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LIMITATIONS OF GAUGE INVARIANCE

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<strong>GAUGE</strong> TRANSFORMATION<br />

1 <br />

xE0<br />

' 0<br />

c t<br />

<br />

A 0 A'<br />

A cE0t<br />

x<br />

2<br />

p<br />

1<br />

H qxE0 H ' p ' qE0t<br />

2m<br />

2m<br />

Transformed Hamilton’s equations are:<br />

x<br />

H'<br />

p ' qE t H'<br />

, ' 0<br />

p ' m x<br />

0<br />

p <br />

mx<br />

<br />

qE<br />

These equations can be combined to give: 0<br />

THE EQUATION <strong>OF</strong> MOTION IS AS BEFORE.<br />

<strong>GAUGE</strong> <strong>INVARIANCE</strong> IS SATISFIED!<br />

<br />

2<br />

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