Mass generation for gauge fields in the Salam-Weinberg theory without Higgs

TL;DR

This paper proposes an alternative mass generation mechanism for gauge fields in the Salam-Weinberg theory using tensor gauge fields coupled topologically, eliminating the need for Higgs bosons while matching the masses from spontaneous symmetry breaking.

Contribution

It introduces a novel approach to gauge field mass generation via tensor gauge fields coupled topologically, bypassing the Higgs mechanism.

Findings

Masses align with those from spontaneous symmetry breaking.

Tensor gauge fields can generate gauge boson masses without Higgs.

Provides an alternative to the Higgs mechanism in electroweak theory.

Abstract

We consider the Salam-Weinberg theory by introducing tensor gauge fields. When these fields are coupled in a topological way with the vector ones, the resulting system constitutes an alternative mechanism of mass generation for vector fields without the presence of Higgs bosons. We show that these masses are in agreement with the ones obtained by means of the spontaneous symmetry breaking.