Topological symmetry breaking by quantum wormholes

Journal Article · Fri Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 1993 · Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.48.3725· OSTI ID:6142083

Mignemi, S; Moss, I ^[1]

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1. Department of Physics, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU (United Kingdom)

In multiply connected spacetimes which contain quantum wormholes it may be possible to break gauge symmetries without the usual Higgs fields. In a simple model, symmetry breaking is favored by the quantum effects of Dirac Fermions and leads to vector boson masses related to the wormhole separation.

• OSTI ID: 6142083
• Journal Information: Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States), Vol. 48:8; ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
QUANTUM GRAVITY
SYMMETRY BREAKING
WILSON LOOP
EINSTEIN FIELD EQUATIONS
FERMIONS
FEYNMAN PATH INTEGRAL
FLUCTUATIONS
GAUGE INVARIANCE
HIGGS BOSONS
SPACE-TIME
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
EQUATIONS
FIELD EQUATIONS
FIELD THEORIES
INTEGRALS
INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES
POSTULATED PARTICLES
QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
VARIATIONS
662110* - General Theory of Particles & Fields- Theory of Fields & Strings- (1992-)