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Self dual models and mass generation in planar field theory

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-10-31 v2

Abstract

We analyse in three space-time dimensions, the connection between abelian self dual vector doublets and their counterparts containing both an explicit mass and a topological mass. Their correspondence is established in the lagrangian formalism using an operator approach as well as a path integral approach. A canonical hamiltonian analysis is presented, which also shows the equivalence with the lagrangian formalism. The implications of our results for bosonisation in three dimensions are discussed.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0007148,
  title  = {Self dual models and mass generation in planar field theory},
  author = {Rabin Banerjee and Sarmishtha Kumar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0007148},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

15 pages,Revtex, No figures; several changes; revised version to appear in Physical Review D