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BRST structure of non-linear superalgebras

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-11-05 v2

Abstract

In this paper we analyse the structure of the BRST charge of nonlinear superalgebras. We consider quadratic non-linear superalgebras where a commutator (in terms of (super) Poisson brackets) of the generators is a quadratic polynomial of the generators. We find the explicit form of the BRST charge up to cubic order in Faddeev-Popov ghost fields for arbitrary quadratic nonlinear superalgebras. We point out the existence of constraints on structure constants of the superalgebra when the nilpotent BRST charge is quadratic in Faddeev-Popov ghost fields. The general results are illustrated by simple examples of superalgebras.

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@article{arxiv.0809.3322,
  title  = {BRST structure of non-linear superalgebras},
  author = {M. Asorey and P. M. Lavrov and O. V. Radchenko and A. Sugamoto},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0809.3322},
  year   = {2009}
}

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15 pages, Latex, references added, misprints corrected, comments added

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