Gauge and Lorentz transformation placed on the same foundation (Q666331)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 6012969
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    Gauge and Lorentz transformation placed on the same foundation
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 6012969

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      8 March 2012
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      Summary: We show that a ``dynamical'' interaction for arbitrary spin can be constructed in a straightforward way if gauge and Lorentz transformations are placed on the same foundation. As Lorentz transformations act on space-time coordinates, gauge transformations are applied to the gauge field. Placing these two transformations on the same ground means that all quantized field like spin-1/2 and spin-3/2 spinors are functions not only of the coordinates but also of the gauge field components. As a consequence, on this stage the (electromagnetic) gauge field has to be considered as classical field. Therefore, standard quantum field theory cannot be applied. Despite this inconvenience, such a common ground is consistent with an old dream of physicists almost a century ago. Our approach, therefore, indicates a straightforward way to realize this dream.
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