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Topological invariant variables in QCD

High Energy Physics - Theory 2007-05-23 v1 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

We show that the class of functions of topologically nontrivial gauge transformations in QCD includes a zero-mode of the Gauss law constraint. The equivalent unconstrained system compatible with Feynman's integral is derived in terms of topological invariant variables, where the zero-mode is identified with the winding number collective variable and leads to the dominance of the Wu-Yang monopole. Physical consequences of Feynman's path integral in terms of the topological invariant variables are studied.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0006249,
  title  = {Topological invariant variables in QCD},
  author = {D. Blaschke and V. Pervushin and G. Roepke},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0006249},
  year   = {2007}
}

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12 pages, no figures

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