Does the real vs imaginary part have any physical significance? I’ve always been confused by that.
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Whats phi standing for here?
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the higgs!
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that right there is a temperature dependent phase transition of the higgs
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Not familiar with particle physics - what does phi represent here?
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the higgs field
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SSB is when the equations of motion satisfy a certain symmetry, but its lowest-energy vacuum solutions do not
• For the Higgs, SSB is triggered entirely by the Higgs potential (below)