Nonquadratic gauge fixing and ghosts for gauge theories on the hypersphere

Journal Article · Sat Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 2011 · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVD.84.087705· OSTI ID:21607977

Brandt, F T ^[1]; McKeon, D G. C. ^[2]

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1. Instituto de Fisica, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP 05315-970 (Brazil)
2. Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5B7 (Canada)

It has been suggested that using a gauge fixing Lagrangian that is not quadratic in a gauge fixing condition is most appropriate for gauge theories formulated on a hypersphere. We reexamine the appropriate ghost action that is to be associated with gauge fixing, applying a technique that has been used for ensuring that the propagator for a massless spin-two field is transverse and traceless. It is shown that this nonquadratic gauge fixing Lagrangian leads to two pair of complex Fermionic ghosts and two Bosonic real ghosts.

• OSTI ID: 21607977
• Journal Information: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Journal Name: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 84; ISSN PRVDAQ; ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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