Schwinger-Dyson equation for non-Lagrangian field theory
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 to any classical equations of motion, Lagrangian or not. The generating functional of Green's functions is defined by the equation that is reduced to the standard Schwinger-Dyson equation whenever the classical field equations are Lagrangian. The corresponding probability amplitude of a field is defined by the same equation although in another representation. When the classical dynamics are Lagrangian, the solution for is reduced to the Feynman amplitude , 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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33 pages