 Wilson-line gauge transformation (source code)

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= Wilson-line gauge transformation
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Expanding a short <Wilson line> determines the inhomogeneous gauge-potential transformation. For $V=1+i\alpha$ and Hermitian generators,
$$
A_\mu\mapsto A_\mu+\frac1g\partial_\mu\alpha+i[\alpha,A_\mu].
$$

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