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On the light-cone quantization of non-abelian gauge theory

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The implications of periodic boundary conditions in the light-cone quantization of non-abelian fields are studied. Formulation of the theory in the singularity-free case is presented. Some consequences of field singularities are discussed.

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  1. Department of Theoretical Physics, University of Leningrad, Leningrad, USSR

    V. A. Franke & E. V. Prokhvatilov

  2. Department of Theoretical Physics, University of Leningrad and Science Sector, UNESCO, 75700, Paris

    Yu. V. Novozhilov

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Franke, V.A., Novozhilov, Y.V. & Prokhvatilov, E.V. On the light-cone quantization of non-abelian gauge theory. Lett Math Phys 5, 437–444 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02285317

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