scholarly journals FROM PEIERLS BRACKETS TO A GENERALIZED MOYAL BRACKET FOR TYPE-I GAUGE THEORIES

2007 ◽  
Vol 04 (03) ◽  
pp. 349-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
GIAMPIERO ESPOSITO ◽  
COSIMO STORNAIOLO
Keyword(s):  
Vector Fields ◽  
Field Operator ◽  
Functional Integral ◽  
Gauge Fields ◽  
Order Differential Operator ◽  
Type I ◽  
Gauge Invariant ◽  
Yang Mills ◽  
Group Invariant ◽  
Gauge Fixing

In the space-of-histories approach to gauge fields and their quantization, the Maxwell, Yang–Mills and gravitational field are well known to share the property of being type-I theories, i.e. Lie brackets of the vector fields which leave the action functional invariant are linear combinations of such vector fields, with coefficients of linear combination given by structure constants. The corresponding gauge-field operator in the functional integral for the in-out amplitude is an invertible second-order differential operator. For such an operator, we consider advanced and retarded Green functions giving rise to a Peierls bracket among group-invariant functionals. Our Peierls bracket is a Poisson bracket on the space of all group-invariant functionals in two cases only: either the gauge-fixing is arbitrary but the gauge fields lie on the dynamical sub-space; or the gauge-fixing is a linear functional of gauge fields, which are generic points of the space of histories. In both cases, the resulting Peierls bracket is proved to be gauge-invariant by exploiting the manifestly covariant formalism. Moreover, on quantization, a gauge-invariant Moyal bracket is defined that reduces to iħ times the Peierls bracket to lowest order in ħ.

scholarly journals EMERGENCE OF THE HAAR MEASURE IN THE STANDARD FUNCTIONAL INTEGRAL REPRESENTATION OF THE YANG-MILLS PARTITION FUNCTION

1996 ◽  
Vol 11 (30) ◽  
pp. 2451-2461 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. REINHARDT
Keyword(s):  
Partition Function ◽  
Path Integral ◽  
Haar Measure ◽  
Transition Amplitude ◽  
Functional Integral ◽  
Abelian Gauge ◽  
Gauge Invariant ◽  
Yang Mills ◽  
Gauge Fixing ◽  
Popov Method

The conventional path integral expression for the Yang–Mills transition amplitude with flat measure and gauge-fixing built in via the Faddeev-Popov method has been claimed to fall short of guaranteeing gauge invariance in the nonperturbative regime. We show, however, that it yields the gauge-invariant partition function where the projection onto gauge-invariant wave functions is explicitly performed by integrating over the compact gauge group. In a variant of maximal Abelian gauge the Haar measure arises in the conventional Yang-Mills path integral from the Faddeev-Popov determinant.

scholarly journals On gauge independence for gauge models with soft breaking of BRST symmetry

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (30) ◽  
pp. 1450184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Reshetnyak
Keyword(s):  
Gauge Theories ◽  
Brst Symmetry ◽  
Landau Gauge ◽  
Functional Integral ◽  
Yang Mills ◽  
Gauge Models ◽  
S Matrix ◽  
Gauge Fixing ◽  
Dependent Parameter ◽  
Quantum Treatment

A consistent quantum treatment of general gauge theories with an arbitrary gauge-fixing in the presence of soft breaking of the BRST symmetry in the field–antifield formalism is developed. It is based on a gauged (involving a field-dependent parameter) version of finite BRST transformations. The prescription allows one to restore the gauge-independence of the effective action at its extremals and therefore also that of the conventional S-matrix for a theory with BRST-breaking terms being additively introduced into a BRST-invariant action in order to achieve a consistency of the functional integral. We demonstrate the applicability of this prescription within the approach of functional renormalization group to the Yang–Mills and gravity theories. The Gribov–Zwanziger action and the refined Gribov–Zwanziger action for a many-parameter family of gauges, including the Coulomb, axial and covariant gauges, are derived perturbatively on the basis of finite gauged BRST transformations starting from Landau gauge. It is proved that gauge theories with soft breaking of BRST symmetry can be made consistent if the transformed BRST-breaking terms satisfy the same soft BRST symmetry breaking condition in the resulting gauge as the untransformed ones in the initial gauge, and also without this requirement.

scholarly journals Lorentz-violating gaugeon formalism for rank-2 tensor theory

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (30) ◽  
pp. 1950245
Author(s):  
Sudhaker Upadhyay ◽  
Mushtaq B. Shah ◽  
Prince A. Ganai
Keyword(s):  
Tensor Field ◽  
Vector Fields ◽  
Fock Space ◽  
Antisymmetric Tensor ◽  
Type I ◽  
Classical Action ◽  
Tensor Theory ◽  
Antisymmetric Tensor Field ◽  
Gauge Fixing ◽  
Rank 2

