Physlib.Particles.StandardModel.Fermions.QuarkDoublet
The type corresponding to quark doublets
In this module we define the type corresponding to the target vector space of a quark field in the Standard Model.
On this type we define a representation of the Lorentz group, and a representation of the Standard Model gauge group.
Equivalence with the underlying tensor product space
The structure of a module
The AddCommGroup and module instances are inherited from the underlying tensor product space.
Lorentz group representation
The representation of the Standard Model gauge group
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Linear equivalence
There is a linear equivalence between the type `QuarkDoublet` and the tensor product space . In this context, (represented by `Fermion.LeftHandedWeyl`) is the space of left-handed Weyl spinors, (represented by `EuclideanSpace ℂ (Fin 3)`) is the complex vector space corresponding to color degrees of freedom, and (represented by `EuclideanSpace ℂ (Fin 2)`) is the complex vector space corresponding to weak isospin degrees of freedom.
Additive commutative group structure of `QuarkDoublet`
The type `QuarkDoublet` is endowed with the structure of an additive commutative group. This group structure is inherited from the tensor product space via the equivalence `valEquiv`, where (represented by `Fermion.LeftHandedWeyl`) is the space of left-handed Weyl spinors, represents color degrees of freedom, and represents weak isospin degrees of freedom.
Complex module structure of `QuarkDoublet`
The type `QuarkDoublet` is endowed with the structure of a module over the complex numbers . This module structure is inherited from the tensor product space via the equivalence `valEquiv`, where (the space of left-handed Weyl spinors), (the space of color degrees of freedom), and (the space of weak isospin degrees of freedom) are complex vector spaces.
Linear equivalence
The linear equivalence over between the space of quark doublets and the triple tensor product space . Here, (represented by `Fermion.LeftHandedWeyl`) denotes the space of left-handed Weyl spinors, represents the color degrees of freedom, and represents the weak isospin degrees of freedom. The map identifies a quark doublet with its representation in this underlying tensor product space.
For any quark doublet , applying the linear equivalence to results in its underlying value in the tensor product space . Here, (represented by `Fermion.LeftHandedWeyl`) is the space of left-handed Weyl spinors, is the space of color degrees of freedom, and is the space of weak isospin degrees of freedom.
for quark doublets
Let be the space of left-handed Weyl spinors, represent the color degrees of freedom, and represent the weak isospin degrees of freedom. Given the linear equivalence , then for any element in the triple tensor product space , its image under the inverse map is the quark doublet constructed from .
Lorentz group representation on quark doublets
The representation of the Lorentz group on the space of quark doublets. Given the linear equivalence , where is the space of left-handed Weyl spinors, represents color degrees of freedom, and represents weak isospin degrees of freedom, the action of an element is defined as the tensor product of the left-handed Weyl representation acting on and the trivial representation (identity map) acting on both the color and weak isospin spaces.
Gauge group representation on quark doublets
The representation of the Standard Model gauge group on the space of quark doublets. The space of quark doublets is linearly isomorphic to the tensor product , where is the space of left-handed Weyl spinors, is the color space, and is the weak isospin space. Given an element , the representation maps to a linear endomorphism of the quark doublet space that acts as: 1. The identity on the spinor factor ; 2. The fundamental representation of on the color factor ; 3. The fundamental representation of on the weak isospin factor ; 4. Scalar multiplication by on the resulting tensor.
Gauge group representation on quark doublets
The representation of the Standard Model gauge group on the space of quark doublets. The space of quark doublets is linearly isomorphic to the triple tensor product , where is the space of left-handed Weyl spinors, is the color space, and is the weak isospin space. For an element , the representation maps to a linear endomorphism of the quark doublet space. Its action on a basic tensor is defined by , where and act on their respective factors via fundamental representations, and acts as complex scalar multiplication.
Action of the Standard Model Gauge Group on a Pure Tensor in the Quark Doublet Space
Let be the Standard Model gauge group. For any element , let , , and be its components under the projection maps. Given a left-handed Weyl spinor , a color vector , and a weak isospin vector , the action of the gauge group representation on a pure tensor in the quark doublet space is given by: where acts on via scalar multiplication, and and act on and respectively via their fundamental representations as linear transformations.
Action of the gauge group on the quark doublet basis as a sum over matrix elements
Let be the Standard Model gauge group. Let the space of quark doublets be represented by the tensor product , where is the space of left-handed Weyl spinors, is the color space, and is the weak isospin space. Let , , and be the standard bases for , , and , respectively. For any element , the action of the gauge group representation on the basis element is given by the sum: where is the component, and and denote the matrix entries of the and components of .
on Quark Doublets iff Component Products are Equal
Let be elements of the Standard Model gauge group. Let be the representation of this group on the space of quark doublets. The linear endomorphisms and are equal if and only if for all indices and , the following equality holds: where is the component of in , and and denote the matrix elements of the and components of , respectively.
if and only if its components are scalar matrices with
Let be the Standard Model gauge group and let be its representation on the space of quark doublets. An element belongs to the kernel of if and only if there exist complex scalars such that: 1. The component of is a scalar matrix ; 2. The component of is a scalar matrix ; 3. The product of these scalars and the component of satisfies .
The central subgroup is contained in the kernel of the quark doublet gauge representation
Let be the Standard Model gauge group (without discrete quotients), and let be the representation of on the space of quark doublets. Let be the central subgroup of associated with the choice of the discrete quotient . Then is a subgroup of the kernel of ().
The kernel of the quark doublet representation contains the central subgroup for any allowed quotient
For any choice of a discrete quotient of the Standard Model gauge group , the central subgroup associated with is contained within the kernel of the representation of on the space of quark doublets.
