A dynamical mechanism to explain the top-bottom quark mass hierarchy

Abstract

We discuss the mass splitting between the the top and bottom quarks in a technicolor scenario. The model proposed here contains a left-right electroweak gauge group. An extended technicolor group and mirror fermions are introduced. The top-bottom quark mass splitting turns out to be intimately connected to the breaking of the left-right gauge symmetry. Weak isospin violation occurs within the experimental limits.

Comments: Changes are made in sections I, II and IV; an new figure added; results unchanged; accepted for publication in Int. J. Mod. Phys. A