Published January 1997 | Version v1
Journal article

Gauge symmetries of an extended phase space for Yang-Mills and Dirac fields

  • 1. Mannheim Univ. (Germany). Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Science
  • 2. Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics, Univ. of Calgary, AB (Canada)

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The extended phase space P for Yang-Mills and Dirac fields in the Minkowski space is a Sobolev space of Cauchy data. We prove in P the existence and uniqueness theorem for the evolution equations. We show that the Lie algebra gs(P) of infinitesimal gauge symmetries of P is a Hilbert-Lie algebra carrying a Beppo Levi topology. The connected group GS(P) of gauge symmetries of P with the Lie algebra gs(P) is a Hilbert-Lie group acting properly in P. We construct a closed connected subgroup GS(P)0 of GS(P), acting in P with a momentum map J0, such that the constraint equations are given by J0=0. The action of GS(P)0 in P is free and proper. (orig.)

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Journal Title
Annales de l'I.H.P. Physique Theorique
Journal Volume
66
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 109-136.
ISSN
0246-0211
CODEN
AIPTEO