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Lepton doublets

i. Overview

The Standard Model lepton doublet is a left-handed Weyl spinor in the `(1, 2)_{-3}` representation. Here charges are normalized as `6Y`, so `-3` is the usual hypercharge `Y = -1/2`.

`LeptonDoublet` is the target vector space of one lepton multiplet. Its Weyl factor carries the Lorentz index and its two-dimensional factor carries the weak index. The absence of a colour factor makes it an `SU(3)` singlet.

The Lorentz and gauge actions are first defined separately. The gauge action is then computed on a basis, used to identify its kernel, and descended to each supported global form of the Standard Model gauge group.

ii. Key results

  • `LeptonDoublet` : the target space of the `(1, 2)_{-3}` multiplet.
  • `repLorentzGroup` : the left-handed Lorentz action.
  • `repGaugeGroupI` : the action of the unquotiented gauge group.
  • `repGaugeGroupI_tmul_basis_eq_sum` : the gauge action in a tensor-product basis.
  • `mem_repGaugeGroupI_ker_iff_eq` : the kernel of the full-group action.
  • `gaugeGroup_subgroup_ℤ₆_le_ker_repGaugeGroupI` : triviality of the central `ℤ₆`.
  • `repGaugeGroup` : the action descended to every supported gauge-group quotient.

iii. Table of contents

  • A. The lepton-doublet space
  • B. Linear structure
  • C. Lorentz action
  • D. Gauge action
  • E. Kernel of the gauge action
  • F. Descent to quotient gauge groups

A. The lepton-doublet space

The Weyl factor carries the left-handed Lorentz index, while `EuclideanSpace ℂ (Fin 2)` carries the weak index.

B. Linear structure

The wrapper distinguishes lepton doublets from other isomorphic vector spaces. The following equivalences transfer the linear structure of the tensor product and expose that model when defining representations.

C. Lorentz action

The Lorentz group acts on the left-handed Weyl factor and leaves the weak index fixed.

D. Gauge action

The colour factor acts trivially, while `SU(2)` acts on the weak index. The `U(1)` action is `star z ^ 3`; since `z` is unitary, `star z = z⁻¹`, so this represents charge `-3`.

The tensor and basis formulas below expose the coefficients used to compare actions and compute the kernel.

E. Kernel of the gauge action

An element acts trivially when its weak action is scalar and that scalar cancels its `U(1)` phase. Its colour component is unrestricted because the lepton doublet is an `SU(3)` singlet.

F. Descent to quotient gauge groups

A representation descends through a quotient when the quotient subgroup lies in its kernel. For the central `ℤ₆`, the weak central phase and charge `-3` phase combine to a sixth power and therefore act trivially.

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definition

Isomorphism LeptonDoubletWLCC2\text{LeptonDoublet} \cong W_L \otimes_{\mathbb{C}} \mathbb{C}^2

The equivalence valEquiv\text{valEquiv} provides an isomorphism between the space of lepton doublets and the tensor product of left-handed Weyl spinors and the 2-dimensional complex weak isospin space. Mathematically, it identifies the type `LeptonDoublet` with the complex tensor product WLCC2W_L \otimes_{\mathbb{C}} \mathbb{C}^2, where WLW_L (represented by `Fermion.LeftHandedWeyl`) is the space of left-handed Weyl spinors carrying the Lorentz index, and C2\mathbb{C}^2 (represented by `EuclideanSpace ℂ (Fin 2)`) is the space carrying the weak index.

instance

Additive commutative group structure of `LeptonDoublet`

The space of lepton doublets, denoted by the type `LeptonDoublet`, is equipped with the structure of an additive commutative group. This structure is induced via the equivalence `valEquiv` from the tensor product WLCC2W_L \otimes_{\mathbb{C}} \mathbb{C}^2, where WLW_L (represented by `Fermion.LeftHandedWeyl`) is the space of left-handed Weyl spinors and C2\mathbb{C}^2 (represented by `EuclideanSpace ℂ (Fin 2)`) is the 2-dimensional complex space carrying the weak isospin index. This allows for the addition of lepton doublets, the existence of a zero doublet, and the definition of additive inverses.

