Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking in the Space-time of an Arbitrary Dimension
arXiv:hep-th/0102179 · doi:10.1142/S0217732302008551
Abstract
We propose a new scenario to implement spontaneous symmetry breaking in the space-time of an arbitrary dimension (D>2) by introducing the non-minimal coupling between the scalar field and the gravity. In this scenario, the usage of the familiar lambda Phi ^4 term, which is non-renormalizable for D >= 5, can be avoided altogether.
13 pages, 2 figures, LaTeX