Dynamical supersymmetry breaking and gauge anomalies

Some aspects of supersymmetric gauge theories and discussed. It is shown that dynamical supersymmetry breaking does not occur in supersymmetric QED in higher dimensions. The cancellation of both local (perturbative) and global (non-perturbative) gauge anomalies are also discussed in supersymmetric gauge theories. We argue that there is no dynamical supersymmetry breaking in higher dimensions in any supersymmetric gauge theories free of gauge anomalies. It is also shown that for supersymmetric gauge theories in higher dimensions with a compact connected simple gauge group, when the local anomaly-free condition is satisfied, there can be at most a possibleZ ₂ global gauge anomaly in extended supersymmetricSO(10) (or spin (10)) gauge theories inD=10 dimensions containing additional Weyl fermions in a spinor representation ofSO(10) (or spin (10)). In four dimensions with local anomaly-free condition satisfied, the only possible global gauge anomalies in supersymmetric gauge theories areZ ₂ global gauge anomalies for extended supersymmetricSP(2N) (N=rank) gauge theories containing additional Weyl fermions in a representation ofSP(2N) with an odd 2nd-order Dynkin index.     

Scalar lattice gauge theory

Scalar lattice gauge theories are models for scalar fields with local gauge symmetries. No fundamental gauge fields, or link variables in a lattice regularization, are introduced. The latter rather emerge as collective excitations composed from scalars. For suitable parameters scalar lattice gauge theories lead to confinement, with all continuum observables identical to usual lattice gauge theories. These models or their fermionic counterpart may be helpful for a realization of gauge theories by ultracold atoms. We conclude that the gauge bosons of the standard model of particle physics can arise as collective fields within models formulated for other “fundamental” degrees of freedom.     

Reissner--Nordström-de--Sitter-type Solution by a Gauge Theory of Gravity

We use the theory based on a gravitational gauge group （Wu＇s model） to obtain a spherical symmetric solution of the field equations for the gravitational potential on a Minkowski spacetime. The gauge group, the gauge covariant derivative, the strength tensor of the gauge feld, the gauge invariant Lagrangean with the cosmological constant, the field equations of the gauge potentiaIs with a gravitational energy-momentum tensor as well as with a tensor of the field of a point like source are determined. Finally, a Reissner-Nordstrom-de Sitter-type metric on the gauge group space is obtained.     

Quantum gauge equivalence in QED

We discuss gauge transformations in QED coupled to a charged spinor field, and examine whether we can gauge-transform the entire formulation of the theory from one gauge to another, so that not only the gauge and spinor fields, but also the forms of the operator-valued Hamiltonians are transformed. The discussion includes the covariant gauge, in which the gauge condition and Gauss's law are not primary constraints on operator-valued quantities; it also includes the Coulomb gauge, and the spatial axial gauge, in which the constraints are imposed on operator-valued fields by applying the Dirac-Bergmann procedure. We show how to transform the covariant, Coulomb, and spatial axial gauges to what we call “common form,” in which all particle excitation modes have identical properties. We also show that, once that common form has been reached, QED in different gauges has a common time-evolution operator that defines time-translation for states that represent systems of electrons and photons. By combining gauge transformations with changes of representation from standard to common form, the entire apparatus of a gauge theory can be transformed from one gauge to another.     

General theory of renormalization of gauge invariant operators

We study the question of renormalization of gauge invariant operators in the gauge theories. Our discussion applies to gauge invariant operators of arbitrary dimensions and tensor structure. We show that the gauge noninvariant (and ghost) operators that mix with a given set of gauge invariant operators form a complete set of local solutions of a functional differential equation. We show that this set of gauge noninvariant operators together with the gauge invariant operators close under renormalization to all orders. We obtain a complete set of local solutions of the differential equation. The form of these solutions has recently been conjectured by Kluberg Stern and Zuber. With the help of our solutions, we show that there exists a basis of operators in which the gauge noninvariant operators “decouple” from the gauge invariant operators to all orders in the sense that eigenvalues corresponding to the eigenstates containing gauge invariant operators can be computed without having to compute the full renormalization metrix. We further discuss the substructure of the renormalization matrix.     

