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Higgs mechanism in the temporal gauge

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev., D; (United States)
Working in the temporal gauge A/sub 0/ = 0, we study canonical quantization of the Higgs model for giving masses to a gauge field. This gauge differs from those discussed previously in that the symmetry of the theory is not spontaneously broken and the Higgs scalar field does not acquire a vacuum expectation value. Rather, the vector meson acquires its mass through a restoration of symmetry of the vacuum under gauge transformations that do not vanish at spatial infinity.
Research Organization:
Physics Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973
OSTI ID:
6777562
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev., D; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev., D; (United States) Vol. 17:10; ISSN PRVDA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English