Duality-symmetric Action for Electromagnetic Theory with Electric and Magnetic Sources
| Autor: | Lee, Choonkyu, Min, Hyunsoo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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| Druh dokumentu: | Working Paper |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.aop.2013.09.015 |
| Popis: | For the SL(2,\textbf{R}) duality-invariant generalization of Maxwell electrodynamics in the presence of both electric and magnetic sources, we formulate a local, manifestly duality-symmetric, Zwanziger-type action by introducing a pair of four-potentials $A^\mu$ and $B^\mu$ in a judicious way. On the two potentials $A^\mu$ and $B^\mu$ the SL(2,\textbf{R}) duality transformation acts in a simple linear manner. In quantum theory including charged source fields, this action can be recast as a SL(2,\textbf{Z})-invariant action. Also given is a Zwanziger-type action for SL(2,\textbf{R}) duality-invariant Born-Infeld electrodynamics which can be important for D-brane dynamics in string theory. Comment: 20 pages |
| Databáze: | arXiv |
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