Longitudinal contributions to the vacuum polarization in the't Hooft–Veltman gauge
The Ward–Takahashi–Slavnov–Taylor (WTST) identities are examined in the 't Hooft–Veltman gauge ∂∙A + λA2 = 0. It is found that gauge invariance implies that there is a contribution to the longitudinal part of the vacuum polarization that is proportional to λ.
2002 ◽
Vol 17
(02)
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pp. 205-227
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