Published December 25, 2018
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Journal article
Photon mass at low temperature
Description
The conjecture that gauge symmetries could be broken at sufficiently low temperature and the possibility of testing the hypothesis by measurement of the non-zero photon mass at such temperatures, are considered. The consequences of this conjecture on the breakdown of both the U(1) symmetry of QED and the SU(3) symmetry of the strong interactions (QCD) at low temperatures and its possible application to gravitation, are discussed. (U.K.)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nature (London)
- Journal Volume
- 288
- Journal Issue
- 5792
- Series
- Nature (London).
- Journal Page Range
- 680-681
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- United Kingdom
- INIS RN
- 12589580
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- GRAVITATION; HYPOTHESIS; MASS; PHOTONS; QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS; QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS; SU-3 GROUPS; SYMMETRY BREAKING; U-1 GROUPS; ULTRALOW TEMPERATURE
- Descriptors DEC
- ELECTRODYNAMICS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FIELD THEORIES; LIE GROUPS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SU GROUPS; SYMMETRY GROUPS; U GROUPS