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Phys. Rev. 184, 1760–1768 (1969)

Nonlinear Realizations. II. Conformal Symmetry

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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

Use is made of the formalism of nonlinear realizations to treat the spontaneous violation of conformal symmetry. The associated "Goldstone" particles, which are characterized by a four-vector and a scalar field, are unusual in that they possess mass.

© 1969 The American Physical Society

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http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRev.184.1760
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10.1103/PhysRev.184.1760
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*On leave of absence from Imperial College, London, England.

See Also

See Also: Abdus Salam and J. Strathdee, Nonlinear Realizations. I. The Role of Goldstone Bosons, Phys. Rev. 184, 1750 (1969).