Some novel features in 2D non-Abelian theory: BRST approach

DOI10.1142/S0217751X17501366zbMATH Open1372.81121arXiv1606.05870MaRDI QIDQ5367511FDOQ5367511

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Publication date: 13 October 2017

Published in: International Journal of Modern Physics A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Within the framework of Becchi-Rouet-Stora-Tyutin (BRST) formalism, we discuss some novel features of a two (1+1)-dimensional (2D) non-Abelian 1-form gauge theory (without any interaction with matter fields). Besides the usual off-shell nilpotent and absolutely anticommutating (anti-)BRST symmetry transformations, we discuss the off-shell nilpotent and absolutely anticommutating (anti-)co-BRST symmetry transformations. Particularly, we lay emphasis on the existence of the coupled (but equivalent) Lagrangian densities of the 2D non-Abelian theory in view of the presence of (anti-)co-BRST symmetry transformations where we pin-point some novel features associated with the Curci-Ferrari (CF) type restrictions. We demonstrate that these CF-type restrictions can be incorporated into the (anti-)co-BRST invariant Lagrangian densities through the fermionic Lagrange multipliers which carry specific ghost numbers. The modified versions of the Lagrangian densities (where we get rid of the new CF-type restrictions) respect some precise symmetries as well as a couple of symmetries with CF-type constraints. These observations are completely novel as far as the BRST formalism, with proper (anti-)co-BRST symmetries, is concerned.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1606.05870

zbMATH Keywords

Curci-Ferrari-type restrictions2D non-abelian theoryfermionic Lagrange multipliersnilpotent (anti-)BRST symmetriesnilpotent (anti-)co-BRST symmetries

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Yang-Mills and other gauge theories in quantum field theory (81T13) Two-dimensional field theories, conformal field theories, etc. in quantum mechanics (81T40)

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