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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 |