String representations and hidden symmetries for gauge fields

A. M. Polyakov

doi:10.1016/0370-2693(79)90747-0

String representations and hidden symmetries for gauge fields

A. M. Polyakov

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Abstract

We show that gauge fields can be considered as chiral fields defined on the space of all possible contours. That leads to an infinite number of functionally conserved currents. A possible application of this result is discussed. Also a one-dimensional approximation is proposed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	247-250
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physics Letters B
Volume	82
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0370-2693(79)90747-0
State	Published - Mar 26 1979
Externally published	Yes

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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