Ward–Takahashi identities for Abelian chiral gauge theories

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (11) ◽  
pp. 1650062
Author(s):  
Ana Paula Cardoso Rodrigues de Lima ◽  
Sebastião Alves Dias

By considering a general Abelian chiral gauge theory, we investigate the behavior of anomalous Ward–Takahashi (WT) identities concerning their prediction for the usual relationship between the vertex and two-point fermion functions. Using gauge anomaly vanishing results, we show that the usual (in the nonanomalous case) WT identity connecting the vertex and two-point fermion 1PI functions is modified for Abelian chiral gauge theories. The modification, however, implies a relation between fermion and charge renormalization constants that can be important in a future study of renormalization of such theories.

Universe ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. 283
Author(s):  
Gabriel de Lima e Silva ◽  
Thalis José Girardi ◽  
Sebastião Alves Dias

Gauge invariance of the measure associated with the gauge field is usually taken for granted, in a general gauge theory. We furnish a proof of this invariance, within Fujikawa’s approach. To stress the importance of this fact, we briefly review gauge anomaly cancellation as a consequence of gauge invariance of the bosonic measure and compare this cancellation to usual results from algebraic renormalization, showing that there are no potential inconsistencies. Then, using a path integral argument, we show that a possible Jacobian for the gauge transformation has to be the identity operator, in the physical Hilbert space. We extend the argument to the complete Hilbert space by a direct calculation.


2008 ◽  
Vol 23 (19) ◽  
pp. 2861-2913 ◽  
Author(s):  
JIAN-WEI CUI ◽  
YUE-LIANG WU

All one-loop renormalization constants for non-Abelian gauge theory are computed in detail by using the symmetry-preserving loop regularization method proposed in Refs. 1 and 2. The resulting renormalization constants are manifestly shown to satisfy Ward–Takahaski–Slavnov–Taylor identities, and lead to the well-known one loop β function for non-Abelian gauge theory of QCD.3-5 The loop regularization method is realized in the dimension of original field theories, it maintains not only symmetries but also divergent behaviors of original field theories with the introduction of two energy scales. Such two scales play the roles of characterizing and sliding energy scales as well as ultraviolet and infrared cutoff energy scales. An explicit check of those identities provides a clear demonstration how the symmetry-preserving loop regularization method can consistently be applied to non-Abelian gauge theories.


1992 ◽  
Vol 07 (20) ◽  
pp. 1791-1797
Author(s):  
KEIICHI AKAMA ◽  
TAKASHI HATTORI

It is argued that chiral anomalies in the effective gauge theories are allowed, as far as the new physics scale is not too large. We estimate the anomaly-induced masses of the weak bosons, when the anomalies exist in the electroweak gauge theory, and compare them with the experimental results to extract the upper bound on the new-physics scale.


Author(s):  
Kazutoshi Ohta ◽  
Norisuke Sakai

Abstract We study the moduli space volume of BPS vortices in quiver gauge theories on compact Riemann surfaces. The existence of BPS vortices imposes constraints on the quiver gauge theories. We show that the moduli space volume is given by a vev of a suitable cohomological operator (volume operator) in a supersymmetric quiver gauge theory, where BPS equations of the vortices are embedded. In the supersymmetric gauge theory, the moduli space volume is exactly evaluated as a contour integral by using the localization. Graph theory is useful to construct the supersymmetric quiver gauge theory and to derive the volume formula. The contour integral formula of the volume (generalization of the Jeffrey-Kirwan residue formula) leads to the Bradlow bounds (upper bounds on the vorticity by the area of the Riemann surface divided by the intrinsic size of the vortex). We give some examples of various quiver gauge theories and discuss properties of the moduli space volume in these theories. Our formula are applied to the volume of the vortex moduli space in the gauged non-linear sigma model with CPN target space, which is obtained by a strong coupling limit of a parent quiver gauge theory. We also discuss a non-Abelian generalization of the quiver gauge theory and “Abelianization” of the volume formula.


