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New approach to duality-invariant nonlinear electrodynamics
Abstract
We survey a new approach to the duality-invariant systems of nonlinear electrodynamics, based on introducing auxiliary bi-spinor fields. In this approach, the entire information about the given self-dual system is encoded in the U(1) invariant interaction of the auxiliary fields, while the standard self-dual Lagrangians appear on shell as a result of eliminating auxiliary fields by their equations of motion. Starting from the simplest U(1) duality, we show how this approach can be generalized to the U(N) duality (with N independent Maxwell field strengths), as well as to self-dual systems of N = 1 supersymmetric electrodynamics. Also, it works perfectly for self-dual systems with higher derivatives in the action.
Details
- Organisation(s)
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Institute of Theoretical Physics
Riemann Center for Geometry and Physics
- External Organisation(s)
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Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
- Type
- Conference article
- Journal
- Journal of Physics: Conference Series
- Volume
- 474
- ISSN
- 1742-6588
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publication status
- Published
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy
- Electronic version(s)
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https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/474/1/012023 (Access:
Open
)
