Xt. Li et Y. Liao, CONSISTENT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BACKGROUND FIELD METHOD IN THE ON-SHELL RENORMALIZATION SCHEME OF THE ELECTROWEAK THEORY, Physics letters. Section B, 356(1), 1995, pp. 68-73
The applicability of the background field method in spontaneously brok
en gauge theories is examined with new features emphasized. An explici
t one loop analysis in the electroweak theory shows that the method ca
n be consistently implemented in the on-shell renormalization scheme.
Some implications and possible applications are also briefly indicated
.