Decomposition of Noncommutative U(1) Gauge Potential

We investigate the decomposition of noncommutative gauge potential Â_i, and find that it has inner structure, namely, Â_i can be decomposed in two parts, hat{b}_i and â_i, where hat{b}_i satisfies gauge transformations while â_i satisfies adjoint transformations, so dose the Seiberg-Witten mapping of noncommutative U(1) gauge potential. By means of Seiberg-Witten mapping, we construct a mapping of unit vector field between noncommutative space and ordinary space, and find the noncommutative U(1) gauge potential and its gauge field tensor can be expressed in terms of the unit vector field. When the unit vector field has no singularity point, noncommutative gauge potential and gauge field tensor will equal ordinary gauge potential and gauge field tensor     

Extended Connection in Yang-Mills Theory

The three fundamental geometric components of Yang-Mills theory –gauge field, gauge fixing and ghost field– are unified in a new object: an extended connection in a properly chosen principal fiber bundle. To do this, it is necessary to generalize the notion of gauge fixing by using a gauge fixing connection instead of a section. From the equations for the extended connection’s curvature, we derive the relevant BRST transformations without imposing the usual horizontality conditions. We show that the gauge field’s standard BRST transformation is only valid in a local trivialization and we obtain the corresponding global generalization. By using the Faddeev-Popov method, we apply the generalized gauge fixing to the path integral quantization of Yang-Mills theory. We show that the proposed gauge fixing can be used even in the presence of a Gribov’s obstruction.     

High precision mean-field results for lattice gauge theories: with special attention paid to the gauge dependence of mean-field perturbation theory to finite order

We do mean-field perturbation theory for U(1) lattice gauge theory in the axial gauge, and evaluate corrections from fluctuations up to fourth order for the free energy and plaquette energy. Comparing with similar results previously obtained in the Feynman gauge we find, to those orders studied, a gauge dependence of the size of the first correction term neglected with one exception. This gauge dependence decreases rapidly as the order of the approximation is increased. To any finite order, results in axial gauge are better approximations than results in the Feynman gauge. We speculate why. Assuming it to be generally true, we evaluate the first correction beyond the one-loop mean-field approximation to the free energy of SU(2) gauge theory with Wilson action in the axial gauge. This correction brings the mean-field result very close to Monte Carlo results for β > 1.6. It also makes the mean-field result identical, within a narrow margin, to ressumed strong coupling results in the interval 1.6 < β < 2.4, thus showing the absence of a phase transition.For both groups studied, we find that the asymptotic series of mean-field perturbation theory give much better approximations than do ordinary weak coupling series.     

Proof for Gauge Independence of the Energy-Momentum Tensor in Quantum Electrodynamics

Proof is given for gauge independence of the (Belinfante's) symmetric energy-momentum tensor in QED. Under the covariant LSZ-formalism it is shown that expectation values, supplemented with physical state conditions, of the energy-momentum tensor are gauge independent to all orders of the purturbation theory (the loop expansion). A study is also made, in terms of the gauge invariant operators of electron (known as the Dirac's or Steinmann's electron) and photon, in expectation of gauge invariant result without any restriction. It is, however, shown that singling out gauge invariant quantities is merely synonymous to fixing a gauge, then there needs again a use of the asymptotic condition to obtain gauge independent results.     

Accessing directly the properties of fundamental scalars in the confinement and Higgs phase

The properties of elementary particles are encoded in their respective propagators and interaction vertices. For a SU(2) gauge theory coupled to a doublet of fundamental complex scalars these propagators are determined in both the Higgs phase and the confinement phase and compared to the Yang–Mills case, using lattice gauge theory. Since the propagators are gauge dependent, this is done in the Landau limit of the ’t Hooft gauge, permitting to also determine the ghost propagator. It is found that neither the gauge boson nor the scalar differ qualitatively in the different cases. In particular, the gauge boson acquires a screening mass, and the scalar’s screening mass is larger than the renormalized mass. Only the ghost propagator shows a significant change. Furthermore, indications are found that the consequences of the residual non-perturbative gauge freedom due to Gribov copies could be different in the confinement and the Higgs phase.     

