Published September 2005
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Journal article
Magnetic charges in local field theory
- 1. Institute for Theoretical Physics and Spinoza Institute, Utrecht University, Postbus 80.195, NL-3508 TD Utrecht (Netherlands)
- 2. II. Institut fuer Theoretische Physik der Universitaet Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, D-22761 Hamburg (Germany)
- 3. Dept. of Physics, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, I-10129 Torino (Italy)
Description
Novel lagrangians are discussed in which (non-abelian) electric and magnetic gauge fields appear on a par. To ensure that these lagrangians describe the correct number of degrees of freedom, tensor gauge fields are included with corresponding gauge symmetries. Non-abelian gauge symmetries that involve both the electric and the magnetic gauge fields can then be realized at the level of a single gauge invariant Lagrangian, without the need of performing duality transformations prior to introducing the gauge couplings. The approach adopted, which was initially developed for gaugings of maximal supergravity, is particularly suited for the study of flux compactifications
Availability note (English)
Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/1126-6708/2005/i=09/a=016/jhep092005016.pdf or at the Web site for the Journal of High Energy Physics (ISSN 1029-8479) http://www.iop.org/Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of High Energy Physics
- Journal Volume
- 2005
- Journal Issue
- 09
- Journal Page Range
- p. 016
- ISSN
- 1126-6708
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Italy
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 36099644
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- COMPACTIFICATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM; DUALITY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; GAUGE INVARIANCE; LAGRANGIAN FUNCTION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SUPERGRAVITY; TENSORS; TRANSFORMATIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- FIELD THEORIES; FUNCTIONS; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; UNIFIED-FIELD THEORIES