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advanced_notions:quantum_field_theory:ghosts [2018/03/30 10:56]
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 <​blockquote>​The physical reason why ghosts may show up, is the non-local nature of the gauge- <​blockquote>​The physical reason why ghosts may show up, is the non-local nature of the gauge-
 fixing procedure. If we demand, for instance, fixing procedure. If we demand, for instance,
-$$∂µAµ = 0 , \tag{(3.1)}$$+$$∂_µA^µ ​= 0 , \tag{(3.1)}$$
 then the transition from some other gauge choice to this one requires knowledge of the then the transition from some other gauge choice to this one requires knowledge of the
 field values of a given configuration over all of space-time. Since gauge transformations field values of a given configuration over all of space-time. Since gauge transformations
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