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arxiv: 2606.05562 · v1 · pith:Q5TYC4RJnew · submitted 2026-06-04 · ✦ hep-th · hep-ph

Charting the different phases of Yang-Mills-Chern-Simons-Higgs theories

Daniel O. R. Azevedo , Gustavo P. de Brito , Philipe De Fabritiis , Antonio D. Pereira This is my paper

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Fixing the Gribov parameter via its gap equation in Yang-Mills-Chern-Simons-Higgs theory reveals a confining phase with all complex gluon poles and a deconfined phase allowing real poles.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The paper studies the gluon propagator in three-dimensional Yang-Mills theory coupled to a fundamental Higgs field and a Chern-Simons term, after removing infinitesimal Gribov copies through the Gribov-Zwanziger procedure in linear covariant gauges. Two phases appear depending on the mass parameters: a confining regime in which every pole is complex, and a deconfined regime in which real poles permit would-be physical gluon excitations. Solving the gap equation consistently for the Gribov parameter in terms of the Higgs mass, Chern-Simons mass, and gauge coupling constrains the allowed parameter space and makes explicit the competition among the three mass scales.

Core claim

The analytic structure of the gluon propagator changes with the inclusion of Higgs and Chern-Simons terms. When the Gribov parameter is fixed by its gap equation, the theory occupies either a confining phase, where all poles remain complex, or a deconfined phase, where real poles can appear. The gap equation therefore links the three mass parameters and the coupling, determining which phase is realized and showing how their relative sizes control the relevance of the Gribov restriction.

What carries the argument

The gap equation for the Gribov parameter, which determines its value from the Higgs mass, Chern-Simons mass, and gauge coupling to enforce the elimination of Gribov copies.

If this is right

  • In the confining phase all gluon poles stay complex, so no physical gluon excitations propagate.
  • In the deconfined phase real poles become possible, permitting would-be physical gluon modes.
  • The Gribov parameter is no longer an independent input but is fixed by the competition among the three mass scales.
  • Only certain combinations of Higgs mass, Chern-Simons mass, and coupling satisfy the gap equation, restricting the physical parameter space.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The same gap-equation constraint may produce analogous phase boundaries in other three-dimensional gauge theories that include topological mass terms.
  • Numerical evaluation of the propagator at fixed mass ratios could map the boundary between the two phases directly from the gap equation.
  • Extending the analysis to adjoint Higgs fields or to four dimensions would test whether the two-phase structure survives when the gap equation is solved under different symmetry constraints.

Load-bearing premise

The original gap equation for the Gribov parameter remains valid and sufficient after the Higgs and Chern-Simons terms are added, without requiring extra constraints or modifications.

What would settle it

An explicit computation of the one-loop effective action showing that the gap equation acquires new terms from the Higgs or Chern-Simons interaction, or a lattice measurement of the gluon propagator that finds real poles outside the region allowed by the gap equation.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2606.05562 by Antonio D. Pereira, Daniel O. R. Azevedo, Gustavo P. de Brito, Philipe De Fabritiis.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: FIG. 1: Behavior of the Gribov parameter [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p006_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 4. Figure 4: FIG. 4: Sign of the discriminant ∆ as a function of the [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p008_4.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5: FIG. 5: Sign of the subsidiary polynomials [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p009_5.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6. Figure 6: FIG. 6: Change of the roots of the polynomial [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p009_6.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 7. Figure 7: , where one can see that it has positive values up to M ≈ 0.14, being negative for larger values of M. This is expected, because as we have shown before (see [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p010_7.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 8. Figure 8: FIG. 8: Subsidiary polynomials [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p011_8.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 9. Figure 9: FIG. 9: Residue of the parity preserving term of the [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p011_9.png] view at source ↗
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We explore Yang-Mills-Chern-Simons theories coupled to a Higgs-like field in the fundamental representation of $SU(2)$ quantized in linear covariant gauges in three Euclidean dimensions. We analyze the modifications in the analytic structure of the gluon propagator due to the elimination of infinitesimal Gribov copies. The interplay between the Higgs, the Chern-Simons and Gribov mass parameters is investigated. Two different phases are identified: a confining one, where all poles are complex, and a deconfined one, where would-be physical gluon excitation can appear. Unlike previous works, the Gribov parameter is consistently fixed by its gap equation as a function of the other mass parameters and the gauge coupling. This imposes a constraint in the parameter space and makes transparent how the competition of the mass parameters affects the relevance of the Gribov parameter for the characterization of the spectrum of the theory.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The paper studies Yang-Mills-Chern-Simons-Higgs theories in three-dimensional Euclidean space quantized in linear covariant gauges. It analyzes the gluon propagator after Gribov-Zwanziger elimination of infinitesimal Gribov copies, focusing on the interplay among the Higgs mass, Chern-Simons parameter, Gribov mass, and gauge coupling. Two phases are identified: a confining phase with all complex poles and a deconfined phase allowing would-be physical gluon excitations. Unlike prior work, the Gribov parameter is fixed via its gap equation expressed as a function of the remaining mass parameters and coupling, thereby constraining the parameter space.

