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Spontaneous symmetry breaking and the Higgs mechanism for quaternion fields

Journal Article · · J. Math. Phys. (N.Y.); (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.527627· OSTI ID:6730682

In the context of quaternion valued fields spontaneous symmetry breaking and the Higgs mechanism are investigated. In particular, for the potential -(..mu../sup 2//2)phi-barphi-(lambda/4)(phi-barphi)/sup 2/, Goldstone's theorem is studied and, for the gauge theory of automorphisms of the quaternions, a Higgs mechanism investigated.

Research Organization:
School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
OSTI ID:
6730682
Journal Information:
J. Math. Phys. (N.Y.); (United States), Journal Name: J. Math. Phys. (N.Y.); (United States) Vol. 28:2; ISSN JMAPA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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