Published July 1995
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Journal article
Gauging higher derivatives
Description
The usual prescription for constructing gauge-invariant Lagrangians is generalized to the case where the Lagrangian contains second derivatives of fields as well as first derivatives. Symmetric tensor fields in addition to the usual vector fields are introduced as gauge fields. Covariant derivatives and gauge-field strengths are determined. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Progress of Theoretical Physics (Kyoto)
- Journal Volume
- 94
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 105-116.
- ISSN
- 0033-068X
- CODEN
- PTPKAV
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Japan
- Country of Input or Organization
- Japan
- INIS RN
- 27052469
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- GAUGE INVARIANCE; LAGRANGIAN FIELD THEORY; LAGRANGIAN FUNCTION; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; PARTICLE STRUCTURE; QUANTUM GRAVITY; RENORMALIZATION; TENSOR FIELDS
- Descriptors DEC
- FIELD THEORIES; FUNCTIONS; INTERACTIONS; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY