Higgs phase as a spin glass and the transition between varieties of confinement
We propose that the Higgs phase of a gauge Higgs theory is the phase of spontaneously broken custodial symmetry, and we present a new gauge invariant order parameter for custodial symmetry breaking which is very closely analogous to the Edwards-Anderson order parameter for spin glasses. Custodial symmetry is a global symmetry acting on the Higgs field alone, and we show here that the spin glass transition in gauge Higgs theories, from a QCD-like phase to a Higgs phase of broken custodial symmetry, coincides with the transition between two distinct types of confinement. These are color confinement in the Higgs phase and a stronger version of confinement, which we have termed “separation of charge” confinement, in the QCD-like phase.
- Research Organization:
- San Francisco State Univ., CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0013682
- OSTI ID:
- 1605318
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1631272; OSTI ID: 1862033
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review. D., Vol. 101, Issue 5; ISSN 2470-0010
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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