Reaction nu +p to nu + mu /sup +/+ mu /sup -/+p in a six-fermion coupling theory

A theory in which the hypothetical intermediate boson of weak interactions interacts strongly with hadrons becomes a theory with a six-fermion coupling in the limit that the mass of the boson is very large. To facilitate setting an upper limit on such couplings in high- energy neutrino experiments, the authors give here the theoretical muon spectra for the reaction nu +p to nu + mu /sup +/+ mu /sup -/+p calculated for a typical six-fermion interaction. A comparison is also made with the muon spectra predicted from V-A theory, and a rough upper limit on the coupling constant is made using data from the CERN neutrino experiment. (13 refs).