Afriat, Alexander (2012) Shortening the gauge argument. [Preprint]
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Abstract
The ``gauge argument'' is often used to `deduce' interactions from a symmetry requirement. A transition---whose justification can take some effort---from global to local transformations is typically made at the beginning of the argument. But one can spare the trouble by \emph{starting} with local transformations, as global ones do not exist in general. The resulting economy seems noteworthy.
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| Keywords: | gauge argument; Lagrangian; symmetries; local and global transformations | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Symmetries/Invariances |
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| Depositing User: | Alexander Afriat | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 25 Aug 2012 15:26 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 25 Aug 2012 15:26 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 9289 | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Symmetries/Invariances |
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| Date: | 25 August 2012 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/9289 |
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