Faddeev-Popov operator (source code)

= Faddeev-Popov operator
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{title2=$\mathcal M=\delta\chi[A+D\omega]/\delta\omega\vert_{\omega=0}$}

For a gauge condition $\chi[A]=0$, the linearization of $\chi[A+D\omega]$ in the gauge parameter is the Faddeev-Popov operator. Its determinant is represented by <Faddeev-Popov ghost fields>.