GAUGE SYMMETRY BREAKING IN COMPACT MULTIPLY CONNECTED MANIFOLDS

Freire, F.; Romao, J.C.; Barroso, A.

doi:10.1016/0370-2693(88)91615-2

GAUGE SYMMETRY BREAKING IN COMPACT MULTIPLY CONNECTED MANIFOLDS

Mar 8, 1988

4 pages

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Phys.Lett.B 206 (1988) 491-494

Published: May 26, 1988

DOI:

10.1016/0370-2693(88)91615-2

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IFM-6/88

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Abstract: (Elsevier)

In a multiply connected manifold, M 4 ⊗S 3 /Z 2 , we compute at one-loop level the gauge symmetry breaking due to Wilson loops. For an SU(3) model without matter fields a non-trivial vacuum, which breaks the gauge symmetry has lower energy.

FIELD THEORY: HIGHER-DIMENSIONAL
FIELD THEORY: SPACE-TIME
SYMMETRY BREAKING: WILSON LOOP
GAUGE FIELD THEORY: SU(3)
FIELD THEORY: VACUUM STATE
ENERGY
NUMERICAL CALCULATIONS

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