An Analysis of the First Order Form of Gauge Theories

Autor:	Kiriushcheva, N., Kuzmin, S. V., McKeon, D. G. C.
Rok vydání:	2011
Předmět:	High Energy Physics - Theory General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Druh dokumentu:	Working Paper
DOI:	10.1139/p11-154
Popis:	The first order form of a Maxwell theory and U(1) gauge theory in which a gauge invariant mass term appears is analyzed using the Dirac procedure. The form of the gauge transformation which leaves the action invariant is derived from the constraints present. A non-Abelian generalization is similarly analyzed. This first order three dimensional massive gauge theory is rewritten in terms of two interacting vector fields. The constraint structure when using light-cone coordinates is considered. The relationship between first and second order forms of the two-dimensional Einstein-Hilbert action is explored where a Lagrange multiplier is used to ensure their equivalence. Comment: 22 pages, to appear in Canadian Journal of Physics. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:hep-th/0609220
Databáze:	arXiv
Externí odkaz:	http://arxiv.org/abs/1112.2003 Zobrazit plný text záznamu View this record from Arxiv