Published 1999 | Version v1
Book

Unitary gauge and renormalization

Creators

  • 1. Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva (Israel). Dept. of Physics

Description

We illustrate how a seemingly gauge invariant theory has its gauge invariance violated. This occurs when the gauge in question, is 'singular'. This is shown in the following example in which we use the Abelian Higgs model to describe the scattering of two vector bosons. (author)

Part of:
Quantum chromodynamics

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
World Scientific
Imprint Place
Singapore (Singapore)
ISBN
981-02-3866-5
Imprint Title
Quantum chromodynamics
Imprint Pagination
473 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 341-347

Conference

Title
4. workshop on quantum chromodynamics
Dates
1-6 Jun 1998
Place
Paris (France)

INIS

Country of Publication
Singapore
Country of Input or Organization
France
INIS RN
31011826
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
GAUGE INVARIANCE; HIGGS MODEL; RENORMALIZATION; UNIFIED GAUGE MODELS; UNITARY SYMMETRY
Descriptors DEC
FIELD THEORIES; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE MODELS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SYMMETRY

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