Higgs-free confinement hierarchy in five colour QCD

TL;DR

This paper explores a Higgs-free mechanism for generating a hierarchy of confinement scales in five-color QCD through monopole condensates, revealing a natural symmetry hierarchy with potential implications for standard model phenomenology.

Contribution

It introduces a novel Higgs-free approach to hierarchy generation in five-color QCD using monopole condensates and vacuum adjustments.

Findings

Hierarchy of confinement scales naturally emerges without Higgs

Symmetry hierarchy shows hints of standard model features

Vacuum condensate adjustments are key to the mechanism

Abstract

I consider the monopole condensate of five color QCD. The naive lowest energy state is unobtainable at one-loop for five or more colors due to simple geometric considerations. The consequent adjustment of the vacuum condensate generates a hierarchy of confinement scales in a natural Higgs-free manner. The accompanying symmetry hierarchy contains hints of standard model phenomenology.