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Ghosts that Connect
Henrique Gomes
The paper explains that Faddeev–Popov ghosts can be understood as a principal connection on the space of gauge fields, with the BRST operator corresponding to the vertical exterior…
The geometry-first formulation of gauge theory is not equivalent to the symmetry-first one
Henrique Gomes
This paper argues that the geometry-first and symmetry-first formulations of gauge theory are not equivalent. They differ in three respects. First, the geometry-first formulation--…
Charge quantisation without compactness: the Higgs and Yukawa mechanisms from matter geometry
Henrique Gomes
In the \emph{geometry-first} formulation of gauge theory \citep{Gomes_internal}, Hermitian vector bundles and their covariant derivatives are the primitive objects. Here gauge grou…
Making Symmetry Explicit: The Limits of Sophistication
Henrique Gomes
Symmetry is often treated in philosophy of physics as an interpretive problem. A particularly lively dispute concerns local symmetries: do they indicate surplus structure that ough…
The Aharonov-Bohm effect: reality and folklore
Henrique Gomes
The Aharonov-Bohm (A-B) effect has been a major focus of the foundations of physics. And yet, much confusion persists. In particular, the effect purportedly leads to a dilemma: on…
Boundaries, frames and the issue of physical covariance
Henrique Gomes, Simon Langenscheidt, Daniele Oriti
We focus on three distinct lines of recent developments: edge modes and boundary charges in gravitational physics, relational dynamics in classical and quantum gravity, and quantum…