On the invariant measure for the Yang-Mills configuration space in (3+1) dimensions
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We consider a gauge-invariant Hamiltonian analysis for Yang-Mills theories in three spatial dimensions. The gauge potentials are parametrized in terms of a matrix variable which facilitates the elimination of the gauge degrees of freedom. We develop an approximate calculation of the volume element on the gauge-invariant configuration space, pointing out features related to dimensional transmutation.
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تاریخ انتشار 2003