Dynamical gauge symmetry breaking in strongly coupled lattice theories

Simon Catterall; Aarti Veernala

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.88.114510

Dynamical gauge symmetry breaking in strongly coupled lattice theories

Simon Catterall, Aarti Veernala

Department of Physics

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We show how a strongly coupled lattice theory consisting of just fermions and gauge fields can exhibit a dynamical Higgs mechanism through the formation of a gauge-invariant four-fermion condensate. Furthermore, we argue that this lattice Higgs phase may survive into the continuum limit.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	114510
Journal	Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
Volume	88
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.88.114510
State	Published - Dec 26 2013

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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