Published March 1995
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Journal article
Geometric quantization of topological gauge theories
Creators
- 1. Universidade Federal, Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil). Inst. de Fisica
Description
We show that Abelian gauge theories in 2 + 1 space-time dimensions with the introduction of a topological Chern-Simons term can be quantized with the use of the symplectic formalism. The consistency of our results are verified by the agreement with the ones from the Dirac case. (orig.)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Zeitschrift fuer Physik. C, Particles and Fields
- Journal Volume
- 66
- Journal Issue
- 1-2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 315-319.
- ISSN
- 0170-9739
- CODEN
- ZPCFD2
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Germany
- Country of Input or Organization
- Germany
- INIS RN
- 26051169
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- COMMUTATION RELATIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FIELD OPERATORS; GEOMETRY; LAGRANGIAN FIELD THEORY; PHASE SPACE; QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS; SECOND QUANTIZATION; SPACE-TIME; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; TOPOLOGY; TWO-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; U-1 GROUPS; UNIFIED GAUGE MODELS; VECTOR FIELDS
- Descriptors DEC
- ELECTRODYNAMICS; FIELD THEORIES; LIE GROUPS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; MATHEMATICS; PARTICLE MODELS; QUANTIZATION; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; QUANTUM OPERATORS; SPACE; SYMMETRY GROUPS; U GROUPS