Standard Model and Beyond · Problem 2.15

Lie Groups, Lie Algebras, and Symmetries

Physics — Particle Physics · weak-charged-current-chiral-spinors

Problem

Weak charged current transitions involve the chiral spinors uL(p⃗,s)u_L(\vec{p},s) and vL(p⃗,s)v_L(\vec{p},s) defined in (2.203). Show that in the relativistic limit such transitions mainly involve negative helicity particles or positive helicity antiparticles, and estimate the suppression factor for transitions involving the ``wrong'' helicity.

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