Simple Problems with the W± Particles

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Introduction: The Dirac equation provides a very good description of physical states of the electron, the muon and of their antiparticles. These particles carry an electric charge. Here the electromagnetic interaction takes the form  jμAμ. The Dirac equation provides a self-consistent expression for the electron's 4-current: jμ = eψ̄γμψ. This expression satisfies the continuity equation of Maxwellian electrodynamics jμ=0. The Noether theorem is used for a construction of the Dirac jμ. These issues which are crucial for every coherent quantum theory of an electrically charged particle can be found in relevant textbooks.

The W± particles are indispensable elements of the electroweak theory. Experiments show that one of the decay modes of the W consists of an electron and an antineutrino. It means that the W electric charge is identical to that of the electron.

Problem #1: Why the electroweak theory does not provide a self-consistent expression for the 4-current jμ of the charge carrying particles W± together with an adequate proof showing that this 4-current satisfies the Maxwellian continuity equation and that it interacts linearly with the electromagnetic 4-potentials Aμ? A very strong indication of the lack of such a proof can be inferred from the fact that, unlike the case of the Dirac equation, this subject is not discussed in textbooks.

Problem #2: In other fields of physics primary electromagnetic expressions have a solid theoretical structure. By contrast, the CERN's LHC people use an "effective" expression for the calculations of the electromagnetic interaction of the W± particles [1]. Why have they relegated the treatment of the W± particles to a phenomenological status? This is yet another strong indication showing that the electroweak theory indeed has no self-consistent expression for the 4-current of the W± particles.

Furthermore, for reading an article that proves these W± contradictions, click here .

Corollary: Maxwellian electrodynamics is an indisputable element of modern physics. Therefore, if these problems are not resolved satisfactorily then the electroweak theory lacks a solid theoretical basis because the electric charge of its W± particles is inconsistent with Maxwellian electrodynamics.

P.S. A denial of the assertion of problem #1 is acceptable if and only if one points out the page numbers of a textbook where a self-consistent expression for the 4-current of the W± bosons together with its electromagnetic interaction is discussed appropriately.

A telegraphic hint: The W's Lagrangian density contains a product of two functions where each of which is a covariant derivative. Hence, the substitution i∂μ → i∂μ - eAμ means that the Noether 4-current jμ depends linearly on Aμ. It follows that the electromagnetic interaction -jμAμ is quadratic in Aμ and in the electric charge e. This is inconsistent with Maxwellian electrodynamics. Conclusion: there is no solution for the W contradictions.

References:

[1] G. Aad et al. (ATLAS Collaboration), Phys. Lett. B712, 289 (2012). (See eq. (3).)