Published September 1980 | Version v1
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The U(1) problem and the Higgs mechanism in two and four dimensions

Creators

  • 1. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Trieste (Italy)
  • 2. European Organization for Nuclear Research, Geneva (Switzerland)
  • 3. Tsukuba Univ., Sakura, Ibaraki (Japan). Inst. of Theoretical Physics

Description

The bosonized Schwinger model and the two-dimensional Stueckelberg model are shown to be equivalent, and both are generalized to four dimensions via the topological gauge field Asub(μ upsilon rho). The resolution of the U(1) problem in the former and the Higgs mechanism in the latter are closely related; in covariant gauges they imply the decoupling of 'dual' Kogut-Susskind dipoles. (orig.)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Phys. Lett., B
Journal Volume
95
Journal Issue
2
Series
Phys. Lett., B.
Journal Page Range
265-268
ISSN
0370-2693

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
12578618
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
FOUR-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; HIGGS MODEL; SCHWINGER SOURCE THEORY; TWO-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; U-1 GROUPS
Descriptors DEC
LIE GROUPS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE MODELS; SYMMETRY GROUPS; U GROUPS