Published March 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

Gauge theories on A(dS) space and Killing vectors

  • 1. S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Sector-3, Block-JD, Salt Lake City, Kolkata 700 098 (India)

Description

We provide a general technique for collectively analysing a manifestly covariant formulation of non-abelian gauge theories on both anti-de Sitter as well as de Sitter spaces. This is done by stereographically projecting the corresponding theories, defined on a flat Minkowski space, onto the surface of the A(dS) hyperboloid. The gauge and matter fields in the two descriptions are mapped by conformal Killing vectors and conformal Killing spinors, respectively. A bilinear map connecting the spinors with the vector is established. Different forms of gauge fixing conditions and their equivalence are discussed. The U(1) axial anomaly as well as the non-abelian covariant and consistent chiral anomalies on A(dS) space are obtained. Electric-magnetic duality is demonstrated. The zero curvature limit is shown to yield consistent findings

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aop.2007.08.010

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.aop.2007.08.010;
arXiv
arXiv:hep-th/0703207v2;
PII
S0003-4916(07)00130-3;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Annals of Physics (New York)
Journal Volume
323
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 705-751
ISSN
0003-4916
CODEN
APNYA6

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
39090118
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
ANTI DE SITTER SPACE; CHIRALITY; DE SITTER SPACE; DUALITY; GAUGE INVARIANCE; MINKOWSKI SPACE; SPINORS; U-1 GROUPS; VECTORS
Descriptors DEC
INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; LIE GROUPS; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; SPACE; SYMMETRY GROUPS; TENSORS; U GROUPS

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Copyright
Copyright (c) 2007 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.