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000004288 0247_ $$2DOI$$a10.1063/1.5109628
000004288 037__ $$aSCART-2019-0195
000004288 088__ $$aCP3-18-40
000004288 100__ $$aBertrand, Bruno
000004288 245__ $$aMass generation in Abelian U(1) gauge theories: A rich network of dualities
000004288 260__ $$c2019
000004288 520__ $$aFollowing a novel approach, all known basic mass generation mechanisms consistent with an exact Abelian U(1) gauge symmetry are shown to be related through an intricate network of dualities whatever the spacetime dimension. This equivalence, which applies in the absence of any supersymmetry, is however restricted by the presence of topological terms generating possible topological effects. In particular, in 3 + 1 dimensions, the duality relations between the Maxwell-Higgs model, the Stueckelberg, and the topological mass generation mechanisms are then established following a careful treatment of the gauge symmetry content. This result offers a new framework for an effective description of superconductivity or topological defects built from fields beyond the Standard Model.
000004288 594__ $$aNO
000004288 6531_ $$aHiggs mechanism
000004288 6531_ $$aGauge field theory
000004288 6531_ $$aDuality theorems
000004288 6531_ $$aGauge fixing
000004288 6531_ $$aTopologically massive gauge theories
000004288 6531_ $$aGauge symmetry
000004288 700__ $$aGovaerts, Jan
000004288 773__ $$n102904$$pJournal of Mathematical Physics$$v60$$y2019
000004288 8560_ $$fbruno.bertrand@observatoire.be
000004288 85642 $$ahttps://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/1.5109628
000004288 905__ $$apublished in
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