An Extension of Type I Gaugeon Formalism for Quantum Electrodynamics

Abstract

By introducing two kinds of gaugeon fields, we extend Yokoyama's Type I gaugeon formalism for quantum electrodynamics. The theory admits a q-number gauge transformation by which we can shift the gauge parameter into arbitrary numerical value; whereas in the original theory we cannot change the sign of the parameter. The relation to the Type II theory is also discussed.

13 pages, LaTeX, YAMAGATA-HEP-93-14

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