Yang-Mills redux

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dc.creatorMarateck, Samuel L.
dc.date2006-09-11
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T07:26:05Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T07:26:05Z
dc.descriptionIt is noted that a given pairing of the phase factor and gauge transformation to retain gauge symmetry is not unique. In their seminal paper, when Yang and Mills (YM) discuss the phase factor - gauge transformation relationship, they cite Pauli's review paper. It is interesting that although Pauli in that paper presents the electromagnetic field strength in terms of a commutator, for whatever reason YM did not extrapolate the commutator's use to obtain the Yang-Mills field strength -- they obtained it by trial and error. Presented is a derivation of this field strength using the commutator approach detailing how certain terms cancel each other. Finally, the Yang-Mills field transformation is derived in a slightly different way than is traditionally done.
dc.description4 pages
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0609084
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0609084
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/116950
dc.subjectHistory and Philosophy of Physics
dc.subjectMathematical Physics
dc.titleYang-Mills redux
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