Differential geometric construction of the gauged Wess-Zumino action

A general expression for the gauged Wess-Zumino effective action is obtained by differential geometry methods. This expression is evaluated without the use of a “trial and error” method, and its dependence on the gauge fields is in the form of a finite polynomial. Our result is compared with that pr...

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Published in:Nuclear physics. B 1985, Vol.250 (1), p.369-384
Main Author: MANES, J. L
Format: Article
Language:English
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Classical and quantum physics: mechanics and fields
Exact sciences and technology
Physics
Theory of quantized fields
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Summary:A general expression for the gauged Wess-Zumino effective action is obtained by differential geometry methods. This expression is evaluated without the use of a “trial and error” method, and its dependence on the gauge fields is in the form of a finite polynomial. Our result is compared with that previously obtained by Witten.
ISSN:0550-3213
1873-1562
DOI:10.1016/0550-3213(85)90487-0