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Holomorphic factorization of correlation functions in (4k+2)-dimensional (2k)-form gauge theory

High Energy Physics - Theory 2010-02-03 v1

Abstract

We consider a free (2 k)-form gauge-field on a Euclidean (4 k + 2)-manifold. The parameters needed to specify the action and the gauge-invariant observables take their values in spaces with natural complex structures. We show that the correlation functions can be written as a finite sum of terms, each of which is a product of a holomorphic and an anti-holomorphic factor. The holomorphic factors are naturally interpreted as correlation functions for a chiral (2 k)-form, i.e. a (2 k)-form with a self-dual (2 k + 1)-form field strength, after Wick rotation to a Minkowski signature.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9908107,
  title  = {Holomorphic factorization of correlation functions in (4k+2)-dimensional (2k)-form gauge theory},
  author = {Mans Henningson and Bengt E. W. Nilsson and Per Salomonson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9908107},
  year   = {2010}
}

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11 pages. Latex