Chiral boson theory on the light front

Sep, 1999
9 pages
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  • SLAC-PUB-8252

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Abstract:
The {\it front form} framework for describing the quantized theory of chiral boson is discussed. It avoids the conflict with the requirement of the principle of microcausality as is found in the conventional equal- time treatment. The discussion of the Floreanini-Jackiw model and its modified version for describing the chiral boson becomes very transparent on the light-front.
Note:
  • 9 pages, plain Latex Report-no: SLAC-PUB-8252
  • field theory: scalar
  • massless
  • boson: chiral
  • quantization: light front
  • causality
  • Lagrangian formalism