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BRST Noether Theorem and Corner Charge Bracket

High Energy Physics - Theory 2026-03-12 v2

Abstract

We provide a proof of the BRST Noether 1.5th theorem, conjectured in [JHEP 10 (2024) 055], for a broad class of rank-1 BV theories including supergravity and 2-form gauge theories. The theorem asserts that the BRST Noether current of any BRST invariant gauge fixed Lagrangian decomposes on-shell into a sum of a BRST-exact term and a corner term that defines Noether charges. This extends the holographic consequences of Noether's second theorem to gauge fixed theories and, in particular, offers a universal gauge independent Lagrangian derivation of the invariance of the S-matrix under asymptotic symmetries. Furthermore, we show that these corner Noether charges are inherently non-integrable. To address this non-integrability, we introduce a novel charge bracket that accounts for potential symplectic flux and anomalies, providing an honest canonical representation of the asymptotic symmetry algebra. We also highlight a general origin of a BRST cocycle associated with asymptotic symmetries.

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@article{arxiv.2411.17829,
  title  = {BRST Noether Theorem and Corner Charge Bracket},
  author = {Laurent Baulieu and Tom Wetzstein and Siye Wu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.17829},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

39 pages; v2: improved presentation, results unchanged, matches published version

R2 v1 2026-06-28T20:13:44.650Z