2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (27) ◽  
pp. 5051-5120
Author(s):  
CHANGHYUN AHN

Starting from an [Formula: see text] supersymmetric electric gauge theory with the multiple product gauge group and the bifundamentals, we apply Seiberg dual to each gauge group, obtain the [Formula: see text] supersymmetric dual magnetic gauge theories with dual matters including the gauge singlets. Then we describe the intersecting brane configurations, where there are NS-branes and D4-branes (and anti-D4-branes), of type IIA string theory corresponding to the meta-stable nonsupersymmetric vacua of this gauge theory. We also discuss the case where the orientifold 4-planes are added into the above brane configuration. Next, by adding an orientifold 6-plane, we apply to an [Formula: see text] supersymmetric electric gauge theory with the multiple product gauge group (where a single symplectic or orthogonal gauge group is present) and the bifundamentals. Finally, we describe the other cases where the orientifold 6-plane intersects with NS-brane.


2002 ◽  
Vol 17 (16) ◽  
pp. 2191-2210 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. BIZDADEA ◽  
E. M. CIOROIANU ◽  
S. O. SALIU

Consistent couplings among a set of scalar fields, two types of one-forms and a system of two-forms are investigated in the light of the Hamiltonian BRST cohomology, giving a four-dimensional nonlinear gauge theory. The emerging interactions deform the first-class constraints, the Hamiltonian gauge algebra, as well as the reducibility relations.


1989 ◽  
Vol 04 (14) ◽  
pp. 1343-1353 ◽  
Author(s):  
T.E. CLARK ◽  
C.-H. LEE ◽  
S.T. LOVE

The supersymmetric extensions of anti-symmetric tensor gauge theories and their associated tensor gauge symmetry transformations are constructed. The classical equivalence between such supersymmetric tensor gauge theories and supersymmetric non-linear sigma models is established. The global symmetry of the supersymmetric tensor gauge theory is gauged and the locally invariant action is obtained. The supercurrent on the Kähler manifold is found in terms of the supersymmetric tensor gauge field.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei He

Abstract We study a relation between asymptotic spectra of the quantum mechanics problem with a four components elliptic function potential, the Darboux-Treibich-Verdier (DTV) potential, and the Omega background deformed N=2 supersymmetric SU(2) QCD models with four massive flavors in the Nekrasov-Shatashvili limit. The weak coupling spectral solution of the DTV potential is related to the instanton partition function of supersymmetric QCD with surface operator. There are two strong coupling spectral solutions of the DTV potential, they are related to the strong coupling expansions of gauge theory prepotential at the magnetic and dyonic points in the moduli space. A set of duality transformations relate the two strong coupling expansions for spectral solution, and for gauge theory prepotential.


2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (27) ◽  
pp. 6298-6306 ◽  
Author(s):  
PAOLO BENINCASA

Gauge/string correspondence provides an efficient method to investigate gauge theories. In this talk we discuss the results of the paper (to appear) by P. Benincasa, A. Buchel and A. O. Starinets, where the propagation of sound waves is studied in a strongly coupled non-conformal gauge theory plasma. In particular, a prediction for the speed of sound as well as for the bulk viscosity is made for the [Formula: see text] gauge theory in the high temperature limit. As expected, the results achieved show a deviation from the speed of sound and the bulk viscosity for a conformal theory. It is pointed out that such results depend on the particular gauge theory considered.


2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (10) ◽  
pp. 1850059 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Beltran ◽  
N. T. Maia ◽  
B. M. Pimentel

Scalar Quantum Electrodynamics is investigated in the Heisenberg picture via the Duffin-Kemmer-Petiau gauge theory. On this framework, a perturbative method is used to compute the vacuum polarization tensor and its corresponding induced current for the case of a charged scalar field in the presence of an external electromagnetic field. Charge renormalization is brought into discussion for the interpretation of the results for the vacuum polarization.


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