Suppression of local degrees of freedom of gauge fields by chiral anomalies

Journal ArticleA path-integral quantization is presented for the chiral Schwinger model on a Riemann surface. Gauge invariance is maintained by integrating over all gauge potentials without the usual gauge fixing. All local degrees of freedom of the gauge field are suppressed after the integration of the anomalous effective action over a gauge orbit. The resulting theory is a topological one for the surviving global gauge excitations. The general implications for consistent quantization of chiral gauge theories are also discussed

Synthesis of Epoxidatied Castor Oil and Its Effect on the Properties of Waterborne Polyurethane

AbstractIn this study, a new method for synthesis poxidatied castor oil (ECO) is engaged. A series of waterborne polyurethane dispersions (WPUs) were synthesized using polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG), toluene diisocyanate (TDI-80), and ECO. These WPUs can be crosslinked spontaneously upon drying, without extra additives or processing steps. Moreover, the particle size, and morphology of WPUs were examined with light scattering ultrafine particle analyzer, and transmission electron microscopy. The anti-water, thermal and mechanical properties were also studied. Results reveal that the particle size of WPUs mainly depends on the concentrations of ECO. The particle size decreases when the ECO is used. Furthermore, increased amount of ECO results in an improvement of the anti-water, thermal and mechanical properties of WPU films