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C\mathbb{C}-module structure of the lepton doublet space

The space of lepton doublets LeptonDoublet\text{LeptonDoublet} is equipped with the structure of a module over the complex numbers C\mathbb{C}, making it a complex vector space. This structure is inherited from the tensor product WLCC2W_L \otimes_{\mathbb{C}} \mathbb{C}^2 via the equivalence valEquiv\text{valEquiv}, where WLW_L (represented by `Fermion.LeftHandedWeyl`) is the space of left-handed Weyl spinors carrying the Lorentz index and C2\mathbb{C}^2 (represented by `EuclideanSpace ℂ (Fin 2)`) is the space carrying the weak isospin index.

definition

Linear isomorphism LeptonDoubletWLCC2\text{LeptonDoublet} \cong W_L \otimes_{\mathbb{C}} \mathbb{C}^2

The space of lepton doublets LeptonDoublet\text{LeptonDoublet} is C\mathbb{C}-linearly isomorphic to the tensor product WLCC2W_L \otimes_{\mathbb{C}} \mathbb{C}^2, where WLW_L (represented by `Fermion.LeftHandedWeyl`) is the space of left-handed Weyl spinors carrying the Lorentz index and C2\mathbb{C}^2 (represented by `EuclideanSpace ℂ (Fin 2)`) is the complex vector space carrying the weak isospin index. This isomorphism provides the formal linear identification between the lepton doublet wrapper and its underlying tensor-product representation.

theorem

valLinEquiv(l)=l.val\text{valLinEquiv}(l) = l.\text{val}

For any lepton doublet ll in the space LeptonDoublet\text{LeptonDoublet}, applying the linear isomorphism valLinEquiv\text{valLinEquiv} to ll yields its underlying value l.vall.\text{val}. This value resides in the tensor product space WLCC2W_L \otimes_{\mathbb{C}} \mathbb{C}^2, where WLW_L (represented by `Fermion.LeftHandedWeyl`) is the space of left-handed Weyl spinors and C2\mathbb{C}^2 (represented by `EuclideanSpace ℂ (Fin 2)`) is the space carrying the weak isospin index.

theorem

valLinEquiv1(m)=m\text{valLinEquiv}^{-1}(m) = \langle m \rangle

Let WLW_L be the space of left-handed Weyl spinors (represented by `Fermion.LeftHandedWeyl`) and C2\mathbb{C}^2 be the complex vector space carrying the weak isospin index (represented by `EuclideanSpace ℂ (Fin 2)`). For any element mm in the tensor product space WLCC2W_L \otimes_{\mathbb{C}} \mathbb{C}^2, the inverse of the linear isomorphism valLinEquiv\text{valLinEquiv} maps mm to the lepton doublet m\langle m \rangle.

theorem

(l1+l2).val=l1.val+l2.val(l_1 + l_2).\text{val} = l_1.\text{val} + l_2.\text{val}

For any two lepton doublets l1l_1 and l2l_2 in the space LeptonDoublet\text{LeptonDoublet}, the underlying value of their sum is equal to the sum of their individual values: (l1+l2).val=l1.val+l2.val(l_1 + l_2).\text{val} = l_1.\text{val} + l_2.\text{val}. Here, the addition on the left-hand side is the addition operation defined for lepton doublets, and the addition on the right-hand side is the addition in the underlying tensor product space WLCC2W_L \otimes_{\mathbb{C}} \mathbb{C}^2.

theorem

(rl).val=rl.val(r \cdot l).\text{val} = r \cdot l.\text{val} for Lepton Doublets

For any complex scalar rCr \in \mathbb{C} and any lepton doublet ll in the space LeptonDoublet\text{LeptonDoublet}, the underlying value of the scalar multiplication rlr \cdot l is equal to the scalar multiplication of rr with the underlying value of ll: (rl).val=rl.val(r \cdot l).\text{val} = r \cdot l.\text{val}. Here, the left-hand side uses the scalar multiplication defined for lepton doublets, while the right-hand side uses the scalar multiplication in the underlying tensor product space WLCC2W_L \otimes_{\mathbb{C}} \mathbb{C}^2.

