Consistent formulation of the spacelike axial gauge

Journal Article · Thu Dec 15 04:00:00 EST 1983 · Phys. Rev. D; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.28.3121· OSTI ID:5375517

Burnel, A; Van der Rest-Jaspers, M

The usual formulation of the spacelike axial gauge is afflicted with the difficulty that the metric is indefinite while no ghost is involved. We solve this difficulty by introducing a ghost whose elimination is such that the metric becomes positive for physical states. The technique consists in the replacement of the gauge condition nxA = 0 by the weaker one partial/sub 0/nxAroughly-equal0.

• Research Organization: Service de Physique Theorique et Mathematique Universite de Liege, Sart Tilman, B-4000, Liege 1, Belgium
• OSTI ID: 5375517
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. D; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. D; (United States) Vol. 28:12; ISSN PRVDA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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