Abstract
It is argued that conformal symmetry can be properly understood in the framework of field theories in curved space. In such theories, invariance is required under general coordinate transformations and conformal rescalings. A gauge model coupled to a Higgs field is examined. In the tree approximation, the vacuum solution exhibits two Higgs phenomena; both the phase (Goldstone boson) and the coordinate dependent part of the radial component of the scalar field can be removed by a Higgs-Kibble transformation. The resulting vacuum solution corresponds to a space of constant curvature and constant vacuum expectation value of the scalar field.
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Domokos, G.
Broken Weyl symmetry. [Gauge model, coupling, Higgs field].
Germany: N. p.,
1976.
Web.
Domokos, G.
Broken Weyl symmetry. [Gauge model, coupling, Higgs field].
Germany.
Domokos, G.
1976.
"Broken Weyl symmetry. [Gauge model, coupling, Higgs field]."
Germany.
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title = {Broken Weyl symmetry. [Gauge model, coupling, Higgs field]}
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abstractNote = {It is argued that conformal symmetry can be properly understood in the framework of field theories in curved space. In such theories, invariance is required under general coordinate transformations and conformal rescalings. A gauge model coupled to a Higgs field is examined. In the tree approximation, the vacuum solution exhibits two Higgs phenomena; both the phase (Goldstone boson) and the coordinate dependent part of the radial component of the scalar field can be removed by a Higgs-Kibble transformation. The resulting vacuum solution corresponds to a space of constant curvature and constant vacuum expectation value of the scalar field.}
place = {Germany}
year = {1976}
month = {May}
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title = {Broken Weyl symmetry. [Gauge model, coupling, Higgs field]}
author = {Domokos, G.}
abstractNote = {It is argued that conformal symmetry can be properly understood in the framework of field theories in curved space. In such theories, invariance is required under general coordinate transformations and conformal rescalings. A gauge model coupled to a Higgs field is examined. In the tree approximation, the vacuum solution exhibits two Higgs phenomena; both the phase (Goldstone boson) and the coordinate dependent part of the radial component of the scalar field can be removed by a Higgs-Kibble transformation. The resulting vacuum solution corresponds to a space of constant curvature and constant vacuum expectation value of the scalar field.}
place = {Germany}
year = {1976}
month = {May}
}