Dynamical symmetry breaking and the cosmological constant problem
| dc.creator | Mannheim, Philip D. | |
| dc.date | 2008-09-07 | |
| dc.date | 2008-10-06 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T10:07:22Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T10:07:22Z | |
| dc.description | We outline a program with the potential to solve both the cosmological constant and quantum gravity problems within a single, comprehensive framework, one that is formulated entirely in four spacetime dimensions. The program is based on an interplay between the dynamical symmetry breaking of particle physics and a gravity theory, conformal gravity, which possesses an underlying local conformal invariant structure. Central to the discussion is the recognition that when symmetry is broken dynamically in a conformal invariant theory, the cosmological constant is both induced by and constrained by zero-point fluctuations. We describe what still needs to be done. | |
| dc.description | 4 pages. Prepared for the proceedings of 34th International Conference on High Energy Physics (ICHEP 2008), Philadelphia, July 2008. Revised version contains minor changes to incorporate ICHEP08 modified slac.rtx style file | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/0809.1200 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/0809.1200 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/170610 | |
| dc.subject | High Energy Physics - Theory | |
| dc.title | Dynamical symmetry breaking and the cosmological constant problem | |
| dc.type | text |