New approach to duality-invariant nonlinear electrodynamics

authored by

E. Ivanov, O. Lechtenfeld, B. Zupnik

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.

Organisation(s)

Institut für Theoretische Physik
Riemann Center for Geometry and Physics

External Organisation(s)

Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR)

Type

Konferenzaufsatz in Fachzeitschrift

Journal

Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Volume

474

ISSN

1742-6588

Publication date

2013

Publication status

Veröffentlicht

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Physik und Astronomie (insg.)

Electronic version(s)

https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/474/1/012023 (Access: Offen)