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Gauging Higher Derivatives

High Energy Physics - Theory 2017-02-01 v1

Abstract

The usual prescription for constructing gauge-invariant Lagrangian is generalized to the case where a Lagrangian contains second derivatives of fields as well as first derivatives. Symmetric tensor fields in addition to the usual vector fields are introduced as gauge fields. Covariant derivatives and gauge-field strengths are determined.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9502158,
  title  = {Gauging Higher Derivatives},
  author = {Shinji HAMAMOTO},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9502158},
  year   = {2017}
}

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12 pages, LaTex.