The BRST and anti-BRST invariant quantization of general gauge theories

Journal Article · Thu Sep 20 00:00:00 EDT 1990 · Modern Physics Letters A; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217732390002122· OSTI ID:5614318

Hull, C M ^[1]

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1. Queen Mary Coll., London (United Kingdom). Dept. of Physics

In this paper the Batalin-Vilkovisky procedure for the BRST invariant path-integral quantization of general gauge theories is discussed. An extension of this is given in which a path integral is constructed that is invariant under an anti-BRST symmetry as well as the BRST symmetry. It is also manifestly invariant under an Sp(2) symmetry which rotates the BRST and anti-BRST charges into one another.

• OSTI ID: 5614318
• Journal Information: Modern Physics Letters A; (United States), Vol. 5:23; ISSN 0217-7323
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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