Summary
The consistency between the characteristics of the complete covariant gauge condition and the fundamental concepts in quantum field theory is scrutinized. The analysis of the generalized chiral transformation of the electromagnetic potential, however, shows that the formulation cannot be related with the conventional ones by unitary transformations.
Riassunto
Si esamina la coerenza tra la caratteristiche della condizione di gauge completamente covariante e i concetti fondamentali nella teoria quantistica dei campi. L'analisi della trasformazione chirale generalizzata del potenziale elettromagnetico, comunque, mostra che la formulazione non si può correlare a quelle convenzionali mediante trasformazioni unitarie.
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Исследуется ненротиворечивость характеристик полностью ковариантного калибровочного условия и фундаментальных концепций в квантовой теории поля. Однако анализ обобщенното кирального преобразования электромагнитного потенциала показывает, что предложенная формулировка не может быть связана с обычной формулировкой с помощью унитарных преобразований.
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Okabayashi, T. Quantum electrodynamics under complete covariant gauge condition. Nuov Cim A 80, 12–26 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02786212
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