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Incorporating the possibility of a hidden variable in time into the standard model and the experimental implications

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In this paper, we attempt to incorporate the idea of a hidden variable in time in the standard model of particle physics. We suggest that the hidden variable in time is associated with a conserved quantity that is added to the true value of the electric charge. The suggestion is that this addition to the value of the electric charge generates a distribution of values for it which is only evident at very low kinetic and potential energies of the measured particles. Therefore perhaps distribution of charge values was not observed until now using known experimental setups that measure the fine structure constant through the “quantum cyclotron” or the quantum Hall effect as these experiments do not fulfill the above required conditions. Possible experimental ways to search for such a diversion distribution from the normal value of the electric charge at low energy are discussed. This is done based on modifications of the above known experimental ways to measure the fine structure constant. Moreover, another experimental way using e + e - μ + μ - pair production just above their threshold is also presented.

Keywords: Fine Structure Constant; Hidden Variable; Standard Model; Time

Document Type: Research Article

Publication date: 16 March 2016

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