Propagating modes of a non-Abelian tensor gauge field of second rank
Creators
- 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/10.1088/1751-8113/41/35/355402Additional 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