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Electric-Magnetic duality and the "Loop Representation" in Abelian Gauge Theories

High Energy Physics - Theory 2015-06-26 v1

Abstract

Abelian Gauge Theories are quantized in a geometric representation that generalizes the Loop Representation and treates electric and magnetic operators on the same footing. The usual canonical algebra is turned into a topological algebra of non local operators that resembles the order-disorder dual algebra of 't Hooft. These dual operators provide a complete description of the physical phase space of the theories.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9603006,
  title  = {Electric-Magnetic duality and the "Loop Representation" in Abelian Gauge Theories},
  author = {Lorenzo Leal},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9603006},
  year   = {2015}
}

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13 pages, LaTex (run twice)