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arxiv: hep-th/0211036 · v1 · pith:P5NK5OQYnew · submitted 2002-11-06 · ✦ hep-th

Duality in nonlinear BwedgeF models: equivalence between self-dual and topologically massive Born-Infeld BwedgeF models

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keywords wedgemodelsnonlinearself-dualdualityequivalencegaugemassive
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We study the dual equivalence between the nonlinear generalization of the self-dual ($NSD_{B\wedge F}$) and the topologically massive $B\wedge F$ models with particular emphasis on the nonlinear electrodynamics proposed by Born and Infeld. This is done through a dynamical gauge embedding of the nonlinear self-dual model yielding to a gauge invariant and dynamically equivalent theory. We clearly show that nonpolinomial $NSD_{B\wedge F}$ models can be mapped, through a properly defined duality transformation, into $TM_{B\wedge F}$ actions. The general result obtained is then particularized for a number of examples, including the Born-Infeld-BF (BIBF) model that has experienced a revival in the recent literature.

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