Nambu-Goldstone Modes in Gravitational Theories with Spontaneous Lorentz Breaking

@misc{citeulike:766704, abstract = {Spontaneous breaking of Lorentz symmetry has been suggested as a possible mechanism that might occur in the context of a fundamental Planck-scale theory, such as string theory or a quantum theory of gravity. However, if Lorentz symmetry is spontaneously broken, two sets of questions immediately arise: what is the fate of the Nambu-Goldstone modes, and can a Higgs mechanism occur? A brief summary of some recent work looking at these questions is presented here.}, author = {Bluhm, R. }, citeulike-article-id = {766704}, eprint = {hep-th/0607127}, keywords = {breaking, lorentz, spontaneous, symmetry}, month = {Jul}, posted-at = {2006-07-20 15:57:40}, priority = {2}, title = {Nambu-Goldstone Modes in Gravitational Theories with Spontaneous Lorentz Breaking}, url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0607127}, year = {2006} }

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