A NO-GO THEOREM FOR THE NONABELIAN TOPOLOGICAL MASS MECHANISM IN 4 DIMENSIONS

Authors
HENNEAUX M LEMES VER SASAKI CAG SORELLA SP VENTURA OS VILAR LCQ
Citation
M. Henneaux et al., A NO-GO THEOREM FOR THE NONABELIAN TOPOLOGICAL MASS MECHANISM IN 4 DIMENSIONS, Physics letters. Section B, 410(2-4), 1997, pp. 195-202
Citations number
38
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physics letters. Section B → ACNP
ISSN journal
03702693
Volume
410
Issue
2-4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
195 - 202
Database
ISI
SICI code
0370-2693(1997)410:2-4<195:ANTFTN>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
We prove that there is no power-counting renormalizable nonabelian gen eralization of the abelian topological mass mechanism in four dimensio ns. The argument is based on the technique of consistent deformations of the master equation developed by G. Barnich and one of the authors. Recent attempts involving extra fields are also commented upon. (C) 1 997 Elsevier Science B.V.