Gauge invariance for generally covariant systems
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Gauge Invariance for Generally Covariant Systems
Previous analyses on the gauge invariance of the action for a generally covariant system are generalized. It is shown that if the action principle is properly improved, there is as much gauge freedom at the endpoints for an arbitrary gauge system as there is for a system with “internal” gauge symmetries. The key point is to correctly identify the boundary conditions for the allowed histories an...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Nuclear Physics B
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0550-3213
DOI: 10.1016/0550-3213(92)90166-9