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The Higgs Mechanism with Diagrams: a didactic approach
by Jochem Kip, Ronald Kleiss
Submission summary
| Authors (as registered SciPost users): | Jochem Kip |
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| Preprint Link: | https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.08329v1 (pdf) |
| Date submitted: | 2024-04-22 09:40 |
| Submitted by: | Kip, Jochem |
| Submitted to: | SciPost Physics Lecture Notes |
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| Academic field: | Physics |
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| Approach: | Theoretical |
Abstract
We present a pedagogical treatment of the electroweak Higgs mechanism based solely on Feynman diagrams and S-matrix elements, without recourse to (gauge) symmetry arguments. Throughout, the emphasis is on Feynman rules and the Schwinger-Dyson equations; it is pointed out that particular care is needed in the treatment of tadpole diagrams and their symmetry factors.
Current status:
In refereeing