The axial-gauge boson propagator contains 1/(η · k) p-type singularities. These singualarities have generally been treated by inventing prescriptions for them. We propose an alternative procedere for treating these singularities in the path-integral formalism using the known way of treating the 1/k 2n-type singularities in Lorentz-type gauges. For this purpose we use a finite field-dependent BR...

The application of heated thin film gauges to the measurement of mean skin friction in compressible flow is described. It is shown that the calibration of the gauges is independent of Mach number, at least up to M = 3, provided the fluid properties are calculated at the appropriate film temperature. The gauges are calibrated by reference ~ surface tubes and also by comparison with the theoretic...

Linear covariant gauges, such as Feynman gauge, are very useful in perturbative calculations. Their nonperturbative formulation is, however, highly non-trivial. In particular, it is a challenge to define linear covariant gauges on a lattice. We consider a class of gauges in lattice gauge theory that coincides with the perturbative definition of linear covariant gauges in the formal continuum li...

During a one-year period, the variability of throughfall and the standard errors of the means associated with different gauge arrangements were studied in a lower montane rain forest in Puerto Rico. The following gauge arrangements were used: (1) 60 fixed gauges, (2) 30 fixed gauges, and (3) 30 roving gauges. Stemflow was measured on 22 trees of four different species. An ANOVA indicated that m...

We propose to investigate infrared properties of gluon and ghost propagators related to the so-called Gribov-Zwanziger confinement scenario, originally formulated for Landau and Coulomb gauges, for other gauges as well. We present results of our investigation of SU(2) lattice gauge theory in the maximally Abelian gauge (MAG), focusing on the behavior of propagators in the off-diagonal (i.e. non...