Past exam of the theoretical physics I course of the University of Cambridge / 2015 / Paper 1 / 5 / c

Treat $\varphi$ and ${\varphi }^{\ast }$ as independent fields, keep $A_{\mu }(x)$ as the prescribed background, and use the source's interaction with no added $e^2{A}^2|\varphi {|}^2$ term. The momentum derivatives areVarying ${\varphi }^{\ast }$ and $\varphi$ gives respectivelyNo Lorenz gauge condition has been assumed. The background divergence term must be retained unless such a condition is separately imposed.

The canonical momenta conjugate to the two scalar fields areso $\dot{\varphi }={\pi }^{\ast }-ie{A}_0\varphi$ and ${\dot{\varphi }}^{\ast }=\pi +ie{A}_0{\varphi }^{\ast }$. Define the physical three-vector potential by $A_{\mu }=(A_0,-\mathbf{A})$. The Legendre transform in the proper canonical variables isEquivalently the first product is $\pi {\pi }^{\ast }+ie{A}_0({\varphi }^{\ast }{\pi }^{\ast }-\varphi \pi )+e^2{A}_0^2|\varphi {|}^2$. The last quadratic term arises from replacing velocities by canonical momenta even though the original Lagrangian has no quadratic interaction. It is not permission to modify the specified Lagrangian. An explicitly time-dependent background generally makes the scalar-field energy time dependent.