TH String Theory Seminar

Can a vector be a Goldstone boson?

Name: Can a vector be a Goldstone boson?
Start: 2018-06-26T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2018-06-26T15:30:00+02:00
Location: CERN

by Prof. Diederik Roest (University of Groningen)

Tuesday 26 Jun 2018, 14:00 → 15:30 Europe/Zurich

4/3-006 - TH Conference Room (CERN)

4/3-006 - TH Conference Room

CERN

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Description

Non-linear symmetries for scalars play an important role in many fields of physics, including high-energy physics and cosmology. In this blackboard presentation, we will provide a pedagogical review of the scalar case, and then turn towards the fermion and the vector: can one realize similar non-linear symmetries on these fields? In the vector case, we will investigate this question from a number of perspectives, including algebra classifications, gauge symmetries and generalized geometry.