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On the Existence of Neutrinos

Version 1 : Received: 30 December 2023 / Approved: 3 January 2024 / Online: 3 January 2024 (05:37:43 CET)
Version 2 : Received: 3 January 2024 / Approved: 4 January 2024 / Online: 4 January 2024 (07:34:40 CET)
Version 3 : Received: 30 January 2024 / Approved: 31 January 2024 / Online: 31 January 2024 (07:17:50 CET)
Version 4 : Received: 4 March 2024 / Approved: 5 March 2024 / Online: 5 March 2024 (06:41:27 CET)
Version 5 : Received: 5 March 2024 / Approved: 6 March 2024 / Online: 6 March 2024 (10:59:45 CET)

How to cite: Sanctuary, B. On the Existence of Neutrinos. Preprints 2024, 2024010118. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0118.v2 Sanctuary, B. On the Existence of Neutrinos. Preprints 2024, 2024010118. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0118.v2

Abstract

We change the symmetry of the Weak Force from SU(2) to the quaternion group $Q_8$, and discuss the solution of the Dirac equation under this group. We find that spin spacetime separates into two complementary spaces: a spin polarization spacetime of even parity states, and a spin coherence space, in the $S^3$ hypersphere, of odd parity coherent states. The former gives a 2D Dirac equation, that is a disc of polarization, and the latter gives a unit quaternion that spins the disc. Under the quaternion group, spin is a boson of spin 1 in free flight and a fermion of spin $\frac{1}{2}$ when measured. Immediately we find that a beta electron is a boson and this obviates the need for neutrinos npm

Keywords

Neutrinos; beta decay; Dirac equation; Spin; Quantum Theory; helicity;  Foundations of physics; no neutrinos; neutrino existence

Subject

Physical Sciences, Quantum Science and Technology

Comments (1)

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Received: 4 January 2024
Commenter: Bryan Sanctuary
Commenter's Conflict of Interests: Author
Comment: I submitted too soon and made presentation changes and corrected some things not clearly stated.
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