Local symmetries of the non-Abelian two-form
| dc.creator | Lahiri, Amitabha | |
| dc.date | 2001-09-28 | |
| dc.date | 2001-10-15 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T10:53:39Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T10:53:39Z | |
| dc.description | It is proposed that a non-Abelian adjoint two-form in BF type theories transform inhomogeneously under the gauge group. The resulting restrictions on invariant actions are discussed. The auxiliary one-form which is required for maintaining vector gauge symmetry transforms like a second gauge field, and hence cannot be fully absorbed in the two-form. But it can be replaced, via a vector gauge transformation, by the usual gauge field, leading to gauge equivalences between different types of theories. A new type of symmetry also appears, one which depends on local functions but cannot be generated by constraints. It is connected to the identity in the limit of a vanishing global parameter, so it should be called a semiglobal symmetry. The corresponding conserved currents and BRST charges are parametrized by the space of flat connections. | |
| dc.description | RevTeX4, 11 pages, minor corrections | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0109220 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0109220 | |
| dc.identifier | J.Phys.A35:8779-8792,2002 | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.1088/0305-4470/35/41/310 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/185556 | |
| dc.subject | High Energy Physics - Theory | |
| dc.title | Local symmetries of the non-Abelian two-form | |
| dc.type | text |