2011/12/09 by N. Kiriushcheva, S. V. Kuzmin, D. G. C. McKeon · 7 citations
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Algebraic and Geometric Analysis #BRST quantization #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Gauge (firearms) #Gauge anomaly #Gauge boson #Gauge fixing #Gauge theory #Hamiltonian lattice gauge theory #Introduction to gauge theory #Invariant (physics) #Mathematical physics #Physics #Supersymmetric gauge theory #Theoretical physics #gr-qc #hep-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.1139/p11-154
published in Canadian Journal of Physics 90(2), 165-174 (NRC Research Press) · 22 pages, to appear in Canadian Journal of Physics. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:hep-th/0609220
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The first-order form of a Maxwell theory and U(1) gauge theory in which a gauge invariant mass term appears is analyzed using the Dirac procedure. The form of the gauge transformation that leaves the action invariant is derived from the constraints present. A nonabelian generalization is similarly analyzed. This first-order three dimensional massive gauge theory is rewritten in terms of two interacting vector fields. The constraint structure when using light-cone coordinates is considered. The relationship between first- and second-order forms of the two-dimensional Einstein–Hilbert action is explored where a Lagrange multiplier is used to ensure their equivalence.