The Higgs Mechanism with Diagrams: a didactic approach
arXiv:2404.08329 · doi:10.21468/SciPostPhysLectNotes.88
Abstract
We present a pedagogical treatment of the electroweak Higgs mechanism based solely on Feynman diagrams and S-matrix elements, without recourse to (gauge) symmetry arguments. Throughout, the emphasis is on Feynman rules and the Schwinger-Dyson equations; it is pointed out that particular care is needed in the treatment of tadpole diagrams and their symmetry factors.
35 pages