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Removability of the topological term in theO(3) nonlinear δ-model

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It has been shown that the topological term in theO(3) nonlinear δ-model can be removed by a suitable canonical transformation using classical theory. In this paper, the quantum unitary transformation corresponding to the classical canonical transformation is presented. The meaning of the unitary transformation and the removability of the topological term are then discussed.

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  1. CCAST (World Laboratory), P.O. Box 8730, Beijing, People's Republic of China

    Xiao-Chun Gao & Wen-Zhu Li

  2. Institute of Theoretical Physics, Academia Sinica, P.O. Box 2735, Beijing, People's Republic of China

    Xiao-Chun Gao

  3. Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, 310027, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China

    Jing-Bo Xu, Xiao-Chun Gao, Ji-Jing Yan & Wen-Zhu Li

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Xu, JB., Gao, XC., Yan, JJ. et al. Removability of the topological term in theO(3) nonlinear δ-model. Z. Phys. C - Particles and Fields 51, 133–136 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01579570

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