Weyl's Gauge Field and Its Behavior

Using a manifestly gauge-invariant Lagrangian density of a system in which a real scalar field (matter field) is interacting with itself and with Weyl's gauge field, we shall study equations of the real scalar field and of Weyl's gauge field, and discuss the self-interacting term of the real scalar field. For a special self-interacting term, we shall obtain an equation of only Weyl's gauge field which plays an important role in solving the equation of Weyl's gauge field interacting with the real scalar field. By making use of the above mentioned equation we shall obtain a rigorous solution for Weyl's gauge field. Next, combining the equation of only Weyl's gauge field with the condition in Weyl's gauge field that the length scale of any vector changes under parallel transfer, we shall obtain a nonlinear equation for the length scale of Weyl's gauge field, which may be important in mathematical physics and is shown to have meron-type solution. By making use of the same techniques being used above, we shall study solution of equation of gradient Weyl's gauge field and as a result, obtain a nonlinear equation of the same type as being found above. Finally we shall study relation between local gauge transformation and symmetric connection in space-time. As a result, we can partly make clear relation between the change in the measure of length scale of a vector due to an infinitesimal parallel transfer and the coefficients of affine connection of Weyl's geometry.     

Soft gauge algebras

Gauge transformations whose algebra closes only modulo field dependent terms (soft gauge algebras) are studied in detail. The results are explicitly applied to a supersymmetric gauge theory, to gravity and to conformal gravity, all seen as gauge theories overx-space; the obvious applications to supergravity are pointed out. A consistency requirement for the gauge transformations of those fields which appear in the algebra is seen to rule out “local translations” as independent gauge transformations.     

Forests, groves and Higgs bosons

We determine the gauge invariance classes of tree level Feynman diagrams in spontaneously broken gauge theories, providing a proof for the formalism of gauge and flavor flips. We find new gauge invariance classes in theories with a nonlinearly realized scalar sector. In unitarity gauge, the same gauge invariance classes correspond to a decomposition of the scattering amplitude into pieces that satisfy the relevant Ward identities individually. In theories with a linearly realized scalar sector in gauge, no additional non-trivial gauge invariance classes exist compared to the unbroken case.Received: 2 June 2003, Revised: 21 July 2003, Published online: 5 September 2003     

Topology of the gauge condition and new confinement phases in non-abelian gauge theories

The gauge-fixing constraint in a gauge field theory is crucial for understanding both short-distance and long-distance behavior of non-abelian gauge field theories. We define what we call “non-propagating” gauge conditions such as the unitary gauge and “approximately non-propagating” or renormalizable gauge conditions, and study their topological properties. By first fixing the non-abelian part of the gauge ambiguity we find that SU(N) gauge theories can be written in the form of abelian gauge theories with N ? 1 fold multiplicity enriched with magnetic monopoles with certain magnetic charge combinations. Their electric chargesare governed by the instanton angle θ.If θ is continuously varied from 0 to 2π and a confinement mode is assumed for some θ, then at least one phase-transition must occur. We speculate on the possibility of new phases: e.g., “oblique confinement,” where $\text{θ ? π}$, and explain some peculiar features of this mode. In principle there may be infinitely many such modes, all separated by phase transition boundaries.     

