A Comment on the Spontaneous Breaking of the Poincare Algebra in Anyonic Systems

Oct, 1989
4 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Lett.B 237 (1990) 248-251
  • Published: 1990
Report number:
  • UCLA/89/TEP/51

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Abstract: (Elsevier)
The spontaneous breaking of the Poincaré algebra in systems of quasi-particles coupled to a gauge background is discussed. We show that the restoration of the Poincaré algebra in three dimensions and zero chemical potential is achieved by adding a massless scalar mode or a massive spin-one mode.
  • algebra: Poincare
  • spontaneous symmetry breaking
  • dimension: 3
  • electromagnetic field
  • model: fluid
  • gauge field theory: background field
  • postulated particle: anyon