The Higgs phenomenon in quantum gravity

Jul, 1990
20 pages
Published in:
  • Nucl.Phys.B 353 (1991) 271-290
  • Published: 1991
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Report number:
  • SISSA-106-90-EP

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Abstract: (Elsevier)
The Higgs phenomenon occurs in theories of gravity in which the connection is an independent dynamical variable. The role of order parameters is played by the soldering form and a fiber metric. The breaking of the original gauge symmetry is linked to the appearance of geometrical structures on space-time. These facts suggest certain modifications and generalizations of the theory. We propose a Higgs-like model which provides a dynamical explanation for the nondegeneracy of the metric and a framework for the unification of gravity ewith the other interactions.
Note:
  • This paper was published in 1991 but was not previously available in the archive. Some updates have been added in a postscript
  • quantum gravity
  • Higgs mechanism
  • spontaneous symmetry breaking
  • symmetry: GL(4)
  • gauge field theory: Yang-Mills
  • unified field theory
  • fibre bundle