Significance. If the gap equation is correctly adapted to the modified action, the work supplies a constrained phase diagram for the gluon spectrum in the presence of Chern-Simons and fundamental Higgs terms. This could clarify how competing mass scales control confinement versus deconfinement in three-dimensional gauge theories and provides a concrete, parameter-dependent criterion for the analytic structure of the propagator.

major comments (1)
  1. [gap equation and phase classification sections] The central claim that the Gribov parameter can be consistently fixed by its gap equation (thereby delineating the confining and deconfined phases) rests on the assumption that the horizon condition retains its standard form up to parameter dependence after the Chern-Simons and Higgs terms are added. The manuscript does not display the explicit re-derivation of the gap equation from the modified Faddeev-Popov operator that incorporates the ε_μνρ A^μ ∂^ν A^ρ structure and the Higgs-gauge coupling; without these steps the analytic continuation used to classify poles cannot be verified.
minor comments (1)
  1. Notation for the Chern-Simons level and Higgs vev should be introduced once and used uniformly; occasional redefinition of symbols across sections reduces readability.

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We thank the referee for the careful reading of our manuscript and for highlighting the need for explicit verification of the gap equation. We address the single major comment below.

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  1. Referee: [gap equation and phase classification sections] The central claim that the Gribov parameter can be consistently fixed by its gap equation (thereby delineating the confining and deconfined phases) rests on the assumption that the horizon condition retains its standard form up to parameter dependence after the Chern-Simons and Higgs terms are added. The manuscript does not display the explicit re-derivation of the gap equation from the modified Faddeev-Popov operator that incorporates the ε_μνρ A^μ ∂^ν A^ρ structure and the Higgs-gauge coupling; without these steps the analytic continuation used to classify poles cannot be verified.

    Authors: We agree that the explicit re-derivation of the gap equation from the modified Faddeev-Popov operator (including the Chern-Simons term ε_μνρ A^μ ∂^ν A^ρ and the fundamental Higgs coupling) must be shown to substantiate the horizon condition and subsequent pole analysis. The original manuscript presented the final form of the gap equation as a function of the remaining parameters but omitted the intermediate steps of its derivation for conciseness. In the revised version we will add a dedicated subsection (or appendix) that starts from the modified operator, computes the horizon function, and arrives at the gap equation. This addition will make the analytic continuation and phase classification fully verifiable while leaving the reported phases and conclusions unchanged. revision: yes

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full rationale

The paper applies the standard Gribov-Zwanziger horizon condition (gap equation) to fix the Gribov parameter γ as a function of the Higgs mass, Chern-Simons parameter, and gauge coupling, then examines the resulting gluon propagator poles to classify confining vs. deconfined phases. This is a direct computational consequence of the model's quadratic action plus the independent horizon constraint; the phase labels are not used to define or fit γ, nor does any equation reduce to a tautology by construction. No self-citation chains, ansatz smuggling, or renaming of known results appear as load-bearing steps. The derivation remains self-contained against the external GZ framework.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

1 free parameters · 1 axioms · 0 invented entities

The central claim rests on the validity of the gap equation for the Gribov parameter in the extended theory and on the interpretation of complex versus real poles as phase indicators.

free parameters (1)
  • Gribov mass parameter
    Determined by gap equation that depends on Higgs mass, Chern-Simons mass, and gauge coupling.
axioms (1)
  • domain assumption The gap equation for the Gribov parameter holds without modification when Higgs and Chern-Simons terms are present.
    Invoked to fix the parameter consistently and map the phases.

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