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Propagation of Yang‐Mills Fields
Author(s) -
Shamaly A.,
Ahmed M. A.,
Capri A. Z.,
Kobayashi M.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
annalen der physik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1521-3889
pISSN - 0003-3804
DOI - 10.1002/andp.19794910107
Subject(s) - covariant transformation , physics , gauge (firearms) , yang–mills existence and mass gap , symmetry (geometry) , mathematical physics , lagrangian , classical mechanics , gauge theory , gauge symmetry , field (mathematics) , quantum electrodynamics , theoretical physics , mathematics , geometry , pure mathematics , archaeology , history
Propagation of Yang‐Mills fields is considered both in the absence and presence of gauge‐fixing terms in the Lagrangian as well as when the symmetry is spontaneously broken. Propagation is found to be causal except in certain non‐covariant gauges when noncausal propagation can also occur.