A superfield action is proposed within an OSp(4/2) framework whose component form reproduces the covariant xi -gauge Yang-Mills action, but with modified ghost-compensating terms. (The case xi =0 reduces to the usual Landau gauge.) 'Supertranslations' give rise to extended BRS transformations, and lead to constraints amongst the renormalisation constants. In addition, the system admits 'super-Lorentz' transformations, which mix vector and ghost fields. For other field representations, the ghost structure suggested by the space-time supersymmetry OSp(4/G) is also exhibited. This simplifies the results for counting ghosts and their own ghosts.

Item Type:	Refereed Article
Research Division:	Physical Sciences
Research Group:	Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Research Field:	Particle Physics
Objective Division:	Expanding Knowledge
Objective Group:	Expanding Knowledge
Objective Field:	Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences
Author:	Delbourgo, R (Professor Robert Delbourgo)
Author:	Jarvis, PD (Dr Peter Jarvis)
ID Code:	96486
Year Published:	1982
Web of Science® Times Cited:	110
Deposited By:	Mathematics and Physics
Deposited On:	2014-11-06
Last Modified:	2014-11-06
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