Renormalization of gauge theories in the background-field approach

Abstract Using the background-field method we demonstrate the Becchi-Rouet-Stora-Tyutin (BRST) structure of counterterms in a broad class of gauge theories. Put simply, we show that gauge invariance is preserved by renormalization in local gauge field theories whenever they admit a sensible backgrou...

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Main Authors: Andrei O. Barvinsky, Diego Blas, Mario Herrero-Valea, Sergey M. Sibiryakov, Christian F. Steinwachs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-07-01
Series:Journal of High Energy Physics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/JHEP07(2018)035