Can SSB Be Visually Understood? Ideas for Intuitive Explanations

LayMuon · Mar 30, 2013

I am wondering whether there is a possibility to somehow intuitively explain how does that happen that gauge field acquires mass after spontaneous symmetry breaking? I mean something visualizable, not just referring to Lagrangian and the algebra. I would suspect it might be possible at least for superconductors. Any ideas?

Thanks.

LayMuon · Apr 1, 2013

Susskind explains:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqNg819PiZY&list=PLJ3k8xBb4Acld0nauX9cAKcWFA2k9HZQ1&index=104

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