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Pseudoparticles and conformal symmetry

Псевдочастицы и конформная симметрия

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Il Nuovo Cimento A (1965-1970)

Summary

The relation of conformal symmetry to the existence of zero energy-momentum (improved) solutions is investigated in four-dimensional space for a class of Lagrangian models. It is pointed out that in Minkowski space such solutions are either constant (or trivial) or the theory is conformally invariant. In Euclidean space such solutions may be constructed if solutions to the conformally invariant theories are known.

Riassunto

Si discute la connessione fra simmetria conforme e l’esistenza, per una classe di modelli Lagrangiani, di soluzioni per cui il tensore «migliorato» energia-impulso sia nullo. Si nota che, nel caso dello spazio di Minkowski a quattro dimensioni, tali soluzioni sono costanti (o banali) oppure il modello è conformemente invariante. Nello spazio Euclideo tali soluzioni possono essere costruite una volta note le soluzioni dei modelli conformemente invarianti.

Реэюме

Исследуется свяэь конформной симметрии с сушествованием рещений с нулевым эначением знергии-импульса в четырехмерном пространстве для класса моделей с Лагранжианами. Отмечается, что в пространстве Минко-вского такие рещения либо являются постоянными (или тривиальными), либо теория является конформно инвариантной. В звклидовом пространстве такие рещения могут быть сконструированы, если иэвестны рещения в конформно инвариантных теориях.

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Girardello, L., Pallua, S. Pseudoparticles and conformal symmetry. Nuov Cim A 41, 377–387 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02730114

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