Symmetry breaking of gauge theories via internal space dynamics

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 1241-1256

  Biswas, Tirthabir ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Field Theories in Higher Dimensions; Gauge Symmetry; Space Time Symmetries

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044476162     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2003/02/054     Document Type: Article

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