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Constructing non-perturbative gauges using correlation functions

Gauge fixing in the non-perturbative domain of non-Abelian gauge theories is obstructed by the Gribov–Singer ambiguity. To compare results from different methods it is necessary to resolve this ambiguity explicitly. Such a resolution is proposed using conditions on correlation functions for a family...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Maas, Axel
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Science 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3098386/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21760657
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2010.04.052
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Sumario:Gauge fixing in the non-perturbative domain of non-Abelian gauge theories is obstructed by the Gribov–Singer ambiguity. To compare results from different methods it is necessary to resolve this ambiguity explicitly. Such a resolution is proposed using conditions on correlation functions for a family of non-perturbative Landau gauges. As a consequence, the various results available for correlation functions could possibly correspond to different non-perturbative Landau gauges, discriminated by an additional non-perturbative gauge parameter. The proposal, the necessary assumptions, and evidence from lattice gauge theory calculations, are presented in detail.