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Phys. Rev. D 49, 1988–1995 (1994)

Equivalence of Hamiltonian and Lagrangian path integral quantization: Effective gauge theories

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Carsten Grosse-Knetter*
Universität Bielefeld, Fakultät für Physik, 33501 Bielefeld, Germany

Received 2 August 1993; published in the issue dated 15 February 1994

The equivalence of correct Hamiltonian and naive Lagrangian (Faddeev-Popov) path integral quantization (Matthews's theorem) is proven for gauge theories with arbitrary effective interaction terms. Effective gauge-boson self-interactions and effective interactions with scalar and fermion fields are considered. This result becomes extended to effective gauge theories with higher derivatives of the fields.

© 1994 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevD.49.1988
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevD.49.1988
PACS:
11.10.Ef, 11.15.Bt

*E-Mail: knetter@physw.uni-bielefeld.de