A model of muon anomalies

The Standard Model (SM) is augmented with a U(1)(B-3L mu) gauge symmetry spontaneously broken above the TeV scale when an SM-singlet scalar condenses. Scalar leptoquarks S-1(3) = ((3) over bar, 1(3), 1/3) charged under U(1)(B-3L mu) mediate the intriguing effects observed in muon (g-2), R-K(*), and b -> s mu(+)mu(-) angular distributions, while generically evading all other phenomenological constraints. The fermionic sector is minimally extended with three right-handed neutrinos, and a successful type-I seesaw mechanism is realized. Charged lepton flavor violation is effectively suppressed, and proton decay-a common prediction of leptoquarks-is postponed to the dimension-6 effective Lagrangian. Unavoidable radiative corrections in the Higgs mass and muon Yukawa favor leptoquark masses interesting for collider searches. The parameters of the model are radiatively stable and can be evolved by the renormalization group to the Planck scale without inconsistencies. Alternative lepton-flavored gauge extensions of the SM, under which leptoquarks become muoquarks, are proposed for comparison. (C) 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V.

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The study extends the Standard Model by introducing U(1)(B-3L mu) gauge symmetry, three right-handed neutrinos, and other elements. By breaking the symmetry, a series of interesting phenomena are observed, and the seesaw mechanism is successfully implemented.