On Generalized Gauge-Fixing in the Field-Antifield Formalism

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dc.creatorBatalin, I. A.
dc.creatorBering, K.
dc.creatorDamgaard, P. H.
dc.date2005-12-12
dc.date2007-03-03
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T10:45:27Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T10:45:27Z
dc.descriptionWe consider the problem of covariant gauge-fixing in the most general setting of the field-antifield formalism, where the action W and the gauge-fixing part X enter symmetrically and both satisfy the Quantum Master Equation. Analogous to the gauge-generating algebra of the action W, we analyze the possibility of having a reducible gauge-fixing algebra of X. We treat a reducible gauge-fixing algebra of the so-called first-stage in full detail and generalize to arbitrary stages. The associated "square root" measure contributions are worked out from first principles, with or without the presence of antisymplectic second-class constraints. Finally, we consider an W-X alternating multi-level generalization.
dc.description49 pages, LaTeX. v2: Minor changes + 1 more reference. v3,v4,v5: Corrected typos. v5: Version published in Nuclear Physics B. v6,v7: Correction to the published version added next to the Acknowledgement
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0512131
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0512131
dc.identifierNucl.Phys.B739:389-440,2006
dc.identifierdoi:10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2006.01.030
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/182921
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.titleOn Generalized Gauge-Fixing in the Field-Antifield Formalism
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