Stueckelberg and Higgs Mechanisms: Frames and Scales
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
The paper reviews aspects of Higgs and related mechanisms for particle physics from a rather formal point of view. I think that the manuscript would benefit from a better and longer introduction and more references. I find it surprising that a paper on Stueckelberg and Higgs mechanisms has no references to papers by either Stueckelberg or Higgs. There is also no conclusions section. I find the presentation to be more like that of a math paper rather than a physics one. At the very least the author should expand the introduction and add a brief section with conclusions/summary.
Author Response
I thank the referee for taking time to look over the manuscript and for the review. In the revised version I have added references to papers by Stueckelberg and Higgs. In my article, the "Introduction" and "Conclusion" are combined into the section "Introduction and summary". Both options are generally accepted in the HEP community. The length of the "Introduction and summary" section seems to me optimal for my paper.
Reviewer 2 Report
This paper first describes a geometrical interpretation of Stuckelberg/Higgs fields in the framework of the fibre bundle description of gauge theories. This section is interesting and carefully formulated and offers some new perspectives which many readers will find stimulating.
The paper then addresses questions around confinement in the same language, introducing ideas from bag models. Personally, I found this less compelling and feel less convinced this line of work will turn out to be really fruitful. However, the investigation is thorough and clearly presented and experts and others will be provoked to analyse these ideas in depth.
I am happy to recommend this paper for publication in Universe.
Author Response
I thank the referee for taking time to look over the manuscript and for the review.
Reviewer 3 Report
The paper presents a geometric interpretation of symmetry breaking focusing on the Higgs and the Stueckelberg mechanisms. The discussion provides interesting mathematical insights on specific aspects of field theories. The manuscripts is written in a clear way. As such, I believe the paper is suitable for publication.
Author Response
I thank the referee for taking time to look over the manuscript and for the review.
