Suppose we have a field theory with a single complex scalar field ϕ and a single Dirac Fermion ψ, both massless. Let us write ψL=12(1−γ5)ψ. Then, the Yukawa coupling of the scalar field to the left-handed Fermion field should be of the form g¯ψψϕ,
Now, we introduce gauge invariance into the theory and demand that ϕ transform as a triplet and ψL transform as a doublet under the gauge group SU(2). What form does the Lagrangian take now? My confusion is arising because now, in particular, although ϕ transforms as a scalar under the Lorentz group, it must be described by 3-components so that it can transform as a triplet under SU(2). But then, the Yukawa coupling term listed above, as written, is not a number! I know this has something to do with the fact (I think) that ¯2⊗2 decomposes into something involving the triplet representation of SU(2). Unfortunately, I don't know enough about the representation theory of SU(2) to turn this into a Yukawa coupling term that makes sense.
Once again, because of my lack of knowledge of the representation theory of SU(2), I don't know how to write the gauge covariant derivative corresponding to the triplet representation of SU(2). If we use the Pauli matrices as a basis for su(2), how is the triplet representation of SU(2) described in terms of the Pauli matrices acting on a three-dimensional complex vector space?
I am also unsure as to exactly what should happen to the kinetic term for the Fermion field. Before insisting upon gauge invariance, this term should be of the form i¯ψγμ∂μψ.
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