Published July 1983
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Journal article
Spontaneous symmetry breakdown: Analogies and differences between superconductivity, quantum chromodynamics, and quantum flavordynamics
Description
The dynamical theory of spontaneous breakdown correctly predicts the bound states and relates the order parameters of electron--phonon superconductivity and quark--gluon chiral symmetry. A similar statement cannot be made for the standard electroweak gauge symmetry
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Ann. Phys. (N.Y.)
- Journal Volume
- 148
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Series
- Ann. Phys. (N.Y.).
- Journal Page Range
- 257-281
- ISSN
- 0003-4916
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 15016011
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- BETHE-SALPETER EQUATION; BOUND STATE; CHIRAL SYMMETRY; COLLECTIVE MODEL; COOPER PAIRS; ELECTRON-PHONON COUPLING; EXCITATION; GAUGE INVARIANCE; ORDER PARAMETERS; QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS; QUANTUM FLAVORDYNAMICS; QUARKS; SELF-ENERGY; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; SYMMETRY BREAKING
- Descriptors DEC
- COUPLING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY; ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS; EQUATIONS; FIELD THEORIES; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEAR MODELS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; POSTULATED PARTICLES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SYMMETRY