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Bosonization in d=2 from finite chiral determinants with a Gauss decomposition

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-10-30 v1

Abstract

We show how to bosonize two-dimensional non-abelian models using finite chiral determinants calculated from a Gauss decomposition. The calculation is quite straightforward and hardly more involved than for the abelian case. In particular, the counterterm AAˉA\bar A, which is normally motivated from gauge invariance and then added by hand, appears naturally in this approach.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9709163,
  title  = {Bosonization in d=2 from finite chiral determinants with a Gauss decomposition},
  author = {A N Theron and F G Scholtz and H B Geyer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9709163},
  year   = {2009}
}

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4 pages, Revtex