Minimal Family Unification

Abstract

Absract It is proposed that there exist, within a new $SU(2{)}^{{}^{\prime }}$, a gauged discrete group $Q_6$ (the order 12 double dihedral group) acting as a family symmetry. This nonabelian finite group can explain hierarchical features of families, using an assignment for quarks and leptons dictated by the requirements of anomaly cancellation and of no additional quarks.

Comments: 10 pages, IFP-701-UNC;VAND-TH-94-6