Published May 15, 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

Dynamical Lorentz and CPT symmetry breaking in a 4D four-fermion model

  • 1. Instituto de Fisica, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Caixa Postal 66318, 05315-970, Sao Paulo, SP (Brazil)
  • 2. Departamento de Fisica, Universidade Federal da Paraiba, Caixa Postal 5008, 58051-970, Joao Pessoa, Paraiba (Brazil)

Description

In a 4D chiral Thirring model we analyze the possibility that radiative corrections may produce spontaneous breaking of Lorentz and CPT symmetry. By studying the effective potential, we verified that the chiral current ψγμγ5ψ may assume a nonzero vacuum expectation value which triggers Lorentz and CPT violations. Furthermore, by making fluctuations on the minimum of the potential we dynamically induce a bumblebee-like model containing a Chern-Simons term

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
Journal Volume
77
Journal Issue
10
Journal Page Range
p. 105002-105002.6
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDAQ

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
40075520
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
CHIRALITY; EXPECTATION VALUE; FERMIONS; FLUCTUATIONS; PARTICLES; RADIATIVE CORRECTIONS; SYMMETRY; SYMMETRY BREAKING; THIRRING MODEL
Descriptors DEC
CORRECTIONS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; VARIATIONS

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