Conformal anomaly from gauge fields without gauge fixing

We show how the Weyl anomaly generated by gauge fields, can be computed from manifestly gauge invariant and diffeomorphism invariant exact renormalization group equations, without having to fix the gauge at any stage. Regularization is provided by covariant higher derivatives and by embedding the Ma...

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Hauptverfasser: Falls, Kevin (VerfasserIn) , Morris, Tim R. (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 19 March 2018
In: Physical review
Year: 2018, Jahrgang: 97, Heft: 6, Pages: 1-12
ISSN:2470-0029
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevD.97.065013
Online-Zugang:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.97.065013
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevD.97.065013
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Verfasserangaben:Kevin Falls and Tim R. Morris
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Zusammenfassung:We show how the Weyl anomaly generated by gauge fields, can be computed from manifestly gauge invariant and diffeomorphism invariant exact renormalization group equations, without having to fix the gauge at any stage. Regularization is provided by covariant higher derivatives and by embedding the Maxwell field into a spontaneously broken U(1|1) supergauge theory. We first provide a realization that leaves behind two versions of the original U(1) gauge field, and then construct a manifestly U(1|1) supergauge invariant flow equation which leaves behind only the original Maxwell field in the spontaneously broken regime.
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ISSN:2470-0029
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevD.97.065013