A Remark on the Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking Mechanism in the Standard Model
Thierry Masson, Jean-Christophe Wallet
TL;DR
This paper revisits the Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking Mechanism in the Standard Model, proposing a different computational approach that suggests the gauge symmetry remains decoupled rather than broken.
Contribution
It introduces an alternative calculation method for SSBM that alters the interpretation of gauge symmetry in the Standard Model.
Findings
Decouples SU(2)-gauge symmetry instead of breaking it
Provides a new perspective on the SSBM computation
Suggests reinterpretation of the symmetry breaking process
Abstract
In this paper we consider the Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking Mechanism (SSBM) in the Standard Model of particles in the unitary gauge. We show that the computation usually presented of this mechanism can be conveniently performed in a slightly different manner. As an outcome, the computation we present can change the interpretation of the SSBM in the Standard Model, in that it decouples the SU(2)-gauge symmetry in the final Lagrangian instead of breaking it.
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Taxonomy
TopicsParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies · Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions · Black Holes and Theoretical Physics