A Gauge-fixed Hamiltonian for Lattice QCD

Abstract

We study the gauge fixing of lattice QCD in 2+1 dimensions, in the Hamiltonian formulation. The technique easily generalizes to other theories and dimensions. The Hamiltonian is rewritten in terms of variables which are gauge invariant except under a single global transformation. This paper extends previous work, involving only pure gauge theories, to include matter fields.

Comments: 7 pages of LaTeX, RU-92-45 and BUHEP-92-37