A U(1) Gauge Theory for Antisymmetric Tensor Fields
Author(s) -
Shinichi Deguchi,
Takahito Nakajima,
Hideomi Totsuka
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
progress of theoretical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1347-4081
pISSN - 0033-068X
DOI - 10.1143/ptp.97.357
Subject(s) - antisymmetric tensor , physics , introduction to gauge theory , mathematical physics , gauge theory , hamiltonian lattice gauge theory , antisymmetric relation , tensor field , massless particle , formalism (music) , supersymmetric gauge theory , theoretical physics , quantum gauge theory , quantum electrodynamics , gauge fixing , quantum mechanics , gauge boson , exact solutions in general relativity , art , musical , visual arts
We show that a U(1) gauge theory defined in the configuration space forclosed p-branes yields the gauge theory of a massless rank-(p+1) antisymmetrictensor field and the Stueckelberg formalism for a massive vector field.Comment: 8 pages, Te
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