Published 1981 | Version v1
Journal article

The geometry of symmetry breaking in gauge theories

Creators

  • 1. California Univ., Irvine (USA). Dept. of Physics

Description

The author presents an alternative to the traditional Broat-Englert-Higgs-Kibble method of symmetry breaking in gauge theories based on the geometry of principal bundles with connections. (Auth.)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Acta Phys. Austriaca, Suppl.
Journal Issue
suppl. 23
Series
Acta Phys. Austriaca, Suppl.
ISSN
0065-1559

Conference

Title
20. International universities week for nuclear physics.
Dates
17 - 26 Feb 1981.
Place
Schladming, Austria.

INIS

Country of Publication
Austria
Country of Input or Organization
Austria
INIS RN
13676257
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
DIFFERENTIAL TOPOLOGY; GAUGE INVARIANCE; MAPPING FIBRATION; MATHEMATICAL MANIFOLDS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SYMMETRY BREAKING; TOPOLOGICAL MAPPING
Descriptors DEC
FIELD THEORIES; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; MATHEMATICS; TOPOLOGY; TRANSFORMATIONS