Models With Unique Lepton Generations and Analysis of Higgs Decays

Ficenec, Karen
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We examined several 3-3-1 Models containing three unique lepton generations -- each generation has unique quantum numbers and uses the other generations to fully cancel anomalies. These models have been previously discussed in a paper published by Marc Sher and David Anderson [2]. Using new data from the LHC [5], we revisited the Higgs decays presented in these models, and analyzed their viability. Despite the theoretical possibility for extending the Standard Model, none of the models proposed by Anderson and Sher in 2005 have survived experimental verification. We will provide background information on the Standard Model, introduce some of the possible extensions of it, and then show how these extensions failed in comparison to experimental data.
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2017-05-01
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Sher, Marc
Hoatson, Gina
Lockwood, Rowan
Deconinck, Wouter
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