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====== Gauss Law ====== | ====== Gauss Law ====== | ||
- | //also called "Gauss constraint// | + | //also called "Gauss constraint"// |
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* https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/partial-derivation-gausss-law/ | * https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/partial-derivation-gausss-law/ | ||
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It does not contain second order time derivatives is therefore not an equation that governs the time development (=an equation of motion), but rather a constraint on the initial conditions. | It does not contain second order time derivatives is therefore not an equation that governs the time development (=an equation of motion), but rather a constraint on the initial conditions. | ||
- | (Source: "Classical Theory of Gauge Fields" by Rubakov. See also the discussion there for more details.) | + | //(Source: "Classical Theory of Gauge Fields" by Rubakov. See also the discussion there for more details.) |
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- | Gauss' law for Yang-Mills theories reads | + | |
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- | $$ I(x) \equiv D_i G^{0i} =\partial_i E^i + [A_i,E^i]=0 $$ | + | |
- | and is one of the field equations that are derivable from the [[equations:yang_mills_equations|Yang-Mills Lagrangian]]. | + | We can rewrite it in terms of the gauge potentials as |
+ | $$ I(x) \equiv D_i G^{0i} =\partial_i E^i + [A_i,E^i]=0 .$$ | ||
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<cite>[[https://arxiv.org/abs/1408.3233|Boundary terms in quantum field theory and the spin structure of QCD]] by Peter Lowdon</cite></blockquote> | <cite>[[https://arxiv.org/abs/1408.3233|Boundary terms in quantum field theory and the spin structure of QCD]] by Peter Lowdon</cite></blockquote> | ||
<tabbox Why is it interesting?> | <tabbox Why is it interesting?> | ||
+ | Gauss law in an important constraint on the initial data in gauge theories. It is particularly important if we want to understand how we can [[advanced_tools:gauge_symmetry:gauge_fixing|fix the gauge]] consistently. | ||
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