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Phys. Rev. 184, 1750–1759 (1969)

Nonlinear Realizations. I. The Role of Goldstone Bosons

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Abdus Salam* and J. Strathdee
International Atomic Energy Agency, International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Miramare, Trieste, Italy

Received 26 December 1968; published in the issue dated August 1969

A method, based upon analogies with the Wigner boost technique, is presented for setting up the nonlinear realizations of any continuous symmetry group. It is argued that such realizations are relevant to and useful in the treatment of cases of spontaneous symmetry breakdown.

© 1969 The American Physical Society

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http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRev.184.1750
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRev.184.1750
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*On leave of absence from Imperial College, London, England.

See Also

See Also: Abdus Salam and J. Strathdee, Nonlinear Realizations. II. Conformal Symmetry, Phys. Rev. 184, 1760 (1969).