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Origin and properties of the Higgs field

Conference ·
OSTI ID:5502287
It is suggested that the Higgs field in the Weinberg-Salam theory is not fundamental, but made of anti e/sub R/e/sub L/ pairs, which are analogous to Cooper pairs in superconductivity. The pair anti e/sub R/e/sub L/ forms a bound state by virtue of the Coulomb interaction. Thus, there will be no Higgs bosons, only vortex ring excitations. By a variational calculation, the mass of a vortex ring containing the Z/sup 0/ field is estimated to be greater than 1000 GeV/c/sup 2/. Its decay will be spectacular. 6 figures, 1 table.
Research Organization:
Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge (USA); Academia Sinica, Beijing (China). Inst. of High Energy Physics
DOE Contract Number:
EY-76-C-02-3069
OSTI ID:
5502287
Report Number(s):
COO-3069-748; CONF-800120-1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English