Renormalisation group flows for gauge theories in axial gauges

Gauge theories in axial gauges are studied using Exact Renormalisation Group flows. We introduce a background field in the infrared regulator, but not in the gauge fixing, in contrast to the usual background field gauge. It is shown how heat-kernel methods can be used to obtain approximate solutions...

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Main Authors: Litim, Daniel F. (Author) , Pawlowski, Jan M. (Author)
Format: Article (Journal) Chapter/Article
Language:English
Published: 2002
In: Arxiv

Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0203005
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Author Notes:Daniel F. Litim, and Jan M. Pawlowski
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Summary:Gauge theories in axial gauges are studied using Exact Renormalisation Group flows. We introduce a background field in the infrared regulator, but not in the gauge fixing, in contrast to the usual background field gauge. It is shown how heat-kernel methods can be used to obtain approximate solutions to the flow and the corresponding Ward identities. Expansion schemes are discussed, which are not applicable in covariant gauges. As an application, we derive the one-loop effective action for covariantly constant field strength, and the one-loop beta-function for arbitrary regulator.
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