BV Quantization of Topological Open Membranes
High Energy Physics - Theory
2011-07-19 v2 Quantum Algebra
Abstract
We study bulk-boundary correlators in topological open membranes. The basic example is the open membrane with a WZ coupling to a 3-form. We view the bulk interaction as a deformation of the boundary string theory. This boundary string has the structure of a homotopy Lie algebra, which can be viewed as a closed string field theory. We calculate the leading order perturbative expansion of this structure. For the 3-form field we find that the C-field induces a trilinear bracket, deforming the Lie algebra structure. This paper is the first step towards a formal universal quantization of general quasi-Lie bialgebroids.
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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0209214,
title = {BV Quantization of Topological Open Membranes},
author = {Christiaan Hofman and Jae-Suk Park},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0209214},
year = {2011}
}
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25 pages LaTeX; added some dicussions and clarifications, typos corrected