Wednesday, June 1, 2016

quantum field theory - What are zero modes?



What are zero modes in quantum field theory, and what are they used for? Or, where can I read about them? I was never able to find a good introduction on the subject.


I am particularly interested in zero modes that appear in the context of Yang-Mills, QCD and QCD-like theories, at zero or finite temperature. My doubt consists on the nature of these zero modes in these theories: are they special field configurations, or quantum states, or something else? Basically, I'd like to know what's their physical significance.




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classical mechanics - Moment of a force about a given axis (Torque) - Scalar or vectorial?

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