Gauge Boson Mass Generation in AdS4
High Energy Physics - Theory
2009-12-15 v1
Abstract
We investigate the role of boundary conditions in gauge theories in AdS4. The presence of the boundary can break the gauge symmetry consistently with AdS4 isometries. We show that, as a consequence, the gauge bosons associated to the broken symmetries become massive at one loop. In particular chiral gauge theories such us the Standard Model are necessarily massive in AdS4. We briefly discuss similarities with the Schwinger model and implications for CFTs in three dimensions.
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@article{arxiv.0908.4150,
title = {Gauge Boson Mass Generation in AdS4},
author = {Riccardo Rattazzi and Michele Redi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0908.4150},
year = {2009}
}
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12 pages