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Title: Constraint structure of massive chiral electrodynamics with Wess-Zumino field in four dimensions

Journal Article · · Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States)
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Chinese Center of Advanced Science and Technology (World Laboratory), P. O. Box 8730, Beijing 100080 (China) Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026 (China)
  2. Center for Fundamental Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026 (China)
  3. Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026 (China)

We show, by the Bjorken-Johnson-Low limiting procedure, that if the Wess-Zumino field is added to massive chiral electrodynamics in four dimensions, all the second-class constraints become first-class ones. However, the obtained Poisson brackets do not satisfy the Jacobi identity. This result is different from that of the theory which is originally anomaly-free.

OSTI ID:
5135974
Journal Information:
Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States), Vol. 45:2; ISSN 0556-2821
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English