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Renormalization of gauge invariant operators and anomalies in Yang-Mills theory

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters; (United States)
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  1. Faculte des Sciences, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Campus Plaine C.P. 231, B-1050 Bruxelles (Belgium) Centro de Estudios Cientificos de Santiago, Casilla 16443, Santiago 9 (Chile)
A long-standing conjecture on the structure of renormalized, gauge invariant, integrated operators of arbitrary dimension in Yang-Mills theory is established. The general solution of the consistency condition for anomalies with sources included is also derived. This is achieved by computing explicitly the cohomology of the full unrestricted Becchi-Rouet-Stora-Tyutin operator in the space of local polynomial functionals with ghost number equal to zero or one. The argument does not use power counting and is purely cohomological. It relies crucially on standard properties of the antifeld formalism.
OSTI ID:
5019716
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters; (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review Letters; (United States) Vol. 72:11; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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