Interpretation of the topological terms in gauge system
| dc.creator | Tang, Zhong | |
| dc.creator | Finkelstein, David | |
| dc.date | 1996-04-29 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T04:22:04Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T04:22:04Z | |
| dc.description | We provide an alternative interpretation for the topological terms in physics by investigating the low-energy gauge interacting system. The asymptotic behavior of the gauge field at infinity indicates that it traces out a closed loop in the infinite time interval: -infinity, + infinity. Adopting Berry's argument of geometric phase, we show that the adiabatic evolution of the gauge system around the loop results in an additional term to the effective action: the Chern-Simons term for three-dimensional spacetime, and the Pontrjagin term for the four-dimensional spacetime. | |
| dc.description | 12 pages, RevTeX; submitted to Phys. Rev. Lett | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9604185 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9604185 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/54572 | |
| dc.subject | High Energy Physics - Theory | |
| dc.title | Interpretation of the topological terms in gauge system | |
| dc.type | text |