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Some of the most effective gauges in field theory are noncovariant gauges of the axial kind, such as the light-cone gauge and the temporal gauge. The principal advantage of these gauges stems from the decoupling of the fictitious particles in the theory. The purpose of this volume is to give a clear and readable account of the basic features and mathematical subtleties of these ghost-free gauges, and of their truly enormous range of applicability.
In addition to explicit one-loop computations in Yang-Mills and Chern-Simons theory, the book contains detailed analysis of the unifield-gauge formalism and of the renormalization of Yang-Mills theory in the presence of nonlocal terms.
Contents:
- Introduction
- Theoretical Considerations
- Covariant Gauges
- Overview of Noncovariant Gauges
- Gauges of the Axial Kind
- Application of the Light-Cone Gauge to Supersymmetry
- Renormalization in the Presence of Nonlocal Terms
- Counterterms in the Planar Gauge
- The Coulomb Gauge
- Chern-Simons Theory
Readership: Graduate students, researchers in physics and mathematical physics and theoretical physicists.
