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We present a Hamiltonian formulation of the Schwinger model on the circle in Coulomb gauge as a semi-bounded self-adjoint operator which is invariant under the modular group ${\cal M}=\Z$ of large gauge transformations. There is a…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2012-06-19 David M. A. Stuart

We present a reformulation of gauge theories in terms of gauge invariant fields. Focusing on Abelian theories, we show that the gauge and matter covariant fields can be recombined to introduce new gauge invariant degrees of freedom.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-12-17 Pierpaolo Fontana , Joao C. Pinto Barros , Andrea Trombettoni

We study the static gluon and quark propagator of the Hamiltonian approach to Quantum Chromodynamics in Coulomb gauge in one-loop Rayleigh--Schr\"odinger perturbation theory. We show that the results agree with the equal-time limit of the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2014-04-11 Davide R. Campagnari , Hugo Reinhardt

We discuss how to implement the source terms in Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) respecting gauge invariance and noncommutativity of color charge density operators. We start with decomposing the generating functional of QCD into constituents…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-11-11 Kenji Fukushima

A general method to treat non-Gaussian vacuum wave functionals in the Hamiltonian formulation of a quantum field theory is presented. By means of Dyson--Schwinger techniques, the static Green functions are expressed in terms of the kernels…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2010-12-21 Davide R. Campagnari , Hugo Reinhardt

This work provides the fundamental theoretical framework for the molecular cavity Quantum Electrodynamics by resolving the gauge ambiguities between the Coulomb gauge and the dipole gauge Hamiltonian under the electronic state truncation.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-09-23 Michael A. D. Taylor , Arkajit Mandal , Wanghuai Zhou , Pengfei Huo

We discuss the physics of {\it restricted Weyl invariance}, a symmetry of dimensionless actions in four dimensional curved space time. When we study a scalar field nonminimally coupled to gravity with Weyl(conformal) weight of $-1$ (i.e.…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2014-08-27 Ariel Edery , Yu Nakayama

Gauge-invariance is a mathematical concept that has profound implications in Physics---as it provides the justification of the fundamental interactions. It was recently adapted to the Cellular Automaton (CA) framework, in a restricted case.…

Formal Languages and Automata Theory · Computer Science 2020-02-24 Pablo Arrighi , Giuseppe Di Molfetta , Nathanaël Eon

Using connection with quantum field theory, the infinitesimal covariant abelian gauge transformation laws of relativistic two-particle constraint theory wave functions and potentials are established and weak invariance of the corresponding…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-10-30 H. Jallouli , H. Sazdjian

The dynamics of a spherically symmetric thin shell with arbitrary rest mass and surface tension interacting with a central black hole is studied. A careful investigation of all classical solutions reveals that the value of the radius of the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2011-09-09 P. Hajicek , J. Bicak

We present the invariant structure of a Holomorphic Unified Field Theory in which gravity and gauge interactions arise from a single geometric framework. The theory is formulated using a product principal bundle, with one connection, and…

General Physics · Physics 2026-01-27 J. W. Moffat , E. J. Thompson

A new method for the construction of conformally invariant equations in an arbitrary four dimensional (pseudo-) Riemannian space is presented. This method uses the Weyl geometry as a tool and exploits the natural conformal invariance we can…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-12-01 Sofiane Faci

In this paper we apply the symmetry principle in order to search for an alternative unified explanation of several cosmological puzzles such as the present stage of accelerated expansion of the Universe and the Hubble tension issue, among…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-01-13 Israel Quiros

I report on recent results obtained within the Hamiltonian approach to QCD in Coulomb gauge. By relating the Gribov confinement scenario to the center vortex picture of confinement it is shown that the Coulomb string tension is tied to the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2017-04-05 H. Reinhardt , G. Burgio , D. Campagnari , E. Ebadati , J. Heffner , M. Quandt , P. Vastag , H. Vogt

We review the status of quantising (non-abelian) gauge theories using different versions of a Hamiltonian formulation corresponding to Dirac's instant and front form of dynamics, respectively. In order to control infrared divergences we…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 Thomas Heinzl

Gauge symmetry invariance is an indispensable aspect of the field-theoretic models in classical and quantum physics. Geometrically this symmetry is often modelled with current groups and current algebras, which are used to capture both the…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2020-06-11 Ossi Niemimäki

Variables parametrized by closed and open curves are defined to reformulate compact U(1) Quantum Electrodynamics in the circle with a massless fermion field. It is found that the gauge invariant nature of these variables accommodates into a…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-10-30 R. Gambini , H. A. Morales-Tecotl , L. F. Urrutia , J. D. Vergara

Viewing gravitational energy momentum $p_G^\mu$ as equal by observation, but different in essence from inertial energy-momentum $p_I^\mu$ requires two different symmetries to account for their independent conservations - spacetime and inner…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2012-02-28 C. Wiesendanger

A basic distinction, long overlooked, between the conventional, "idealistic" formulation of QCD, and a more "realistic" formulation is brought into focus by a rigorous, non-perturbative, gauge-invariant evaluation of the Schwinger solution…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2011-06-07 H. M. Fried , T. Grandou , Y. -M. Sheu

We study non-invertible global symmetries in 4d quantum field theories, aiming to generalize existing discussions to theories with multiple instantons and axions, and to make the subject more accessible to particle phenomenology. Building…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-10-22 Sungwoo Hong , Hyungyu Kim , Sung Mook Lee , Dongmin Seo