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Canonical covariant quantization of the Brink-Schwarz superparticle

Journal Article · · Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States)
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  1. Universidad Simon Bolivar, Departamento de Fisica, Apartado Postal 89000, Caracas 1080-A (Venezuela)

A method for the covariant canonical quanitzation of a wide class of gauge theories with reducible first- and second-class constraints which includes the Brink-Schwarz superparticle is obtained. The application to the Brink-Schwarz superparticle is discussed in detail. The canonical Batalin-Fradkin-Vilkovisky construction of the correct Becchi-Rouet-Stora-Tyutin (BRST) operator and the BRST-invariant effective action is presented and shown to agree with the expressions obtained by Kallosh and Bergshoeff using other methods. The correct gauge-fixing procedure to recover the Brink-Schwarz superparticle action is discussed.

OSTI ID:
6942920
Journal Information:
Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States) Vol. 47:8; ISSN PRVDAQ; ISSN 0556-2821
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English