Suppose the the Lagrangian L of the free electromagnetic field is augmented with the term Fμν˜Fμν=∂μ(ϵννλρAνFλρ).
Now, if Fμν is assumed to vanish at the boundary (at infinity) it is sufficient to argue that such a term drops out in the equation of motion (EOM) this abelian theory even if Aμ is nonzero.
Questions
Is Fμν→0 at infinity sufficient to derive the EOM in absence of the F˜F term? Did anywhere in the derivation of the EOM we need to use that Aμ itself have to vanish at infinity/boundary?
As a related question, physically, why do we need Fμν to vanish at infinity?
Next, if we augment the Lagrangian of a nonabelian Yang-Mills (YM) theory with a F˜F term, unlike the previous case, it does affect the EOM unless Aaμ itself are assumed to vanish at infinity.
- Do we assume Aaμ=0 at infinity only for a nonabelian YM theory or do we always have to assume Aμ=0 irrespective of whether the theory is abelian or nonabelian?
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