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Canonical quantization of chiral bosons

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)
We perform the canonical quantization for a system of non-Abelian chiral bosons. We show that unlike in the Wess-Zumino-Witten model, the left- and right-handed current densities do not simultaneously span Kac-Moody algebras in the quantum theory. At the critical values of the coupling constants, only one Kac-Moody algebra results.
Research Organization:
Institute of Theoretical Physics, S-41296 Goeteborg, Sweden
OSTI ID:
6066700
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 62:16; ISSN PRLTA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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