The Higgs phenomenon in quantum gravity
Abstract
The Higgs phenomenon occurs in theories of gravity in which the connection is an independent dynamical variable. The role of order parameters is played by the soldering form and a fiber metric. The breaking of the original gauge symmetry is linked to the appearance of geometrical structures on space-time. These facts suggest certain modifications and generalizations of the theory. We propose a Higgs-like model which provides a dynamical explanation for the nondegeneracy of the metric and a framework for the unification of gravity ewith the other interactions.
- Publication:
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Nuclear Physics B
- Pub Date:
- April 1991
- DOI:
- 10.1016/0550-3213(91)90510-5
- arXiv:
- arXiv:0712.3545
- Bibcode:
- 1991NuPhB.353..271P
- Keywords:
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- High Energy Physics - Theory
- E-Print:
- This paper was published long ago but was not previously available in the archive. Some updates have been added in a postscript and some recent references added