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Probing the Higgs vacuum with general relativityIt is shown that the structure of the Higgs vacuum can be revealed in gravitational experiments which probe the Schwarzschild geometry to only one order in MG/r beyond that needed for the classical tests of general relativity. The possibility that deviations from the conventional geometry are at least theoretically conceivable is explored. The deviations obtained provide a diagnostic test for searching for the existence of macroscopic scalar fields and open up the possiblity for further exploring the Higgs mechanism.
Document ID
19920036404
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Mannheim, Philip D.
(Connecticut, University Storrs, United States)
Kazanas, Demosthenes
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1991
Publication Information
Publication: Astrophysics and Space Science
Volume: 185
Issue: 2
ISSN: 0004-640X
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Accession Number
92A19028
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: DE-AC02-79ER-10336
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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