Gauge Invariance in Field Theory and Statistical Physics in Operator Formalism
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We obtain the Ward identities and the gauge-dependence of Green's functions in non-Abelian gauge theories by using only the canonical commutation relations and the equations of motion for the Heisenberg operators. The consideration is applicable to theories both with and without spontaneous symmetry breaking. We present a definition of a generalized statistical average which ensures that the Fourier images of temperature Green's functions of the Fermionic fields have only even-valued frequencies. This makes it possible to set up a procedure of gauge-invariant statistical averaging in terms of the Hamiltonian and the field operators.
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