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Poisson-Sigma Models

High Energy Physics - Theory 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We investigate the Poisson-Sigma model on the classical and quantum level. In the classical analysis we show how this model includes various known two-dimensional field theories. Then we perform the calculation of the path integral in a general gauge, and demonstrate that the derived partition function reduces to the familiar form in the case of 2d Yang-Mills theory.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0001026,
  title  = {Poisson-Sigma Models},
  author = {Allen C. Hirshfeld and Thomas Schwarzweller},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0001026},
  year   = {2007}
}

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(AmsTex) 10 pages, Talk given by T.S. at the international workshop "Physical Variables in Gauge Theories", Dubna (Russia), 21-25 September 1999 (to appear in the proceedings)