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Quantum gauge symmetry from finite field dependent BRST transformations

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-10-31 v1 Quantum Physics

Abstract

Using the technique of finite field dependent BRST transformations we show that the classical massive Yang-Mills theory and the pure Yang-Mills theory whose gauge symmetry is broken by a gauge fixing term are identical from the view point of quantum gauge symmetry. The explicit infinitesimal transformations which leave the massive Yang-Mills theory BRST invariant are given.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0007092,
  title  = {Quantum gauge symmetry from finite field dependent BRST transformations},
  author = {Rabin Banerjee and Bhabani Prasad Mandal},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0007092},
  year   = {2009}
}

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8 pages, Latex, No figs