Connecting Higgs and Confinement Phase of the 3d SU(2) Higgs Model

1997/08/11 by Owe Philipsen, O. Philipsen, Philipsen, O.
Physics and Astronomy · #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph) #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions #hep-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.hep-ph/9708309

5 pages Latex, 3 figures using epsf.sty, Contribution to the conference `Strong and Elektroweak Matter 97', May 21-25, Eger, Hungary

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Abstract

The mass spectrum of the 3d SU(2) Higgs model for states with quantum numbers 0⁺⁺, 2⁺⁺ and 1^-- as obtained from lattice simulations is presented in the Higgs and confinement regions, both for a small and a large scalar coupling. In the latter case it is possible to continuously connect the spectra and observe the transition from confining to Higgs physics via decay of flux loops.

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