Padmanabhan, T.2012-03-032012-03-031982-05-03http://hdl.handle.net/11007/171The conformally coupled Higgs scalar field (with λ φ4 quartic term) is studied in a class of non-lorentzian background metrics. It is shown that the spontaneous symmetry breaking depends crucially on the choice of the background metric. Various implications are discussed.enSpontaneous symmetryHiggs scalar fieldArticle