The Gaussian effective potential is derived for the non-Abelian SU(2)×U(1) gauge theory of electroweak interactions. At variance with naive derivations, the Gaussian effective potential is proven to be a genuine variational tool in any gauge. The role of ghosts is discussed and the unitarity gauge is shown to be the only choice which allows calculability without insertion of further approximations. The full non-Abelian calculation confirms the existence of a light Higgs boson in the nonperturbative strong coupling regime of the Higgs sector.
Siringo, F., Marotta, L. (2008). Gaussian effective potential for the standard model SU(2)×U(1) electroweak theory. PHYSICAL REVIEW D, PARTICLES, FIELDS, GRAVITATION, AND COSMOLOGY, 78, 016003-1-016003-9 [10.1103/PhysRevD.78.016003].
Gaussian effective potential for the standard model SU(2)×U(1) electroweak theory
MAROTTA, Luca
2008-01-01
Abstract
The Gaussian effective potential is derived for the non-Abelian SU(2)×U(1) gauge theory of electroweak interactions. At variance with naive derivations, the Gaussian effective potential is proven to be a genuine variational tool in any gauge. The role of ghosts is discussed and the unitarity gauge is shown to be the only choice which allows calculability without insertion of further approximations. The full non-Abelian calculation confirms the existence of a light Higgs boson in the nonperturbative strong coupling regime of the Higgs sector.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.