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Schwinger-Dyson equation for non-Lagrangian field theory

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-11-11 v2

Abstract

A method is proposed of constructing quantum correlators for a general gauge system whose classical equations of motion do not necessarily follow from the least action principle. The idea of the method is in assigning a certain BRST operator Ω^\hat\Omega to any classical equations of motion, Lagrangian or not. The generating functional of Green's functions is defined by the equation Ω^Z(J)=0\hat\Omega Z (J) = 0 that is reduced to the standard Schwinger-Dyson equation whenever the classical field equations are Lagrangian. The corresponding probability amplitude Ψ\Psi of a field ϕ\phi is defined by the same equation Ω^Ψ(ϕ)=0\hat\Omega \Psi (\phi) = 0 although in another representation. When the classical dynamics are Lagrangian, the solution for Ψ(ϕ)\Psi (\phi) is reduced to the Feynman amplitude eiSe^{\frac{i}{\hbar}S}, while in the non-Lagrangian case this amplitude can be a more general distribution.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0512119,
  title  = {Schwinger-Dyson equation for non-Lagrangian field theory},
  author = {S. L. Lyakhovich and A. A. Sharapov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0512119},
  year   = {2009}
}

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