Antibracket, Antifields and Gauge-Theory Quantization
High Energy Physics - Theory
2009-10-28 v1
Abstract
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.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-th/9412228,
title = {Antibracket, Antifields and Gauge-Theory Quantization},
author = {Joaquim Gomis and Jordi Paris and Stuart Samuel},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9412228},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
191 pages in three files which must be put together, in Latex, to appear in Physics Reports