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In physics, and especially quantum field theory, an auxiliary field is one whose equations of motion admit a single solution. Therefore, the Lagrangian describing such a field contains an algebraic quadratic term and an arbitrary linear term, while it contains no kinetic terms (derivatives of the field): . The equation of motion for is: and the Lagrangian becomes: . Auxiliary fields do not propagate and hence the content of any theory remains unchanged by adding such fields by hand. If we have an initial Lagrangian describing a field then the Lagrangian describing both fields is: . Therefore, auxiliary fields can be employed to cancel quadratic terms in in and linearize the action Examples of auxiliary fields are the complex scalar field F in a chiral superfield, the real scalar field D in a vector superfield, the scalar field B in BRST and the field in the Hubbard-Stratonovich transformation. The quantum mechanical effect of adding an auxiliary field is the same as the classical, since the path integral over such a field is Gaussian. To wit: :. == References == * Superspace, or One thousand and one lessons in supersymmetry (arXiv:hep-th/0108200 ) 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「auxiliary field」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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