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advanced_notions:observable [2017/11/19 06:43]
jakobadmin [Researcher]
advanced_notions:observable [2017/12/04 09:01]
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 The simplest example of an observable in gauge theory are Wilson loops. ​ The simplest example of an observable in gauge theory are Wilson loops. ​
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 +Take note that this procedure of modding out $\mathcal G$ from $\mathcal A$ is what leads to [[theories:​quantum_theory:​quantum_field_theory:​ghosts|Ghosts]]. To do this properly requires to make use of the [[advanced_tools:​gauge_symmetry:​brst|BRST]] formalism. ​
 (Source: Baez, Munian; Gauge Fields, Knots and Gravity, page 342) (Source: Baez, Munian; Gauge Fields, Knots and Gravity, page 342)
  
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