Published February 8, 1989 | Version v1
Journal article

On Yang-Mills theory in the temporal gauge

  • 1. Chittagong Univ. (Bangladesh)
  • 2. Cambridge Univ. (UK). Dept. of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics

Description

A set of partial differential equations are obtained that are equivalent to the gauge constraint functional equation in the temporal gauge for a set of vector bosons interacting through a Yang-Mills type Lagrangian. This is done by expanding the wave function in a functional power series. The first two orders are solved explicitly for the case of two space and one time dimension. A set of solutions is also presented of the gauge constraint equation to the first two orders for three space and one time dimension. A generalization to 3 + 1 dimensions of a conjecture in 2 + 1 dimensions made by Feynman for the ground state of this problem is examined. It is shown that the conjectured wave function satisfies the gauge constraint and Schroedinger equations to second order in the fields. (author)

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Journal Title
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series A
Journal Volume
421
Journal Issue
1861
Series
Proc. R. Soc. London, Ser. A.
Journal Page Range
279-301
ISSN
0080-4630
CODEN
PRLAA