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MiS Preprint
24/2005

Gauge Theories of Dirac Type

Jürgen Tolksdorf and Torsten Thumstädter

Abstract

A specific class of gauge theories is geometrically described in terms of fermions. In particular, it is shown how the geometrical frame presented naturally includes spontaneous symmetry breaking of Yang-Mills gauge theories without making use of a Higgs potential. In more physical terms, it is shown that the Yukawa coupling of fermions, together with gravity, necessarily yields a symmetry reduction provided the fermionic mass is considered as a globally well-defined concept. The structure of this symmetry breaking is shown to be compatible with the symmetry breaking that is induced by the Higgs potential of the minimal Standard Model. As a consequence, it is shown that the fermionic mass has a simple geometrical interpretation in terms of curvature and that the (semi-classical) "fermionic vacuum" determines the intrinsic geometry of space-time. We also discuss the issue of "fermion doubling" in some detail and introduce a specific projection onto the "physical sub-space" that is motivated from the Standard Model.

Received:
Mar 23, 2005
Published:
Mar 23, 2005
MSC Codes:
51P05, 53C07, 70S05, 70S15, 83C22
PACS:
02.40.Hw, 02.40.Ma, 03.50.Kk, 03.65.Sq, 04.20.Cv
Keywords:
clifford modules, dirac type operators, bundle reduction, spontaneous symmetry breaking, fermionic mass operator

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2006 Repository Open Access
Jürgen Tolksdorf and Torsten Thumstädter

Gauge theories of dirac type

In: Journal of mathematical physics, 47 (2006) 8, p. 082305