Applications of the renormalization group equation to the study of the effective potential

• Grant number: 13/16633-2
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Visiting Researcher Grant - International
• Start date: June 06, 2014
• End date: July 04, 2014
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Physics - Elementary Particle Physics and Fields
• Principal Investigator: Fernando Tadeu Caldeira Brandt
• Grantee: Fernando Tadeu Caldeira Brandt
• Visiting researcher: Dennis Gerard Creasor McKeon
• Visiting researcher institution: Western University , Canada
• Host Institution: Instituto de Física (IF). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

We will investigate some applications of the renormalization group equation to the study of the effective potential in gauge theories. The project is based on techniques that were developed together with Prof. McKeon as a result of our previous collaborations. During the planned visit, our main focus will be the Higgs mechanism. (AU)