Generalized Coordinate Gauge and Nonabelian Stokes Theorem
Abstract
A contour gauge of general type is analysed where 1-form (vector potential) is expressed as a contour integral of the 2-form (field strength) along an arbitrary contour $C$. For a special class of contours the gauge condition reduces to $k_{\mu}(x) A_{\mu}(x) = 0 $ where $k_{\mu}(x)$ is a tangent vector to the contour $C$. A simple proof of the nonabelian Stokes theorem is given demonstrating the advantage of the gauge.
- Publication:
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arXiv e-prints
- Pub Date:
- February 1998
- DOI:
- 10.48550/arXiv.hep-th/9802134
- arXiv:
- arXiv:hep-th/9802134
- Bibcode:
- 1998hep.th....2134S
- Keywords:
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- High Energy Physics - Theory
- E-Print:
- LaTeX, revised version, comments added