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SLAC Publication: SLAC-PUB-16383
SLAC Release Date: September 17, 2015
Extended Conformal Symmetry in $d\neq 4$: Conformal Symmetry of Abelian Gauge Theory in the Physical Sector
Chiu, Kelly Yu-Ju.
Abelian gauge theory in d\neq 4 spacetime dimensions is an example of a scale invariant theory which does not possess conformal symmetry -- the special conformal transformation(SCT) explicitly breaks the gauge invariance of the theory. In this work, we construct a non-local gauge-invariant extension of the SCT, which is compatible with the BRST formalism and defines a new symmetry of the physical Hilbert space of the Maxwell theory for any dimension d\geqslant 3. We prove the invariance of the M... Show Full Abstract
Abelian gauge theory in d\neq 4 spacetime dimensions is an example of a scale invariant theory which does not possess conformal symmetry -- the special conformal transformation(SCT) explicitly breaks the gauge invariance of the theory. In this work, we construct a non-local gauge-invariant extension of the SCT, which is compatible with the BRST formalism and defines a new symmetry of the physical Hilbert space of the Maxwell theory for any dimension d\geqslant 3. We prove the invariance of the Maxwell theory in d\geqslant 3 by explicitly showing that the gauge-invariant two-point correlation functions, the action, and the classical equation of motion are unchanged under such a transformation. Show Partial Abstract
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