Topological Dirac variables in Abelian $U(1)$ theory
High Energy Physics - Theory
2016-11-22 v8
Abstract
In this study we, remembering the experience with topological Dirac variables in the non-Abelian Yang-Mills-Higgs (YMH) model with vacuuum BPS monopole solutions, attempt to construct similar for the Abelian model. We show that QED, as one understands it commonly, is only the topologically trivial sector () of this Abelian model. For one gets Dirac monopole modes. In both the cases, and , the theory can be quantized via the Hamiltonian reduction in terms of Dirac variables.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1406.0160,
title = {Topological Dirac variables in Abelian $U(1)$ theory},
author = {Leonid Lantsman},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1406.0160},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
The Coulomb law for two magnetic charges is recorded manifestly on p. 48. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:hep-th/0109218 by other authors