Lattice gauge theory approach to spontaneous symmetry breaking from an extra dimension

DOI10.1016/J.NUCLPHYSB.2007.01.023zbMATH Open1117.81102arXivhep-lat/0609045OpenAlexW2088025895MaRDI QIDQ2369804FDOQ2369804

Authors: N. Irges, Francesco Knechtli 

Publication date: 21 June 2007

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

Abstract: We present lattice simulation results corresponding to an SU(2) pure gauge theory defined on the orbifold space E_4 x I_1, where E_4 is the four-dimensional Euclidean space and I_1 is an interval, with the gauge symmetry broken to a U(1) subgroup at the two ends of the interval by appropriate boundary conditions. We demonstrate that the U(1) gauge boson acquires a mass from a Higgs mechanism. The mechanism is driven by two of the extra-dimensional components of the five-dimensional gauge field which play respectively the role of the longitudinal component of the gauge boson and a massive real physical scalar, the Higgs particle. Despite the non-renormalizable nature of the theory, we observe only a mild cut-off dependence of the physical observables. We also show evidence that there is a region in the parameter space where the system behaves in a way consistent with dimensional reduction.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-lat/0609045

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Symmetry breaking in quantum theory (81R40) Yang-Mills and other gauge theories in quantum field theory (81T13) Kaluza-Klein and other higher-dimensional theories (83E15) Quantum field theory on lattices (81T25)

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