Gauge invariance of the wave functional in mixed momentum/coordinate representations
| dc.creator | Leclerc, M. | |
| dc.date | 2007-03-07 | |
| dc.date | 2007-04-20 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T07:57:24Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T07:57:24Z | |
| dc.description | Starting from the observation that in Yang-Mills theory the Schroedinger state functional in the momentum representation is not gauge invariant, we investigate the reversed question: Which are the representations for the operators of a gauge theory that lead to an invariant wave functional once the quantum constraints have been imposed upon it? Stated otherwise: Which representation do we have to use if we wish the constraints of the theory to eliminate the non-physical degrees of freedom from the states? We use the framework of geometric quantization to attack this question. In particular, it is found that in the linear spin-two theory as well as in General Relativity, gauge invariance cannot be achieved by a pure coordinate (i.e., field) representation, but that one has to use mixed momentum/coordinate representations instead. Our results are illustrated by the example of the free relativistic point-particle as well as by simple cosmological mini-superspace models in the framework of General Relativity. | |
| dc.description | minor corrections | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0703048 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0703048 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/127638 | |
| dc.subject | General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology | |
| dc.title | Gauge invariance of the wave functional in mixed momentum/coordinate representations | |
| dc.type | text |