Light Higgs channel of the resonant decay of magnon condensate in superfluid 3He-B

V. V. Zavjalov; S. Autti; V. B. Eltsov; P. J. Heikkinen; G. E. Volovik

doi:10.1038/ncomms10294

Nature Communications (Jan 2016)

Light Higgs channel of the resonant decay of magnon condensate in superfluid 3He-B

V. V. Zavjalov,
S. Autti,
V. B. Eltsov,
P. J. Heikkinen,
G. E. Volovik

Affiliations

V. V. Zavjalov: Department of Applied Physics, Low Temperature Laboratory, Aalto University
S. Autti: Department of Applied Physics, Low Temperature Laboratory, Aalto University
V. B. Eltsov: Department of Applied Physics, Low Temperature Laboratory, Aalto University
P. J. Heikkinen: Department of Applied Physics, Low Temperature Laboratory, Aalto University
G. E. Volovik: Department of Applied Physics, Low Temperature Laboratory, Aalto University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10294
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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The order parameter describing the spontaneous symmetry breaking which occurs when a system becomes a superfluid is analogous to the Higgs field in particle physics from which the Higgs boson arises. Here, the authors demonstrate the existence of a light Higgs boson in the B-phase of superfluid3He.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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