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arxiv: hep-th/0104210 · v4 · submitted 2001-04-24 · ✦ hep-th · hep-ph

Electrodynamics On Matrix Space: Non-Abelian By Coordinates

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keywords coordinatesmatrixnon-abelianspacetheoryd0-branesgaugetransformations
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We consider the dynamics of a charged particle in a space whose coordinates are $N\times N$ hermitian matrices. Putting things in the framework of D0-branes of String Theory, we mention that the transformations of the matrix coordinates induce non-Abelian transformations on the gauge potentials. The Lorentz equations of motion for matrix coordinates are derived, and it is observed that the field strengths also transform like their non-Abelian counterparts. The issue of the map between theory on matrix space and ordinary non-Abelian gauge theory is discussed. The phenomenological aspect of "finite-N non-commutativity" for the bound states of D0-branes appears to be very attractive.

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