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J. J. Lodder

Publications and source records attributed to J. J. Lodder.

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arXiv1996

On Electro-weak mixing derived from radiative corrections and the necessity of the Higgs mechanism

Starting from the unmixed Lagrangian, the electro-weak radiative corrections are recomputed using symmetrical generalised functions. All gauge bosons acquire an indeterminate mass. Electro-weak mixing is obtained by diagonalization of the mass matrix. The W/Z mass ratio follows automatically. The Higgs mechanism is not needed to generate the vector boson masses. A mass sum rule is postulated to obtain a zero photon mass. The radiative corrections are different, and (provisionally) in agreement with experiment, when the no longer needed Higgs terms are omitted.

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arXiv1996

On gluon masses, colour symmetry, and a possible massive ninth gluon

Gluons acquire a determinate mass from quark loop radiative corrrections and self-interaction, when these are recomputed with the symmetrical theory of generalised functions. The colour symmetry may be~$U(3)$ instead of~$SU(3)$. The symmetry breaks spontaneously and the ninth colour~$SU(3)$ singlet gluon acquires a very large mass. There may be some experimental support for its existence.

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arXiv1994

Recalculation of W and Z radiative corrections and a top quark mass estimate

The newly published top mass prediction of 85.1 GeV conflicts with indirect limits on the top mass, based on precision measurements interpreted by calculations using dimensional regularization. The top quark contribution to part of the electroweak W and Z vacuum polarization tensor is recomputed using the symmetrical theory of generalised functions. The squared top mass coefficient is larger by a factor 1.44. The indirect limits on the top mass based on this computation should therefore be divided by 1.2. Further recomputation and data analysis is needed.

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arXiv1994

Quantum-Electrodynamics without renormalization V. Bosonic contributions to the photon mass

The bosonic contributions to the photon mass are shown to be of the same form as the fermionic contributions, but of opposite sign. A mass sum rule for bosons and fermions follows from gauge invariance. Assuming completeness of the standard model the top quark mass can be predicted. Effectively only the W-bosons contribute, giving a lowest order prediction of 85.1 GeV for the mass of top quark, on the low side of currently accepted estimates.

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