Published November 21, 1985 | Version v1
Journal article

Nambu-Goldstone bosons in curved spacetime

  • 1. Kyoto Univ. (Japan). Research Inst. for Fundamental Physics
  • 2. Kyoto Univ. (Japan). Dept. of Physics

Description

Spontaneous breakdown of continuous symmetry is investigated in field theories in maximally symmetric curved spacetime. It is shown that Coleman's theorem precluding the existence of Nambu-Goldstone bosons in two-dimensional flat spacetime gets modified in curved spacetime, depending in different manners on the sign of spacetime curvature. (orig.)

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Journal Title
Phys. Lett., B
Journal Volume
163
Journal Issue
1-4
Series
Phys. Lett., B.
Journal Page Range
101-105
ISSN
0370-2693
CODEN
PYLBA