Concept of nonintegrable phase factors and global formulation of gauge fields

Tai Tsun Wu and Chen Ning Yang
Phys. Rev. D 12, 3845 – Published 15 December 1975
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Abstract

Through an examination of the Bohm-Aharonov experiment an intrinsic and complete description of electromagnetism in a space-time region is formulated in terms of a nonintegrable phase factor. This concept, in its global ramifications, is studied through an examination of Dirac's magnetic monopole field. Generalizations to non-Abelian groups are carried out, and result in identification with the mathematical concept of connections on principal fiber bundles.

  • Received 8 September 1975

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.12.3845

©1975 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Tai Tsun Wu*

  • Gordon McKay Laboratory, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138

Chen Ning Yang

  • Institute for Theoretical Physics, State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York 11794

  • *Work supported in part by the U. S. ERDA under Contract No. AT(11-1)-3227.
  • Work supported in part by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. MPS74-13208 A01.

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Vol. 12, Iss. 12 — 15 December 1975

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