Published February 1980 | Version v1
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Gauge invariance for spin-1/2

Creators

  • 1. European Organization for Nuclear Research, Geneva (Switzerland)

Description

We construct a lagrangian for an antisymmetric tensor spinor field, invariant under a gauge transformation, and show that it is equivalent to the massless Dirac lagrangian. This is analogous to the description of spin-0 by an antisymmetric tensor field. (orig.)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Phys. Lett., B
Journal Volume
90
Journal Issue
3
Series
Phys. Lett., B.
Journal Page Range
275-276
ISSN
0370-2693

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
11532553
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
DIRAC EQUATION; GAUGE INVARIANCE; LAGRANGIAN FIELD THEORY; LAGRANGIAN FUNCTION; SPINOR FIELDS; TENSORS
Descriptors DEC
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; EQUATIONS; FIELD EQUATIONS; FIELD THEORIES; FUNCTIONS; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY