Published September 5, 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

Propagating modes of a non-Abelian tensor gauge field of second rank

  • 1. Institute of Nuclear Physics, Demokritos National Research Center Agia Paraskevi, GR-15310 Athens (Greece)

Description

In the non-Abelian tensor gauge field theory a lower-rank field is represented by a general nonsymmetric tensor and describes the propagation of charged bosons of helicities two and zero. We clarify and prove this result from different perspectives which would include generalized Bianchi identities and the analysis of the corresponding partial differential equation. We suggest a new method for counting propagating modes in general gauge field theories. We derive also the expression for the energy-momentum tensor and confirm that its nonzero components get contribution only from helicity-two and helicity-zero states. We extended this analysis considering the interaction between two currents caused by the exchange of a tensor gauge field and proved that the residue at the pole is the sum of three terms each of which describes positive norm polarizations of helicity-two and helicity-zero bosons

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1751-8113/41/35/355402

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/1751-8113/41/35/355402;
PII
S1751-8113(08)72972-X;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. A, Mathematical and Theoretical (Online)
Journal Volume
41
Journal Issue
35
Journal Page Range
[17 p.]
ISSN
1751-8121

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
39104963
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
BOSONS; ENERGY-MOMENTUM TENSOR; GAUGE INVARIANCE; HELICITY; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; POLARIZATION; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
Descriptors DEC
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; EQUATIONS; FIELD THEORIES; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; TENSORS