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A non-perturbative argument for the non-abelian Higgs mechanism

High Energy Physics - Theory 2013-07-09 v2

Abstract

The evasion of massless Goldstone bosons by the non-abelian Higgs mechanism is proved by a non-perturbative argument in the local BRST gauge.

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@article{arxiv.1304.7939,
  title  = {A non-perturbative argument for the non-abelian Higgs mechanism},
  author = {Giacomo De Palma and Franco Strocchi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1304.7939},
  year   = {2013}
}

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The new version differs from version 1 by the correction of a few misprints