Quantum Field Theory and the Standard Model by Schwartz M.D. z-lib.org · Problem 8.2

Spin 1 and gauge invariance — Schwartz M.D. z-lib.org

Physics — QFT · energy-momentum-tensor-maxwell

Problem

Calculate the energy-momentum tensor corresponding to the Lagrangian L=−14Fμν2\mathcal{L} = -\frac{1}{4}F^2_{\mu\nu}. Show that the energy density is positive definite, up to a total spatial derivative E−∂iX>0\mathcal{E} - \partial_i X > 0.

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