Published May 2007
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Journal article
Maximally symmetric vector propagator
Creators
- 1. Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611 (United States)
- 2. Department of Physics, University of Crete, GR-710 03 Heraklion (Greece)
Description
We derive the propagator for a massive vector field on a de Sitter background of arbitrary dimension. This propagator is de Sitter invariant and possesses the proper flat space-time and massless limits. Moreover, the retarded Green's function inferred from it produces the correct classical response to a test source. Our result is expressed in a tensor basis which is convenient for performing quantum-field-theory computations using dimensional regularization
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1063/1.2738361;
- arXiv
- arXiv:gr-qc/0608069v2;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Mathematical Physics
- Journal Volume
- 48
- Journal Issue
- 5
- Journal Page Range
- p. 052306-052306.14
- ISSN
- 0022-2488
- CODEN
- JMAPAQ
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 38088294
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- CALCULATION METHODS; DE SITTER GROUP; GAUGE INVARIANCE; GREEN FUNCTION; PROPAGATOR; QUANTUM GRAVITY; RENORMALIZATION; SPACE-TIME; VECTOR FIELDS; VECTORS
- Descriptors DEC
- FIELD THEORIES; FUNCTIONS; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; LIE GROUPS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SYMMETRY GROUPS; TENSORS
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2007 American Institute of Physics