definition

SL(2,C)\text{SL}(2, \mathbb{C}) representation on lepton doublets

This definition establishes the complex linear representation of the group SL(2,C)\text{SL}(2, \mathbb{C}) (the double cover of the restricted Lorentz group) on the space of lepton doublets. The space of lepton doublets is modeled as the tensor product WLCC2W_L \otimes_{\mathbb{C}} \mathbb{C}^2, where WLW_L is the vector space of left-handed Weyl spinors and C2\mathbb{C}^2 represents the two-dimensional space of weak isospin. For any Lorentz transformation ΛSL(2,C)\Lambda \in \text{SL}(2, \mathbb{C}), the representation acts by applying the left-handed Weyl representation to the first factor of the tensor product while acting trivially (as the identity) on the second factor.

definition

Gauge representation of lepton doublets

The representation of the unquotiented Standard Model gauge group G=SU(3)×SU(2)×U(1)\mathcal{G} = SU(3) \times SU(2) \times U(1) on the space of lepton doublets LeptonDoubletWLCC2\text{LeptonDoublet} \cong W_L \otimes_{\mathbb{C}} \mathbb{C}^2, where WLW_L is the space of left-handed Weyl spinors. For an element g=(g3,g2,g1)Gg = (g_3, g_2, g_1) \in \mathcal{G}, the action on a tensor product vwv \otimes w (where vWLv \in W_L and wC2w \in \mathbb{C}^2) is given by: g(vw)=(g1)3v(g2w) g \cdot (v \otimes w) = (g_1^*)^3 v \otimes (g_2 w) In this representation, the SU(3)SU(3) component g3g_3 acts trivially (as the lepton doublet is a singlet), the SU(2)SU(2) component g2g_2 acts on the weak isospin index ww, and the U(1)U(1) component g1g_1 acts via the hypercharge Y=1/2Y = -1/2 (normalized as 6Y=36Y = -3), represented by the scalar multiplication by (g1)3(g_1^*)^3.

theorem

Gauge action on lepton doublet pure tensors vwv \otimes w yields (g1)3v(g2w)(g_1^*)^3 v \otimes (g_2 w)

Let gg be an element of the Standard Model gauge group SU(3)×SU(2)×U(1)SU(3) \times SU(2) \times U(1) with components (g3,g2,g1)(g_3, g_2, g_1). For any pure tensor vwv \otimes w in the lepton doublet space, where vv is a left-handed Weyl spinor and wC2w \in \mathbb{C}^2 is a vector in weak isospin space, the gauge action of gg is given by: g(vw)=(g1)3v(g2w) g \cdot (v \otimes w) = (g_1^*)^3 v \otimes (g_2 w) where g1U(1)g_1^* \in U(1) is the complex conjugate of g1g_1 and g2SU(2)g_2 \in SU(2) acts linearly on ww.

theorem

Gauge action of lepton doublets in a tensor-product basis

Let g=(g3,g2,g1)g = (g_3, g_2, g_1) be an element of the unquotiented Standard Model gauge group G=SU(3)×SU(2)×U(1)\mathcal{G} = SU(3) \times SU(2) \times U(1). Let {ek}k{0,1}\{e_k\}_{k \in \{0, 1\}} be the basis for the space of left-handed Weyl spinors WLW_L and {fj}j{0,1}\{f_j\}_{j \in \{0, 1\}} be the standard basis for the weak isospin space C2\mathbb{C}^2. The gauge representation of gg acting on the basis element ekfje_k \otimes f_j of the lepton doublet space is given by the expansion: g(ekfj)=j{0,1}(gˉ13(g2)jj)(ekfj) g \cdot (e_k \otimes f_j) = \sum_{j' \in \{0, 1\}} (\bar{g}_1^3 (g_2)_{j'j}) (e_k \otimes f_{j'}) where gˉ1\bar{g}_1 denotes the complex conjugate of the U(1)U(1) component g1g_1, and (g2)jj(g_2)_{j'j} denotes the entry in the jj'-th row and jj-th column of the SU(2)SU(2) matrix component of gg.

theorem

ρ(g1)=ρ(g2)\rho(g_1) = \rho(g_2) iff combined U(1)U(1) and SU(2)SU(2) coefficients are equal

Let g1,g2g_1, g_2 be elements of the Standard Model gauge group G=SU(3)×SU(2)×U(1)\mathcal{G} = SU(3) \times SU(2) \times U(1). Let ρ\rho be the representation of G\mathcal{G} on the space of lepton doublets. The actions of these two elements are identical, ρ(g1)=ρ(g2)\rho(g_1) = \rho(g_2), if and only if for all indices j,j{1,2}j, j' \in \{1, 2\}, the following equality of coefficients holds: (g1,U(1))3(g1,SU(2))jj=(g2,U(1))3(g2,SU(2))jj (g_{1, U(1)}^*)^3 (g_{1, SU(2)})_{j'j} = (g_{2, U(1)}^*)^3 (g_{2, SU(2)})_{j'j} where gi,U(1)U(1)Cg_{i, U(1)} \in U(1) \subset \mathbb{C} denotes the U(1)U(1) component, (gi,SU(2))jj(g_{i, SU(2)})_{j'j} denotes the (j,j)(j', j)-th entry of the SU(2)SU(2) matrix component, and ^* denotes complex conjugation.

theorem

gker(ρlep)    gSU(2)=aI and a(gU(1))3=1g \in \ker(\rho_{\text{lep}}) \iff g_{SU(2)} = a \mathbb{I} \text{ and } a (g_{U(1)}^*)^3 = 1

An element g=(g3,g2,g1)g = (g_3, g_2, g_1) of the Standard Model gauge group SU(3)×SU(2)×U(1)SU(3) \times SU(2) \times U(1) acts trivially on the lepton doublet space if and only if there exists a complex scalar aCa \in \mathbb{C} such that the SU(2)SU(2) component g2g_2 is a scalar matrix aIa \mathbb{I} (where I\mathbb{I} is the 2×22 \times 2 identity matrix) and the U(1)U(1) component g1g_1 satisfies a(g1)3=1a (g_1^*)^3 = 1.

theorem

The central Z6\mathbb{Z}_6 subgroup of the Standard Model gauge group acts trivially on lepton doublets (Z6ker(ρL)\mathbb{Z}_6 \subseteq \ker(\rho_L))

For the representation ρ\rho of the unquotiented Standard Model gauge group GI=SU(3)×SU(2)×U(1)G_I = SU(3) \times SU(2) \times U(1) on the space of lepton doublets L(1,2)3L \cong (1, 2)_{-3}, the central subgroup Z6GI\mathbb{Z}_6 \subset G_I is contained within the kernel of the representation ρ\rho. This implies that the central Z6\mathbb{Z}_6 subgroup acts trivially on the lepton doublet space.

theorem

subgroup(Q)ker(ρLeptonDoublet)\text{subgroup}(Q) \subseteq \ker(\rho_{\text{LeptonDoublet}})

For any valid discrete quotient QQ of the Standard Model gauge group GI=SU(3)×SU(2)×U(1)G_I = SU(3) \times SU(2) \times U(1), the associated central subgroup KQGIK_Q \subseteq G_I is contained in the kernel of the representation ρ\rho of GIG_I on the space of lepton doublets. That is, every element in the subgroup used to define the quotient acts trivially on the lepton doublet space.

definition

Standard Model gauge representation of lepton doublets for GaugeGroup(Q)\text{GaugeGroup}(Q)

Given a quotient parameter QQ of type `GaugeGroupQuot`, this definition provides the representation of the corresponding global Standard Model gauge group GaugeGroup(Q)\text{GaugeGroup}(Q) on the complex vector space of lepton doublets LeptonDoublet\text{LeptonDoublet}. For the unquotiented case Q=IQ = I, the representation is the standard action ρI\rho_I of SU(3)×SU(2)×U(1)SU(3) \times SU(2) \times U(1) where the lepton doublet transforms in the (1,2)3(1, 2)_{-3} representation. For the quotient cases Q{Z2,Z3,Z6}Q \in \{\mathbb{Z}_2, \mathbb{Z}_3, \mathbb{Z}_6\}, the representation is defined by lifting the unquotiented representation ρI\rho_I to the quotient group GI/KQG_I / K_Q, utilizing the fact that the central subgroup KQK_Q lies within the kernel of ρI\rho_I.