BRST Extension of the Non-Linear Unfolded Formalism

2005/04/13 by Glenn Barnich, Barnich, Glenn, Maxim Grigoriev +1 · 1 citation
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #FOS: Mathematics #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th) #Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology #Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories #Quantum Algebra (math.QA)

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.hep-th/0504119

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Abstract

We review the construction of gauge field theories from BRST first-quantized systems and its relation to the unfolded formalism. In particular, the BRST extension of the non linear unfolded formalism is discussed in some details.

Citations

• Quantization of Gauge Systems
• Nonlinear higher spin theories in various dimensions

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