Quantum dynamics of Lagrange multipliers

When implementing a nonlinear constraint in quantum field theory by means of a Lagrange multiplier, lambda(x), it is often the case that quantum dynamics induce quadratic and even higher-order terms in. lambda(x), which then does not enforce the constraint anymore. This is illustrated in the case of...

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Autores: Álvarez, Enrique, Anero, Jesús, Pérez Martín, Carmelo, Velasco-Aja, Eduardo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/102653
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/102653
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:539.1
Renormalization
Gravity
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2207 Física Atómica y Nuclear
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Sumario:When implementing a nonlinear constraint in quantum field theory by means of a Lagrange multiplier, lambda(x), it is often the case that quantum dynamics induce quadratic and even higher-order terms in. lambda(x), which then does not enforce the constraint anymore. This is illustrated in the case of unimodular gravity, where the constraint is that the metric tensor has to be unimodular (g(x) = det g mu nu (x) = -1).