Lorentz-covariant quantization of massless non-Abelian gauge fields in theHamiltonian path-integral formalism

Authors
Citation
Jc. Su, Lorentz-covariant quantization of massless non-Abelian gauge fields in theHamiltonian path-integral formalism, J PHYS G-NU, 27(7), 2001, pp. 1493-1500
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS G-NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE PHYSICS
ISSN journal
09543899 → ACNP
Volume
27
Issue
7
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1493 - 1500
Database
ISI
SICI code
0954-3899(200107)27:7<1493:LQOMNG>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
The Lorentz-covariant quantization performed in the Hamiltonian path-integr al formalism for massless non-Abelian gauge fields has been achieved. In th is quantization, the Lorentz condition, as a constraint, must be introduced initially and incorporated into the Yang-Mills Lagrangian by the Lagrange undetermined multiplier method. In this way, it is found that all Lorentz c omponents of a vector potential have their corresponding conjugate canonica l variables. This fact allows us to define Lorentz-invariant Poisson bracke ts and carry out the quantization in a Lorentz-covariant manner.