A Note on Duality Symmetry in Nonlinear Gauge Theories
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An intriguing connection, based on duality symmetry, between ordinary (commutative) Born-Infeld type theory and non-commutative Maxwell type theory, is pointed out. Both discrete as well as continuous duality transformations are considered and their implications for self duality condition and Legendre transformations are analysed. On leave from S.N.Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Calcutta, India; e-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
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تاریخ انتشار 2003