Chiral bosons through linear constraints

Journal Article · Fri May 15 00:00:00 EDT 1992 · Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.45.R3329· OSTI ID:7235560

Girotti, H O; Gomes, M; Rivelles, V O ^[1]

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1. Instituto de Fisica, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Caixa Postal 20516, 01498 Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo (Brazil)

We study in detail the quantization of a model which apparently describes chiral bosons. The model is based on the idea that the chiral condition could be implemented through a linear constraint. We show that the space of states is of an indefinite metric. We cure this disease by introducing ghost fields in such a way that a Becchi-Rouet-Stora-Tyutin symmetry is generated. A quartet algebra is seen to emerge. The quartet mechanism, then, forces all physical states, except the vacuum, to have a zero norm.

• OSTI ID: 7235560
• Journal Information: Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States), Vol. 45:10; ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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