We develop a BRST symmetric gaugeon formalism for the Abelian rank-2 antisymmetric tensor field in the Lorentz-breaking framework. The Lorentz-breaking is achieved here by considering a proper subgroup of Lorentz group together with translation. In this scenario, the gaugeon fields together with the standard fields of the Abelian rank-2 antisymmetric tensor theory get mass. In order to develop the gaugeon formulation for this theory in very special relativity (VSR), we first introduce a set of dipole vector fields as a quantum gauge freedom to the action. In order to quantize the dipole vector fields, the VSR-modified gauge-fixing and corresponding ghost action are constructed as the classical action is invariant under a VSR-modified gauge transformation. Further, we present a Type I gaugeon formalism for the Abelian rank-2 antisymmetric tensor field theory in VSR. The gauge structures of Fock space constructed with the help of BRST charges are also discussed.

scholarly journals ABELIAN PROJECTION AND STUDIES OF GAUGE-VARIANT QUANTITIES IN THE LATTICE QCD WITHOUT GAUGE FIXING

1996 ◽  
Vol 11 (13) ◽  
pp. 1081-1093 ◽  
Author(s):  
SERGEI V. SHABANOV
Keyword(s):  
Lattice Qcd ◽  
Continuum Limit ◽  
Gluon Propagator ◽  
Lorentz Invariance ◽  
Gauge Condition ◽  
Gauge Fields ◽  
Gauge Invariant ◽  
Dynamical Reduction ◽  
Gauge Fixing ◽  
The Continuum

We suggest a new (dynamical) Abelian projection of the lattice QCD. It contains no gauge condition imposed on gauge fields so that Gribov copying is avoided. Configurations of gauge fields that turn into monopoles in the Abelian projection can be classified in a gauge-invariant way. In the continuum limit, the theory respects the Lorentz invariance. A similar dynamical reduction of the gauge symmetry is proposed for studies of gauge-variant correlators (like a gluon propagator) in the lattice QCD. Though the procedure is harder for numerical simulations, it is free of gauge-fixing artifacts, like the Gribov horizon and copies.

scholarly journals Einstein–Yang–Mills theory: gauge invariant charges and linearization instability

2021 ◽  
Vol 81 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emel Altas ◽  
Ercan Kilicarslan ◽  
Bayram Tekin
Keyword(s):  
General Relativity ◽  
Perturbation Theory ◽  
Order Perturbation ◽  
Order Perturbation Theory ◽  
Gauge Fields ◽  
Gauge Invariant ◽  
Yang Mills ◽  
First Order ◽  
Flat Spacetime ◽  
First Order Perturbation

AbstractWe construct the gauge-invariant electric and magnetic charges in Yang–Mills theory coupled to cosmological general relativity (or any other geometric gravity), extending the flat spacetime construction of Abbott and Deser (Phys Lett B 116:259–263, 1982). For non-vanishing background gauge fields, the charges receive non-trivial contribution from the gravity part. In addition, we study the constraints on the first order perturbation theory and establish the conditions for linearization instability: that is the validity of the first order perturbation theory.

scholarly journals Chern-Simons-Antoniadis-Savvidy Forms and Non-Abelian Anomaly

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-15
Author(s):  
Suhaivi Hamdan ◽  
Erwin Erwin ◽  
Saktioto Saktioto
Keyword(s):  
Field Strength ◽  
Gauge Transformation ◽  
Integral Form ◽  
Gauge Fields ◽  
Gauge Invariant ◽  
Time Coordinate ◽  
Form Analysis ◽  
Yang Mills ◽  
Chern Simons ◽  
Gauge Variation

Kuat medan tensor yang ditransformasikan secara homogen terhadap perluasan transformasi gauge memenuhi bentuk sifat invarian gauge. Analisa invarian gauge dalam bantuk integeralnya memperlihatkan hubungan dengan koordinat ruang-waktu yang menunjukan bentuk baru dari topologi Lagrangian. Sifat invarian dari bentuk Pontryagin-Chern terhadap kuat medan tensor non-Abelian dan lemma Poincare dapat digunakan untuk mengkontruksi bentuk ChSAS yang menunjukan sifat quasi-invarian dibawah transformasi gauge. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk membuktikan bahwa kuat medan tensor Yang-Mills dari bentuk ChSAS memilik variasi gauge anomali non-Abelian seperti pada bentuk Chern-Simons. Integrasi bentuk ChSAS menghasilkan dimensi-4, 6 dan 8 variasi gauge genap dan memperlihatkan hubungan dengan bentuk Chern-Simons dimensi-3 dan 5 untuk variasi gauge ganjil. Bentuk ChSAS memperlihatkan variabel lebih kompleks yang menujukan sifat berosilasi. Tensors field strength transformation homogeneously to extend gauge transformation fulfilling charateristic gauge invariant form. Analysis gauge invariant in integral form shows corresponding with space-time coordinate that prove new topology Lagrangians form. Furthermore invariant charateristic of Pontryagin-Chern to non-Abelian tensor gauge fields and lemma Poincare used to contruct ChSAS forms which shows quasi-inavriant under gauge transformation. This paper aims to prove Yang-Mills tensor gauge field of ChSAS forms has variation non-Abelian anomaly like Chern-Simons forms. The integration ChSAS forms resulted 4, 6 and 8-dimensional even gauge variation which also correspond 3 and 5-dimensional odd gauge variation Chern-Simons forms. The ChSAS forms also showed complex variable and osilation.  Keywords: Pontryagin-Chern, Kuat medan tensor non-Abelian, Chern-Simans-Antoniadis-Savvidy, Anomali Non-Abelian.

