Nonlinear Phenomena in Complex Systems, 2009, Vol.12, No.2, pp.177-184

NONLINEAR PHENOMENA IN COMPLEX SYSTEMS
An Interdisciplinary Journal

2009, Vol.12, No.2, pp.177-184

Massless Fields in the Dirac-Kähler Theory.
V. A. Pletyukhov and V. I. Strazhev

Three massless limits of the Dirac-Kähler equation are considered. It is shown that first of the limits leads to two-potential formulation of electrodynamics in the Feynman gauge. Second one gives a generalized description of the Ogievetsky-Polubarinov notoph. Third limit corresponds to a massless field with zero energy density. The Dirac-Kähler equations for massive particles can be represented as a gauge-invariant mixture (topological interaction) of the above massless fields.
Key words: Dirac-Kähler equation, Kalb-Ramond field, mass generation

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