1993/05/11 by V. Delgado, Delgado, V.
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paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.hep-ph/9305249
11 pages, REVTEX v2, ULLFT-1/93
arxiv created 1993/05/11 · openalex publication_date 1993/05/11 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
A dynamical mechanism of symmetry breaking in which gauge and matter fields play an active role is proposed. It basically represents a covariant generalization of the mechanism responsible for superconductivity, and provides a \em natural mechanism of generation of mass which is not in conflict with the present value of the cosmological constant. When applied to SU(2)×U(1) leads to exactly the same physics (Lagrangian density) as the Standard Model but modifying \em only the Higgs sector. It also predicts the appearance over all space of a classical scalar field as well as the existence of density fluctuations. According to it, space would be filled with a macroscopically large number of Higgs bosons which now appear as light, stable scalar particles \em decoupled from ordinary matter and radiation. Therefore they would play the same role as the Cooper pairs in superconductivity and would be a natural candidate for dark matter.