A SEPARATE SU(2) FOR THE 3RD FAMILY - TOPFLAVOR

We consider an extended gauge group for the electroweak interaction: S U(2)(1) x SU(2)(2) x U(1)(Y) where the first and second generations of fermions couple to SU(2)(1) while the third generation couples to SU( 2)(2). Bounds based on precision observables and heavy gauge boson sea rches are placed an the new parameters of the theory, and the potentia l of the theory to explain R(b) and R(c) is explored. We investigate p rocesses that could produce observable signatures at the LHC and NLC.