Symmetry Breaking and Galileons – Garrett Goon
Date: Wed. October 2nd, 2013, 11:30 am-12:30 pmLocation: Rockefeller 221
Galileons, and related theories, have deep connections to spontaneous symmetry breaking. After reviewing the origins of Galileon theories, I motivate their interpretation as Goldstone Bosons and illustrate some of their special technical properties before proceeding to discuss applications and future directions.