The Higgs Mechanism with Diagrams: a didactic approach
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2024-10-16 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
We present a pedagogical treatment of the electroweak Higgs mechanism based solely on Feynman diagrams and S-matrix elements, without recourse to (gauge) symmetry arguments. Throughout, the emphasis is on Feynman rules and the Schwinger-Dyson equations; it is pointed out that particular care is needed in the treatment of tadpole diagrams and their symmetry factors.
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@article{arxiv.2404.08329,
title = {The Higgs Mechanism with Diagrams: a didactic approach},
author = {Jochem Kip and Ronald Kleiss},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.08329},
year = {2024}
}
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35 pages