June 29, 2026 to July 3, 2026
YITP, Kyoto University
Asia/Tokyo timezone

Confinement without dynamical symmetry breaking in chiral gauge theories

Jul 2, 2026, 3:40 PM
1h
Panasonic Auditorium, Yukawa Hall (YITP, Kyoto University)

Panasonic Auditorium, Yukawa Hall

YITP, Kyoto University

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Alvaro Pastor Gutierrez (RIKEN iTHEMS)

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The infrared structure of gauge theories with chiral fermions remains largely unexplored. In this talk I will investigate the Bars-Yankielowicz class using the functional renormalisation group, building on recent developments in gauge-fermion systems that provide clear criteria for confinement and dynamical symmetry breaking.
We show that two distinct phases arise: one exhibiting both confinement and symmetry breaking at small numbers of colours, and another characterised by confinement without symmetry breaking in the large-colour limit. The latter realises a novel regime, opening the possibility of exotic spectra and phenomena that can now be studied within a systematic framework.

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