Interacting twisted and untwisted scalar fields in a nonsimply connected space-time |
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| Authors: | David J Toms |
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| Institution: | Department of Physics and Scarborough College, University of Toronto, West Hill, Ontario M1C 1A4, Canada |
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| Abstract: | Interacting twisted and untwisted scalar fields are studied in a non-Minkowskian space-time with the topology S1 × R3. Renormalization of the theory is discussed, and the oneloop effective potential is calculated and used to discuss symmetry breaking and mass generation as a consequence of the non-trivial topology. It is found that an interaction between the twisted and untwisted fields can lead to symmetry breaking. |
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