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Massive, unitary, renormalizable Yang-Mills theory without Higgs bosons

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)
We present a variant of the Stueckelberg formalism for Yang-Mills theory where the Stueckelberg scalar field is eliminated in favor of the gauge potential. Normally this leads to nonpolynomial interactions. However, we point out that it is possible to pick a gauge where the nonpolynomiality disappears and the resulting theory is power-counting renormalizable and unitary. This procedure allows one to construct an electroweak model without the Higgs boson.
Research Organization:
Physics Department, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia 7005
OSTI ID:
6750136
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 57:21; ISSN PRLTA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English