scholarly journals CONSISTENT INTERACTIONS BETWEEN GAUGE FIELDS AND LOCAL BRST COHOMOLOGY: THE EXAMPLE OF YANG-MILLS MODELS

1994 ◽  
Vol 03 (01) ◽  
pp. 139-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. BARNICH ◽  
M. HENNEAUX ◽  
R. TATAR
Keyword(s):  
Vector Fields ◽  
Jacobi Identity ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Gauge Fields ◽  
Coupling Constant ◽  
Yang Mills ◽  
First Order ◽  
Gauge Symmetries ◽  
Brst Cohomology ◽  
Structure Constants

Recent results on the cohomological reformulation of the problem of consistent interactions between gauge fields are illustrated in the case of the Yang-Mills models. By evaluating the local BRST cohomology through descent equation techniques, it is shown (i) that there is a unique local, Poincaré invariant cubic vertex for free gauge vector fields which preserves the number of gauge symmetries to first order in the coupling constant; and (ii) that consistency to second order in the coupling constant requires the structure constants appearing in the cubic vertex to fulfill the Jacobi identity. The known uniqueness of the Yang-Mills coupling is therefore rederived through cohomological arguments.

scholarly journals AN EXACT RG FORMULATION OF QUANTUM GAUGE THEORY

2001 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. 1899-1911 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. R. MORRIS
Keyword(s):  
Gauge Theory ◽  
Flow Equation ◽  
Gauge Invariant ◽  
Yang Mills ◽  
Quantum Gauge Theory ◽  
Supergauge Theory ◽  
Gauge Fixing ◽  
Β Function ◽  
The One ◽  
First Time

A gauge invariant Wilsonian effective action is constructed for pure SU(N) Yang-Mills theory by formulating the corresponding flow equation. Manifestly gauge invariant calculations can be performed i.e. without gauge fixing or ghosts. Regularisation is implemented in a novel way which realises a spontaneously broken SU(N|N) supergauge theory. As an example we sketch the computation of the one-loop β function, performed for the first time without any gauge fixing.

scholarly journals The Gribov phenomenon in flat and curved spaces

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (03) ◽  
pp. 1450018
Author(s):  
Marco de Cesare
Keyword(s):  
Integral Formula ◽  
Functional Integral ◽  
Green Functions ◽  
Ghost Propagator ◽  
Yang Mills ◽  
Color Confinement ◽  
Spacetime Curvature ◽  
Gauge Fixing ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Gribov Ambiguity

The quantization of Yang–Mills theories relies on the gauge-fixing procedure. However, in the non-Abelian case this procedure leads to the well-known Gribov ambiguity. In order to solve the ambiguity a modification of the functional integral formula must be introduced. As a consequence of this, the Green functions get deep modifications in the infrared. We consider, in particular, the SU (N) case and show that in the pure gauge case the ghost propagator is enhanced, while the gluon propagator is suppressed in this limit, therefore the study of the Gribov ambiguity may shed some light on the mass gap problem and on color confinement. We discuss some recent developments on the subject in the case of a curved background. We argue that the concurrent presence of a spacetime curvature and the Gribov ambiguity may introduce further modifications to the Green functions in the infrared.

scholarly journals GAUGE FIELDS AND SPACE-TIME

2002 ◽  
Vol 17 (supp01) ◽  
pp. 119-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. POLYAKOV
Keyword(s):  
Strong Coupling ◽  
Sigma Model ◽  
Space Time ◽  
Strong Coupling Limit ◽  
Gauge Fields ◽  
Gauge Invariant ◽  
Yang Mills

In this article I attempt to collect some ideas, opinions and formulae which may be useful in solving the problem of gauge/string/space-time correspondence. This includes the validity of D-brane representation, counting of gauge-invariant words, relations between the null states and the Yang-Mills equations and the discussion of the strong coupling limit of the string sigma model. The article is based on the talk given at the "Odyssey 2001" conference.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document