Gauge fixing in the partition function for generalized quantum dynamics

1997/09/25 by Stephen L. Adler · 1 citation
Chemistry · Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #BRST quantization #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Faddeev–Popov ghost #Gauge boson #Gauge fixing #Gauge theory #Mathematical physics #Mathematics #Molecular spectroscopy and chirality #Partition function (quantum field theory) #Physics #Pure mathematics #Quantum #Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions #Quantum mechanics #TRACE (psycholinguistics) #Theoretical physics #hep-th

paper · pdf · doi:10.1063/1.532260

published as J.Math.Phys. 39 (1998) 1723-1729 · 13 pages, plain TeX, no figures

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Abstract

We discuss the problem of gauge fixing for the partition function in generalized quantum (or trace) dynamics, deriving analogs of the De Witt–Faddeev–Popov procedure and of the BRST invariance familiar in the functional integral context.

Citations

• Microcanonical ensemble and algebra of conserved generators for generalized quantum dynamics

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