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  2. Gauge theory - Wikipedia

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    The Standard Model is a non-abelian gauge theory with the symmetry group U(1) × SU(2) × SU(3) and has a total of twelve gauge bosons: the photon, three weak bosons and eight gluons. Gauge theories are also important in explaining gravitation in the theory of general relativity.

  3. Non-abelian gauge transformation - Wikipedia

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    In theoretical physics, a non-abelian gauge transformation [1] means a gauge transformation taking values in some group G, the elements of which do not obey the commutative law when they are multiplied. By contrast, the original choice of gauge group in the physics of electromagnetism had been U(1), which is commutative.

  4. Gribov ambiguity - Wikipedia

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    In gauge theory, especially in non-abelian gauge theories, global problems at gauge fixing are often encountered. Gauge fixing means choosing a representative from each gauge orbit, that is, choosing a section of a fiber bundle. The space of representatives is a submanifold (of the bundle as a whole) and represents the gauge fixing condition.

  5. BRST quantization - Wikipedia

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    BRST quantization is a differential geometric approach to performing consistent, anomaly-free perturbative calculations in a non-abelian gauge theory. The analytical form of the BRST "transformation" and its relevance to renormalization and anomaly cancellation were described by Carlo Maria Becchi, Alain Rouet, and Raymond Stora in a series of papers culminating in the 1976 "Renormalization of ...

  6. Gauge fixing - Wikipedia

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    In any non-abelian gauge theory, any maximal abelian gauge is an incomplete gauge which fixes the gauge freedom outside of the maximal abelian subgroup. Examples are Examples are For SU(2) gauge theory in D dimensions, the maximal abelian subgroup is a U(1) subgroup.

  7. Non-abelian - Wikipedia

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    Non-abelian or nonabelian may refer to: Non-abelian group , in mathematics, a group that is not abelian (commutative) Non-abelian gauge theory , in physics, a gauge group that is non-abelian

  8. Gauge covariant derivative - Wikipedia

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    Consider a generic (possibly non-Abelian) gauge transformation acting on a component field = =.The main examples in field theory have a compact gauge group and we write the symmetry operator as () = where () is an element of the Lie algebra associated with the Lie group of symmetry transformations, and can be expressed in terms of the hermitian generators of the Lie algebra (i.e. up to a ...

  9. Introduction to gauge theory - Wikipedia

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    A gauge theory is a type of theory in physics. The word gauge means a measurement , a thickness, an in-between distance (as in railroad tracks ), or a resulting number of units per certain parameter (a number of loops in an inch of fabric or a number of lead balls in a pound of ammunition ). [ 1 ]