Unitary gauge considered harmful
General Physics
2009-01-14 v4 Astrophysics
Abstract
I informally review the Higgs mechanism, focusing on fundamental aspects which should be common knowledge but apparently are not, explain why your understanding of gauge symmetry breaking is a decreasing function of your reliance on the unitary gauge, and discuss some implications for cosmology (domains, dark energy, CMB cold spot).
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@article{arxiv.0804.2284,
title = {Unitary gauge considered harmful},
author = {Tommy Anderberg},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0804.2284},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
21 pages, no figures. v2: Fixed typos. v3: Added ref. URLs, minor fixes. v4: Added section, appendix, comments, references, acknowledgment