Abstract
We calculate the 1-loop effective potential of an Abelian Higgs model within the Rξ/σ class of nonlinear gauges that preserves the Higgs-boson low-energy theorem. The Rξ/σ gauge involves two gauge-fixing parameters ξ and σ, and is a renormalizable extension of the Feynman–'t Hooft Rξ set of gauges beyond the 1-loop level. By taking consistently into account Goldstone-gauge-boson mixing effects, we show how the 1-loop effective potential evaluated at its extrema is independent of both ξ and σ, in agreement with the Nielsen identity. The 1-loop constant and wavefunction renormalizations are presented within this general Rξ/σ class of nonlinear gauges.
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