Published October 15, 1978 | Version v1
Journal article

General internal gauge symmetry

Creators

  • 1. Departments of Mathematics and of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803

Description

A theory is outlined in which n scalar fields interact in a way that is invariant under all real, nonsingular, local, linear transformations of the mesons among themselves. The energy of the system is positive. The symmetry spontaneously breaks down to a compact subgroup of GL(n,R) and the gauge mesons of the broken symmetry become massive. Their longitudinal components are supplied by the derivatives of an internal metric tensor to which no physical particles are associated

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Phys. Rev., D
Journal Volume
18
Journal Issue
8
Series
Phys. Rev., D.
Journal Page Range
2930-2931

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
10434084
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
ALGEBRAIC CURRENTS; CONSERVATION LAWS; GAUGE INVARIANCE; HIGGS MODEL; MASS; SCALAR FIELDS; SO GROUPS; SYMMETRY BREAKING
Descriptors DEC
CURRENTS; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; LIE GROUPS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE MODELS; SYMMETRY GROUPS