Is there spontaneous symmetry breaking in gauge theories with the Higgs-- Kibble mechanism.

Journal Article · Mon Oct 15 04:00:00 EDT 1973 · Phys. Rev., D, v. 8, no. 8, pp. 2721-2724

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.8.2721· OSTI ID:4351404

Sucher, J; Woo, C H

>It is argued that gauge theories with the Higgs-Kibble mechanism do not involve the spontaneous breaking of physical symmetries. The relationships between masses and coupling constants, usually considered a manifestation of the remnant of the symmetry, can be obtained, at least in the Abelian-Higgs model, directly from renormalizability and uilitarity requirements. (auth)

• Research Organization: Center for Theoretical Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• NSA Number: NSA-29-025917
• OSTI ID: 4351404
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev., D, v. 8, no. 8, pp. 2721-2724, Journal Name: Phys. Rev., D, v. 8, no. 8, pp. 2721-2724; ISSN PRVDA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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