1994/12/28 by Joaquim Gomis, Jordi Paris, Stuart Samuel · 3 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #hep-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/0370-1573(94)00112-g
published as Phys.Rept. 259 (1995) 1-145 · 191 pages in three files which must be put together, in Latex, to appear in Physics Reports
arxiv created 1994/12/28 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30
The antibracket formalism for gauge theories, at both the classical and quantum level, is reviewed. Gauge transformations and the associated gauge structure are analyzed in detail. The basic concepts involved in the antibracket formalism are elucidated. Gauge-fixing, quantum effects, and anomalies within the field-antifield formalism are developed. The concepts, issues and constructions are illustrated using eight gauge-theory models.