A statistical superfield and its observable consequences

Abstract

A new kind of fundamental superfield is proposed, with an Ising-like Euclidean action. Near the Planck energy it undergoes its first stage of symmetry-breaking, and the ordered phase is assumed to support specific kinds of topological defects. This picture leads to a low-energy Lagrangian which is similar to that of standard physics, but there are interesting and observable differences. For example, the cosmological constant vanishes, fermions have an extra coupling to gravity, the gravitational interaction of W-bosons is modified, and Higgs bosons have an unconventional equation of motion.