Published March 1989 | Version v1
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Inverse Higgs phenomenon in a scalar theory

Creators

  • 1. Pennsylvania Univ., Philadelphia (USA). Dept. of Physics

Description

A hidden U(1) gauge symmetry is shown to be dynamically generated in an interacting SU(N,1) scalar theory. This mechanism is exactly the inverse process of the ordinary Higgs phenomenon in gauge theory. (orig.)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Physics B, Proceedings Supplements
Journal Volume
6
Series
Nucl. Phys. B, Proc. Suppl.
Journal Page Range
398-399
ISSN
0920-5632
CODEN
NPBSE

Conference

Title
International symposium on spacetime symmetries.
Dates
24-28 May 1988.
Place
College Park, MD (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
21015743
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
GAUGE INVARIANCE; HIGGS MODEL; LAGRANGIAN FIELD THEORY; SCALAR FIELDS; SU GROUPS; U-1 GROUPS; UNIFIED GAUGE MODELS
Descriptors DEC
FIELD THEORIES; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; LIE GROUPS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE MODELS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SYMMETRY GROUPS; U GROUPS