Wilson loops in the light of spin networks

JOURNAL OF GEOMETRY AND PHYSICS

卷:52

Article

Lévy, T

关键词: lattice gauge theory;    observables;    spin networks;    Wilson loops;    classical invariant theory;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.geomphys.2004.04.003

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

If G is any finite product of compact orthogonal, unitary and symplectic matrix groups, then Wilson loops generate a dense subalgebra of continuous observables on the configuration space of lattice gauge theory with structure group G. If G is orthogonal, unitary or symplectic, then Wilson loops associated to the natural representation of G are enough. This extends a result of Sengupta [Proc. Am. Math. Soc. 1221 (3) (1994) 897] and earlier work by Durhuus [Lett. Math. Phys. 4 (6) (1980) 515]. In particular, our approach includes the cases of even orthogonal and symplectic groups. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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