B F Term by Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking in a generalized Abelian Higgs Model
Abstract
We show that the topological B F term in 3+1 dimensions can be generated via spontaneous symmetry breaking in a generalized Abelian Higgs model. Further, we also show that even in D dimensions ( D ≥ 3 ) , a B F term gives rise to the topological massive excitations of the Abelian gauge field and that such a B F term can also be generated via Higgs mechanism.
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