Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
2009-11-19
Int.J.Mod.Phys.A25:1699-1712,2010
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
18 pages, to appear in Int. J. Mod. Phys. A
Scientific paper
10.1142/S0217751X10048123
It is well-known that chiral symmetry breaking ($\chi$SB) in QCD with $N_{f}=2$ light quark flavours can be described by orthogonal groups as $O(4) \to O(3)$, due to local isomorphisms. Here we discuss the question how specific this property is. We consider generalised forms of $\chi$SB involving an arbitrary number of light flavours of continuum or lattice fermions, in various representations. We search systematically for isomorphic descriptions by non-unitary, compact Lie groups. It turns out that there are a few alternative options in terms of orthogonal groups, while we did not find any description entirely based on symplectic or exceptional Lie groups. If we adapt such an alternative as the symmetry breaking pattern for a generalised Higgs mechanism, we may consider a Higgs particle composed of bound fermions and trace back the mass generation to $\chi$SB. In fact, some of the patterns that we encounter appear in technicolour models. In particular if one observes a Higgs mechanism that can be expressed in terms of orthogonal groups, we specify in which cases it could also represent some kind of $\chi$SB of techniquarks.
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