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Relativistically Covariant Symmetry in QED

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-10-28 v1

Abstract

We construct a relativistically covariant symmetry of QED. Previous local and nonlocal symmetries are special cases. This generalized symmetry need not be nilpotent, but nilpotency can be arranged with an auxiliary field and a certain condition. The Noether charge generating the symmetry transformation is obtained, and it imposes a constraint on the physical states.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9412136,
  title  = {Relativistically Covariant Symmetry in QED},
  author = {Zhong Tang and David Finkelstein},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9412136},
  year   = {2009}
}

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Latex file, 9 pages