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Spontaneous Magnetization in Lorentz Invariant Theories

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-10-28 v2

Abstract

In a class of three-dimensional Abelian gauge theories with both light and heavy fermions, heavy chiral fermions can trigger dynamical generation of a magnetic field, leading to the spontaneous breaking of the Lorentz invaiance. Finite masses of light fermions tend to restore the Lorentz invariance.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9505113,
  title  = {Spontaneous Magnetization in Lorentz Invariant Theories},
  author = {D. Wesolowski and Y. Hosotani},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9505113},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

11 pages, latex, no figure. Note added. To appear in Phys Lett B

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