We investigate metric independent, gauge invariant and closed forms in the
generalized YM theory. These forms are polynomial on the corresponding fields
strength tensors - curvature forms and are analogous to the Pontryagin-Chern
densities in the YM gauge theory. The corresponding secondary characteristic
classes have been expressed in integral form in analogy with the Chern-Simons
form. Because they are not unique, the secondary forms can be dramatically
simplified by the addition of properly chosen differentials of
one-step-lower-order forms. Their gauge variation can also be found yielding
the potential anomalies in the gauge field theory.Comment: LaTex file, 24 page
In the recently proposed extension of the YM theory, non-Abelian tensor gauge field of the second rank is represented by a general tensor whose symmetric part describes the propagation of charged gauge boson of helicity two and its antisymmetric part -the helicity zero charged gauge boson. On the non-interacting level these polarizations are similar to the polarizations of the graviton and of the Abelian antisymmetric B field, but the interaction of these gauge bosons carrying non-commutative internal charges cannot be directly identified with the interaction of gravitons or B field. Our intention here is to illustrate this result from different perspectives which would include Bianchi identity for the corresponding field strength tensor and the analysis of the second-order partial differential equation which describes in this theory the propagation of non-Abelian tensor gauge field of the second rank. Analyzing the interaction between two tensor currents caused by the exchange of these tensor gauge bosons we shall demonstrate that the residue at the pole is the sum of three terms each of which describes positive norm polarizations of helicities two and zero bosons.
We calculated the leading-order cross section for the helicity two tensor gauge bosons production in fermion pair annihilation process. We compare this cross section with a similar annihilation processes in QED with two photons in the final state and with two gluons in QCD. * On a leave
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