On non-abelian duality in sigma models

DOI10.1016/0370-2693(96)00194-3zbMATH Open0997.81536arXivhep-th/9512126OpenAlexW3104917051MaRDI QIDQ1847982FDOQ1847982

Authors: N. Mohammedi 

Publication date: 28 October 2002

Published in: Physics Letters B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: A method for implementing non-Abelian duality on string backgrounds is given. It is shown that a direct generalisation of the familiar Abelian duality induces an extra local symmetry in the gauge invariant theory. The non-Abelian isometry group is shown to be enlarged to a non-semi-simple group. However, upon eliminating the gauge fields to obtain the dual theory the new algebra does not close. Therefore the gauge fixing procedure becomes problematic. The new method proposed here avoids these issues and leads to a dual theory in the proper sense of duality.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9512126

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Model quantum field theories (81T10) Two-dimensional field theories, conformal field theories, etc. in quantum mechanics (81T40)

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