Computer Science
Manifestly broken local symmetries at large N
Document Type
Article
Abstract
It is shown how, in the large-N limit of SU(N) gauge theory, a local symmetry can be truly broken. This is illustrated by use of the exact solution of the two-dimensional theory in the presence of a vanishingly small symmetry-breaking source term. The model is also solved at finite N in order to study the approach to N=. It is found that any finite-dimensional subgroup of SU can be broken. © 1983 The American Physical Society.
Publication Title
Physical Review Letters
Publication Date
1983
Volume
50
Issue
20
First Page
1556
Last Page
1559
ISSN
0031-9007
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevLett.50.1556
Repository Citation
Celmaster, William and Green, Frederic, "Manifestly broken local symmetries at large N" (1983). Computer Science. 86.
https://commons.clarku.edu/faculty_computer_sciences/86
APA Citation
Celmaster, W., & Green, F. (1983). Manifestly broken local symmetries at large N. Physical Review Letters, 50(20), 1556.