Analysis of an SU(8) model with a spin-1 2 field directly coupled to a gauged Rarita–Schwinger spin-3 2 field

Abstract

In earlier work we analyzed an abelianized model in which a gauged Rarita–Schwinger spin-[Formula: see text] field is directly coupled to a spin-[Formula: see text] field. Here, we extend this analysis to the gauged [Formula: see text] model for which the abelianized model was a simplified substitute. We calculate the gauge anomaly, show that anomaly cancellation requires adding an additional left chiral representation [Formula: see text] spin-[Formula: see text] fermion to the original fermion complement of the [Formula: see text] model, and give options for restoring boson–fermion balance. We conclude with a summary of attractive features of the reformulated [Formula: see text] model, including a possible connection to the [Formula: see text] root lattice.