Gauge Invariance and Mass

Schwinger, Julian S.

doi:10.1103/PhysRev.125.397

Gauge Invariance and Mass

Julian S. Schwinger
(
- Harvard U. and
- UCLA
)

1962

2 pages

Part of Gauge theories in the twentieth century, 151-152

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Phys.Rev. 125 (1962) 397-398

DOI:

10.1103/PhysRev.125.397

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It is argued that the gauge invariance of a vector field does not necessarily imply zero mass for an associated particle if the current vector coupling is sufficiently strong. This situation may permit a deeper understanding of nucleonic charge conservation as a manifestation of a gauge invariance, without the obvious conflict with experience that a massless particle entails.

INVARIANCE: GAUGE
CHARGE: CONSERVATION LAW
GAUGE BOSON: MASS
MASS: GAUGE BOSON
PROPAGATOR: TWO-POINT FUNCTION
GAUGE FIELD THEORY: MASS SPECTRUM
MASS SPECTRUM: GAUGE FIELD THEORY

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(
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)
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(
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Gauge Invariance and Mass

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