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    Recurrent dynamical symmetry breaking and restoration by Wilson lines at finite densities on a torus

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    In this paper we derive the general expression of a one-loop effective potential of the nonintegrable phases of Wilson lines for an SU(N) gauge theory with a massless adjoint fermion defined on the spactime manifold R1,d−3×T2R^{1,d-3}\times T^2 at finite temperature and fermion density. The Phase structure of the vacuum is presented for the case with d=4d=4 and N=2 at zero temperature. It is found that gauge symmetry is broken and restored alternately as the fermion density increases, a feature not found in the Higgs mechanism. It is the manifestation of the quantum effects of the nonintegrable phases.Comment: 17 pages, 2 figure
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