SAIFR:4078

(Gauge) symmetries and a new perspective on the Higgs mechanism

(2024). (Gauge) symmetries and a new perspective on the Higgs mechanism. ICTP South American Institute for Fundamental Research. https://scivideos.org/ictp-saifr/4078

(Gauge) symmetries and a new perspective on the Higgs mechanism. ICTP South American Institute for Fundamental Research, Apr. 03, 2024, https://scivideos.org/ictp-saifr/4078 

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            url = {https://scivideos.org/ictp-saifr/4078},
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            keywords = {ICTP-SAIFR, IFT, UNESP},
            language = {en},
            title = {(Gauge) symmetries and a new perspective on the Higgs mechanism},
            publisher = { ICTP South American Institute for Fundamental Research},
            year = {2024},
            month = {apr},
            note = {SAIFR:4078 see, \url{https://scivideos.org/ictp-saifr/4078}}
          }
Duifje Van Egmond
Talk numberSAIFR:4078
Source RepositoryICTP – SAIFR
Collection
Talk Type Conference
Subject

Abstract

Symmetries are fundamental to our understanding of nature. In Quantum Field Theory, they have become the guidelines for the formulation of fundamental theories. In this talk, I will go into the importance of symmetries and the concept of spontaneous symmetry breaking to understand the early Universe. Then, I will discuss gauge symmetries and their fundamental differences with physical symmetries, and the subsequent contradiction in our understanding of the Higgs mechanism as a spontaneously broken gauge symmetry. I will discuss alternative understandings of the Higgs mechanism and the importance of gauge symmetries despite their seemingly redundant nature.