Gauge Invariance and the Pauli-Villars Regulator in Lorentz- and CPT-Violating Electrodynamics

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dc.creatorAltschul, B.
dc.date2004-07-20
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dc.descriptionWe examine the nonperturbative structure of the radiatively induced Chern-Simons term in a Lorentz- and CPT-violating modification of QED. Although the coefficient of the induced Chern-Simons term is in general undetermined, the nonperturbative theory appears to generate a definite value. However, the CPT-even radiative corrections in this same formulation of the theory generally break gauge invariance. We show that gauge invariance may yet be preserved through the use of a Pauli-Villars regulator, and, contrary to earlier expectations, this regulator does not necessarily give rise to a vanishing Chern-Simons term. Instead, two possible values of the Chern-Simons coefficient are allowed, one zero and one nonzero. This formulation of the theory therefore allows the coefficient to vanish naturally, in agreement with experimental observations.
dc.description8 pages
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0407172
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0407172
dc.identifierPhys.Rev. D70 (2004) 101701
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevD.70.101701
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/52663
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.titleGauge Invariance and the Pauli-Villars Regulator in Lorentz- and CPT-Violating Electrodynamics
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