Dilaton as the Higgs particle

This essay focuses on exploring dilatons as an alternate model to the Higgs mechanism. An introductory analysis to the Higgs mechanism, effective potential method, and dilatons is provided. Then, three different models are explored on how to obtain a light dilaton that emerges as a pseudo Goldstone...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Saadi, Hassan
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/60177