SU(2) adjoint Higgs model

Richard C. Brower, David A. Kessler, Terry Schalk, Herbert Levine, Michael Nauenberg

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Abstract

An adjoint Higgs field with coupling H is added to the Wilson lattice SU(2) in order to study the interpolation between the pure SU(2) (H=0) and pure U(1) (H=) gauge theories. Monte Carlo simulations support our theoretical expectation that the deconfinement transition of the U(1) theory connects to the O(3) Higgs transition to produce a two-phase structure in the -H plane. Implications for the physics of SU(2) confinement and for the continuum limit of the Georgi-Glashow model are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3319-3324
Number of pages6
JournalPhysical Review D
Volume25
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 1982
Externally publishedYes

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