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On a class of Lagrangian models for massive and massless Yang-mills fields

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Il Nuovo Cimento A (1965-1970)

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We discuss renormalization for a class of Lagrangians containing an explicit mass term for the vector field and a four-vertex for the Faddeev-Popov ghost field. The action is shown to be invariant under nonlinear gauge transformations, which are a generalization of those introduced by Becchi, Rouet and Stora. This invariance guarantees the validity of the Slavnov-Taylor identities, which are then used to discuss the renormalization of the theory. The problem of unitarity is not discussed here. Canonical and Lorentz-covariant formalism is employed.

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Si discute la rinormalizzazione per una classe di lagrangiane contenenti un termine di massa esplicito per il campo vettoriale e un vertice a quattro per il fantasma di Faddeev e Popov. Si mostra che l’azione è invariante rispetto a trasformazioni non lineari di gauge, che sono una generalizzazione di quelle introdotte da Becchi, Rouet e Stora. Questa invarianza implica la validità delle identità di Slavnov e Taylor, che sono poi usate per discutere la rinormalizzazione della teoria. Non si discute il problema dell’unitarietà fisica. Si usa il formalismo canonico e covariante secondo Lorentz.

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Address after November 1, 1975: Max-Planck-Institut für Physik und Astrophysik, Münich, Germany.

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Curci, G., Ferrari, R. On a class of Lagrangian models for massive and massless Yang-mills fields. Nuov Cim A 32, 151–168 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02729999

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