Operator Ordering and Feynman Rules in Gauge Theories
Norman H. Christ
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Norman H. Christ
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The question of operator ordering in the quantum Yang-Mills Hamiltonian is discussed for Coulomb gauge. Unconventional terms, first proposed by Schwinger, are found and their effect on the Coulomb gauge Feynman rules is analysed.
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The question of operator ordering in the quantum Yang-Mills Hamiltonian is discussed for Coulomb gauge. Unconventional terms, first proposed by Schwinger, are found and their effect on the Coulomb gauge Feynman rules is analysed.
Key concepts: Feynman diagram, Gauge fixing, Physics, Operator (biology), Hamiltonian (control theory), Coulomb, Gauge theory, Hamiltonian lattice gauge theory