An operator approach to Gauss's law in Yang-Mills theory and quantum chromodynamics
Date of Completion
January 1997
Keywords
Physics, Elementary Particles and High Energy
Degree
Ph.D.
Abstract
We construct a transformation that transforms perturbative states into states that implement Gauss's law for 'pure glue' QCD and use a unitary transformation to extend this construction to QCD with both quarks and gluons. We use the mathematical apparatus developed in the course of this work to construct gauge-invariant spinor (quark) and gauge (gluon) field operators. We also adapt our SU(3) construction to the SU(2) Yang-Mills case because the simplicity of the SU(2) structure constants enables us to gain a better understanding of the gauge-invariant operator-valued fields. ^
Recommended Citation
Belloni, Mario Joseph, "An operator approach to Gauss's law in Yang-Mills theory and quantum chromodynamics" (1997). Doctoral Dissertations. AAI9806164.
https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/dissertations/AAI9806164