Spin in the Worldline Path Integral in 2+1 Dimensions

dc.creatorFosco, C. D.
dc.creatorSanchez-Guillen, J.
dc.creatorVazquez, R. A.
dc.date2005-12-07
dc.date2007-06-21
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:27:19Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T11:27:19Z
dc.descriptionWe construct a worldline path integral for the effective action and propagator of a Dirac field in 2+1 dimensions in an Abelian gauge field background. Integrating over an auxiliary gauge group variable we derive a worldline action depending only on $x(τ)$, the spacetime paths. We show that that action is a combination of a kinetic term plus a spin action. The first is proportional to $δ[\dot{x}^2(τ)- 1]$. The second agrees exactly with the spin action one should expect for a spin-1/2 field.
dc.description23 pages, no figures. Version extended with some applications and a more detailed explanation of the classical limit
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0512081
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0512081
dc.identifierAnnalsPhys.323:356-372,2008
dc.identifierdoi:10.1016/j.aop.2007.06.007
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/196115
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.titleSpin in the Worldline Path Integral in 2+1 Dimensions
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