The Background Field Method and the S Matrix

Abbott, L.F.; Grisaru, Marcus T.; Schaefer, Robert K.

doi:10.1016/0550-3213(83)90337-1

The Background Field Method and the S Matrix

May, 1983

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Nucl.Phys.B 229 (1983) 372-380

Published: 1983

DOI:

10.1016/0550-3213(83)90337-1

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BRX-TH35

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We prove that the S -matrix can be correctly obtained from the gauge-invariant effective action in the background field approach to gauge theories. In addition, we present a computation of the two-loop fermionic contributions to the Yang-Mills β-function.

GAUGE FIELD THEORY: BACKGROUND FIELD
GAUGE FIELD THEORY: EFFECTIVE ACTION
GAUGE FIELD THEORY: YANG-MILLS
S-MATRIX
RENORMALIZATION: BETA FUNCTION
FERMION
INVARIANCE: GAUGE
FEYNMAN GRAPH: HIGHER-ORDER

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