球对称的SU2规范场和磁单极的规范场描述

本文讨论球对称的SU₂规范场,证明了满足最一般的球对称定义的SU₂规范场只能有三种基本类型:(1)同步球对称规范场;(2)狭义球对称规范场;(3)化约为U₁子群的球对称规范场。文中详细讨论了球对称的带同位旋向量场(Higgs场)的SU₂规范场,完全决定了它们的类型。如果把这种场看成为由电磁场和带电矢介子构成,那末就有如下的结论:如果磁单极所含的磁荷是最小单位的m倍,当|m|>1时,球对称的带Higgs场的SU₂规范场只能是纯电磁场,而不能有带电矢介子场出现。但当m=0,±1时,球对称的带电矢介子场是可以出现的。从而可见,具有非单位磁荷的磁单极隐含了某种破坏球对称的因素。     

Gauge Invariance of a Critical Number of Flavours in QED3

The fermion propagator in an arbitrary covariant gauge can be obtained from the Landau gauge result via a Landau–Khalatnikov–Fradkin transformation. This transformation can be written in a practically useful form in both configuration and momentum space. It is therefore possible to anticipate effects of a gauge transformation on the propagator’s analytic properties. These facts enable one to establish that if a critical number of flavours for chiral symmetry restoration and deconfinement exists in noncompact QED3, then its value is independent of the gauge parameter. This is explicated using simple forms for the fermion–photon vertex and the photon vacuum polarisation. The illustration highlights pitfalls that must be avoided in order to arrive at valid conclusions. Landau gauge is seen to be the covariant gauge in which the propagator avoids modification by a non-dynamical gauge-dependent exponential factor, whose presence can obscure truly observable features of the theory.     

One-loop gauge anomaly in type-1 superstring theory

The vanishing of the hexagon gauge anomaly of type-I superstring was shown previously by Green and Schwarz in the case that the gauge group is SO(32). The result, as well as the finiteness f the one-loop amplitude, makes the superstring theory a candidate for the unified theory including gravity. The vanishing of the gauge anomaly can be established for all N-point functions. The one-loop gauge anomaly is shown to be absent if the gauge group is SO(32).     

Generalized gauge fields and applications to weak interactions

Yang-Mills' field is generalized to possess a nontrivial scalar part. The most general transformations for such a field under the 3-parameter isotopic gauge transformation is obtained. Using this generalized gauge field, a gauge invariant Lagrangian is constructed within the framework of the quark model. Interactions for spin-1 as well as for spin-0 are generated. As a further application a weak interaction theory mediated by the generalized gauge (boson) field is formulated. The entire weak interactions are generated in two halfs; the hadron-boson interaction is generated according to Yang-Mills' trick using the generalized gauge field and the other half (boson-lepton, etc.) is then generated by making use of the scalar part of the gauge fields according to the conventional pion gauge principle. The effective Lagrangian is then found to be mediated by the effective propagators which fall off as p⁻² at high momenta; the unitarity of the theory can thereby be insured. Universality in weaker sense than the usual one is applied to the intermediate bosons; our theory for β-decay then reduces to Cabibbo's at low energy.     

Propagation of self-gravitating density waves in the deDonder gauge: the physical importance of gauge solutions and the problem of initial conditions

The propagation of perturbations on a spatially flat Robertson-Walker background is studied within linear perturbation theory in deDonder gauge and for comparison in synchronous gauge. The metric perturbations should be determined uniquely by the density/pressure perturbations, therefore only two initial conditions, namely for the density contrast and its time derivative, should be needed. Since the number of fundamental solutions for the density perturbations is higher than 2 in both gauges (6 resp. 3) an additional reduction of possible initial conditions, resp. a physically motivated exclusion of solutions, is needed. It is shown that the common treatment of excluding the so-called gauge solutions (solutions which can be gauged to zero in an already chosen gauge) leads to unphysical results. If gauge solutions are excluded the density perturbation solutions are the same in both gauges. But the correct Newtonian limit — which is present in deDonder gauge but not in synchronous gauge — is bound to the differences in the two gauges for large spatial scales of perturbations. Furthermore, compressional wave solutions should vanish for infinite spatial scales of perturbations (isotropy), but this is guaranteed in deDonder gauge by gauge solutions again. Gauge solutions should therefore not be taken as unphysical.