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Light-Front Hamiltonian, Path Integral and BRST Formulations of the Chern-Simons Theory under Appropriate Gauge-Fixing
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Journal of Modern Physics·Volume 01 (2010)·Pages 385–392·Published 29 December 2010·DOI10.4236/jmp.2010.16055
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Abstract
The Chern-Simons theory in two-space one-time dimensions is quantized on the light-front under appropriate gauge-fixing conditions using the Hamiltonian, path integral and BRST formulations.
KeywordsHamiltonian QuantizationPath Integral QuantizationBRST QuantizationChern-Simons TheoriesLight-Cone QuantizationLight-Front QuantizationConstrained DynamicsQuantum Electrodynamics Models in Lower DimensionsLight-Cone Quantization
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