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Gupta-Bleuler's quantization of a parity-odd CPT-even electrodynamics of the standard model extension

High Energy Physics - Theory 2017-01-04 v1

Abstract

{Following a successfully quantization scheme previously }{{% developed {\ in Ref. \cite{GUPTAEVEN} for a}} parity-even {gauge sector} {of the SME, we}} have established the Gupta-Bleuler {% quantization {of a} {\ parity-odd} and CPT-even }electrodynamics of {the }standard model extension (SME) {without recoursing to a small photon mass regulator}. {Keeping the photons massless,} {% {we have adopted the gauge fixing condition:}} G(Aμ)=(0+κ0jj)(A0+κ0kAk)+iAiG(A_{\mu })=(\partial _{0}+\kappa^{0j}\partial _{j}) (A_{0}+\kappa ^{0k}A_{k})+\partial _{i}A^{i}% . The{\ four} polarization vectors of the gauge field are {% exactly} determined by solving an eigenvalue problem,{\ exhibiting birefringent second order contributions in the Lorentz-violating parameters}% . They allow to express the Hamiltonian in terms of annihilation and creation operators whose positivity is guaranteed by imposing a weak Gupta-Bleuler constraint, defining the physical states. Consequently, we compute the field commutation relation which has been expressed in terms of Pauli-Jordan functions modified by Lorentz violation whose light-cone structures have allowed to analyze the microcausality issue.

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@article{arxiv.1610.07189,
  title  = {Gupta-Bleuler's quantization of a parity-odd CPT-even electrodynamics of the standard model extension},
  author = {R. Casana and M. M. Ferreira and F. E. P. dos Santos},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1610.07189},
  year   = {2017}
}