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Counting Nambu-Goldstone modes of higher-form global symmetries

High Energy Physics - Theory 2021-02-24 v1 Strongly Correlated Electrons High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Nuclear Theory

Abstract

We discuss the counting of Nambu-Goldstone (NG) modes associated with the spontaneous breaking of higher-form global symmetries. Effective field theories of NG modes are developed based on symmetry breaking patterns, using a generalized coset construction for higher-form symmetries. We derive a formula of the number of gapless NG modes, which involves expectation values of the commutators of conserved charges, possibly of different degrees.

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@article{arxiv.2007.15901,
  title  = {Counting Nambu-Goldstone modes of higher-form global symmetries},
  author = {Yoshimasa Hidaka and Yuji Hirono and Ryo Yokokura},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2007.15901},
  year   = {2021}
}

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