Dual symmetry in a generalized Maxwell theory
High Energy Physics - Theory
2016-10-11 v1
Abstract
We examine Podolsky's electrodynamics, which is noninvariant under the usual duality transformation. We deduce a generalization of Hodge's star duality, which leads to a dual gauge field and restores to a certain extent the dual symmetry. The model becomes fully dual symmetric asymptotically when it reduces to the Maxwell theory. We argue that this strict dual symmetry directly implies the existence of the basic invariants of the electromagnetic fields.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1610.02421,
title = {Dual symmetry in a generalized Maxwell theory},
author = {F. T. Brandt and J. Frenkel and D. G. C. McKeon},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1610.02421},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
Four pages. Accepted for publication in Modern Physics Letters A