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We show that the dynamics of the scalar Higgs field in the Abelian Higgs–Kibble model supplemented with a dimension-6 derivative operator can be constrained at the quantum level by a certain stability equation. It holds in the Landau gauge and is derived within the recently proposed extended field formalism, where the physical scalar is described by a gauge-invariant field variable. Physical implications of the stability equation are discussed.
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Prepared from an English manuscript submitted by the author; for the Russian version, see Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, 2023, Vol. 217, pp. 543–554 https://doi.org/10.4213/tmf10484.
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Quadri, A. A new stability equation for the Abelian Higgs–Kibble model with a dimension-6 derivative operator. Theor Math Phys 217, 1879–1888 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0040577923120073
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