Axial Anomaly and Chiral Symmetry Breaking in Schwinger Model: A Canonical Approach

Aug, 1977
4 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Lett.B 71 (1977) 333-336
  • Published: 1977
Report number:
  • UCSD-10P10-181

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Abstract: (Elsevier)
We use a recently introduced canonical surface formalism, to study the problem of chiral symmetry breaking in the Schwinger model. We perfect the parallel between QCD 4 and QED 2 in this respect.
  • FIELD THEORETICAL MODEL: SCHWINGER
  • ANOMALY: AXIAL
  • SYMMETRY BREAKING: CHIRAL
  • QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS: FOUR-DIMENSIONAL
  • QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS: TWO-DIMENSIONAL
  • AXIAL: ANOMALY