1986Physical Review LettersRequires access

Dilaton and Chiral-Symmetry Breaking

William A. Bardeen, C. N. Leung, S. T. Love

Open publisher page 268 citations

Abstract

The spontaneous breaking of chiral symmetry in certain gauge models may also imply the spontaneous breaking of an approximate scale symmetry. This breaking will produce the dilaton as a pseudo-Goldstone boson of spontaneously broken scale invariance.

About this research paper

What this paper is about

The spontaneous breaking of chiral symmetry in certain gauge models may also imply the spontaneous breaking of an approximate scale symmetry. This breaking will produce the dilaton as a pseudo-Goldstone boson of spontaneously broken scale invariance.

Why it matters

OpenAlex reports 268 citations for this work. Citation counts describe recorded attention and do not establish research quality.

Key contribution

A contribution statement is not available in the OpenAlex record.

Method / approach

Method details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Main findings

Findings are not separately available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Limitations

Limitations are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Applications

Application details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Available abstract

The spontaneous breaking of chiral symmetry in certain gauge models may also imply the spontaneous breaking of an approximate scale symmetry. This breaking will produce the dilaton as a pseudo-Goldstone boson of spontaneously broken scale invariance.

Key concepts: Dilaton, Chiral symmetry breaking, Spontaneous symmetry breaking, Physics, Symmetry breaking, Explicit symmetry breaking, Goldstone boson, Theoretical physics

Related papers

Back to paper searchBrowse research topicsOriginal source
Dilaton and Chiral-Symmetry Breaking — Research Paper | ScholarLens