1997/12/23 by Yu. S. Kalashnikova, A. V. Nefediev
Physics and Astronomy · #hep-ph
published as Phys.Atom.Nucl. 62 (1999) 340-344; Yad.Fiz. 62 (1999) 377-381 · 9 pages, LaTeX2e, no figures
arxiv created 1997/12/23 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30
The two ways of constrained systems quantization are considered from the point of view of their self-consistency at the quantum level. With a transparent example of a particle in the external electromagnetic field we demonstrate that the procedure of gauge fixing turns out rather dangerous and may lead to a quantum anomaly in the operator algebra. We discuss additional classical symmetries as an essential element for tracing out this anomaly. The two cases of a spinning and a spinless particles in the external electromagnetic field are discussed to illustrate the situation.