One-loop effective action for SU(2) gauge theory on S^3

Abstract

We consider the effective theory for the low-energy modes of SU(2) gauge theory on the three-sphere. By explicitely integrating out the high-energy modes, the one-loop correction to the hamiltonian for this problem is obtained. We calculate the influence of this correction on the glueball spectrum.

Comments: 12p. latex, 3 PostScript figures included (epsf)