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Induced Connections in Field Theory: The Odd Dimensional Yang-Mills Case

High Energy Physics - Theory 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We consider SU(N) Yang-Mills theories in 2n+1 Euclidean dimensions coupled to an even flavour-number of Dirac fermions. After integrating out the fermions the wave functional for the effective Yang-Mills theory inherits a non-trivial U(1)-connection which is computed in the limit of infinite fermion mass (adiabatic connection). Its Chern-class turns out to be just half the flavour number. Its topological origin is explained in the Lagrangean and Hamiltonian picture.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9406025,
  title  = {Induced Connections in Field Theory: The Odd Dimensional Yang-Mills Case},
  author = {Domenico Giulini},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9406025},
  year   = {2007}
}

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16 pages, Plain Tex