An explanation of the 'negative neutrino mass squared' anomaly in tritium $ ��$-decay based on a theory of mass

A proposed solution of the anomalous behavior of the electron spectrum near the endpoint of tritium $��$-decay is offered. It is based on a new theory of mass in which mass becomes a dynamical variable, and the electron in the tritium $��$-decay has a narrow mass distribution. The predicted Kurie plots explain the main feature (``$m_��^2 < 0 $'') of this anomalous behavior.
5 pages, 1 Figure. Submitted to Physics Letters B (Dec. 2000)