Published August 15, 2011
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Journal article
Gauge invariance and nonconstant gauge couplings
Creators
- 1. Laboratoire de Mathematiques et Physique Theorique (CNRS-UMR 6083), Federation Denis Poisson (FR CNRS 2964), Universite Francois Rabelais de Tours, Faculte des Sciences et Techniques, Parc de Grandmont F-37200 Tours (France)
Description
It is shown that spacetime-dependent gauge couplings do not completely break gauge invariance. We demonstrate this in various gauge theories.
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1103/PhysRevD.84.045011;
- arXiv
- arXiv:1111.0758v2;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
- Journal Volume
- 84
- Journal Issue
- 4
- Journal Page Range
- p. 045011-045011.9
- ISSN
- 0556-2821
- CODEN
- PRVDAQ
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 43083247
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- COUPLING; GAUGE INVARIANCE; SIMULATION; SPACE-TIME; SYMMETRY BREAKING
- Descriptors DEC
- INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics