Quantization of Gauge Systems - Rilegato

Henneaux, Marc; Teitelboim, Claudio

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ISBN 10: 069108775X ISBN 13: 9780691087757

Casa editrice: Princeton Univ Pr, 1992

Riassunto

This book is a systematic study of the classical and quantum theories of gauge systems. It starts with Dirac's analysis showing that gauge theories are constrained Hamiltonian systems. The classical foundations of BRST theory are then laid out with a review of the necessary concepts from homological algebra. Reducible gauge systems are discussed, and the relationship between BRST cohomology and gauge invariance is carefully explained. The authors then proceed to the canonical quantization of gauge systems, first without ghosts (reduced phase space quantization, Dirac method) and second in the BRST context (quantum BRST cohomology). The path integral is discussed next. The analysis covers indefinite metric systems, operator insertions, and Ward identities. The antifield formalism is also studied, and its equivalence with canonical methods is derived. The examples of electro-magnetism and Abelian 2-form gauge fields are treated in detail.

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Recensione:

"A useful reference for those interested in the formal aspects of constrained (i.e. gauge invariant) systems."--Physics World

L'autore:

Claudio Teitelboim is Director of the Centro de Estudios Cientificos de Santiago in Chile, a professor at the University of Chile, and a long-term member of the Institute for Advanced Study.

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• Editore: Princeton Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1992
• ISBN 10: 069108775X
• ISBN 13: 9780691087757
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 556