Mass Generation for Gauge Fields without Scalars
Abstract
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We present an alternative to the Higgs mechanism to generate masses for non-abelian gauge fields in (3+1)-dimensions. The initial Lagrangian is composed of a fermion with current-current and dipole-dipole type self-interactions minimally coupled to non-abelian gauge fields. The mass generation occurs upon the fermionic functional integration. We show that by fine-tuning the coupling constants the effective theory contains massive non-abelian gauge fields without any residual scalars or other degrees of freedom.
6 pages, talk given by D.C. at the MRST-94 Conference "What Next? Exploring the Future of High-Energy Physics", McGill University, Montreal, Canada, may 1994, UdeM-LPN-TH-94-201
6 pages, talk given by D.C. at the MRST-94 Conference "What Next? Exploring the Future of High-Energy Physics", McGill University, Montreal, Canada, may 1994, UdeM-LPN-TH-94-201