ON THE PATH INTEGRAL QUANTIZATION OF CHIRAL BOSONS

1989 ◽  
Vol 04 (01) ◽  
pp. 249-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. A. SCHAPOSNIK ◽  
J. E. SOLOMIN
Keyword(s):  
Path Integral ◽  
Degree Of Freedom ◽  
Lagrangian Formalism ◽  
Proper Treatment ◽  
Gauge Transformations ◽  
Path Integral Quantization ◽  
Gauge Degree ◽  
Chiral Bosons

We show that, in the covariant Lagrangian formalism, a proper treatment of the gauge degree of freedom in a model of chiral bosons proposed by Siegel uncovers the presence of a Jacobian (a "Wess-Zumino action"): the group of gauge transformations gets quantized and the anomaly is absorbed.

scholarly journals Finite BRST–anti-BRST transformations in generalized Hamiltonian formalism

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (27) ◽  
pp. 1450159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavel Yu. Moshin ◽  
Alexander A. Reshetnyak
Keyword(s):  
Dynamical Systems ◽  
Path Integral ◽  
Hamiltonian Path ◽  
Hamiltonian Formalism ◽  
Lagrangian Formalism ◽  
Yang Mills ◽  
Gauge Dependence ◽  
Field Dependent ◽  
Gauge Fixing ◽  
Constrained Dynamical Systems

We introduce the notion of finite BRST–anti-BRST transformations for constrained dynamical systems in the generalized Hamiltonian formalism, both global and field-dependent, with a doublet λa, a = 1, 2, of anticommuting Grassmann parameters and find explicit Jacobians corresponding to these changes of variables in the path integral. It turns out that the finite transformations are quadratic in their parameters. Exactly as in the case of finite field-dependent BRST–anti-BRST transformations for the Yang–Mills vacuum functional in the Lagrangian formalism examined in our previous paper [arXiv:1405.0790 [hep-th]], special field-dependent BRST–anti-BRST transformations with functionally-dependent parameters λa= ∫ dt(saΛ), generated by a finite even-valued function Λ(t) and by the anticommuting generators saof BRST–anti-BRST transformations, amount to a precise change of the gauge-fixing function for arbitrary constrained dynamical systems. This proves the independence of the vacuum functional under such transformations. We derive a new form of the Ward identities, depending on the parameters λaand study the problem of gauge dependence. We present the form of transformation parameters which generates a change of the gauge in the Hamiltonian path integral, evaluate it explicitly for connecting two arbitrary Rξ-like gauges in the Yang–Mills theory and establish, after integration over momenta, a coincidence with the Lagrangian path integral [arXiv:1405.0790 [hep-th]], which justifies the unitarity of the S-matrix in the Lagrangian approach.

LIGHT-FRONT HAMILTONIAN AND PATH INTEGRAL QUANTIZATION OF VECTOR SCHWINGER MODEL WITH A PHOTON MASS TERM

2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (27) ◽  
pp. 1250157 ◽  
Author(s):  
USHA KULSHRESHTHA
Keyword(s):  
Path Integral ◽  
Light Cone ◽  
Mass Term ◽  
Light Front ◽  
Light Cone Gauge ◽  
Schwinger Model ◽  
Path Integral Quantization ◽  
New Class ◽  
Gauge Fixing ◽  
Form Theory

Vector Schwinger model with a mass term for the photon, describing 2D electrodynamics with massless fermions, studied by us recently [U. Kulshreshtha, Mod. Phys. Lett. A22, 2993 (2007); U. Kulshreshtha and D. S. Kulshreshtha, Int. J. Mod. Phys. A22, 6183 (2007); U. Kulshreshtha, PoS LC2008, 008 (2008)], represents a new class of models. This theory becomes gauge-invariant when studied on the light-front. This is in contrast to the instant-form theory which is gauge-non-invariant. In this work, we study the light-front Hamiltonian and path integral quantization of this theory under appropriate light-cone gauge-fixing. The discretized light-cone quantization of the theory where we wish to make contact with the experimentally observational aspects of the theory would be presented in a separate paper.

W-ALGEBRA REALIZATIONS AND W-GRAVITY ANOMALIES

1991 ◽  
Vol 06 (32) ◽  
pp. 2995-3003 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. M. HULL ◽  
L. PALACIOS
Keyword(s):  
Path Integral ◽  
Current Algebra ◽  
Gravity Anomalies ◽  
Normal Ordering ◽  
Path Integral Quantization ◽  
Transformation Rules ◽  
Higher Derivative ◽  
Quantum Current ◽  
Boson Model ◽  
Background Charge

The coupling of scalars fields to chiral W3 gravity is reviewed. In general the quantum current algebra generated by the spin-two and three currents does not close when the "natural" regularization (corresponding to the normal ordering with respect to the modes of ∂ϕi) is used, and the non-closure reflects matter-dependent anomalies in the path integral quantization. We consider the most general modification of the current, involving higher derivative "background charge" terms, and find the conditions for them to form a closed algebra in the "natural" regularization. These conditions can be satisfied only for the two-boson model. In that case, it is possible to cancel all the matter-dependent anomalies by adding finite local counter terms to the action and modifying the transformation rules of the fields.

PATH INTEGRAL QUANTIZATION OF SUPERSTRING

2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (02) ◽  
pp. 135-141
Author(s):  
H. A. ELEGLA ◽  
N. I. FARAHAT
Keyword(s):  
Phase Space ◽  
Differential Equations ◽  
Path Integral ◽  
Equations Of Motion ◽  
Singular System ◽  
Constrained Systems ◽  
Classical Structure ◽  
Path Integral Quantization ◽  
Total Differential

Motivated by the Hamilton–Jacobi approach of constrained systems, we analyze the classical structure of a four-dimensional superstring. The equations of motion for a singular system are obtained as total differential equations in many variables. The path integral quantization based on Hamilton–Jacobi approach is applied to quantize the system, and the integration is taken over the canonical phase space coordinates.

scholarly journals QUANTIZATION OF SINGULAR SYSTEMS WITH SECOND-ORDER LAGRANGIANS

2002 ◽  
Vol 17 (36) ◽  
pp. 2383-2391 ◽  
Author(s):  
SAMI I. MUSLIH
Keyword(s):  
Path Integral ◽  
Singular Systems ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Integral Formulation ◽  
Path Integral Formulation ◽  
Path Integral Quantization

The path integral formulation of singular systems with second-order Lagrangians is constructed by using the canonical method. The path integral quantization of Podolsky electrodynamics is studied.

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