Breaking of scaling symmetry by massless scalar on de Sitter

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSLETB.2019.134944zbMATH Open1473.81127arXiv1908.11113OpenAlexW2971087340MaRDI QIDQ2187207FDOQ2187207

Authors: D. Glavan, S. P. Miao, T. Prokopec, R. P. Woodard 

Publication date: 2 June 2020

Published in: Physics Letters B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We study the response of a classical massless minimally coupled scalar to a static point scalar charge on de Sitter. By considering explicit solutions of the problem we conclude that -- even though the dynamics formally admits dilatation (scaling) symmetry -- the physical scalar field profile necessarily breaks the symmetry. This is an instance of symmetry breaking in classical physics due to large infrared effects. The gravitational backreaction, on the other hand, does respect dilatation symmetry, making this an example of symmetry non-inheritance phenomenon.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1908.11113

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Infinite-dimensional groups and algebras motivated by physics, including Virasoro, Kac-Moody, (W)-algebras and other current algebras and their representations (81R10) Symmetry breaking in quantum theory (81R40) Quantum field theory on curved space or space-time backgrounds (81T20) Exact solutions to problems in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C15)

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