In this report we study the dual equivalence between the generalized self-dual (SD) and topologically massive (TM) models. To this end we linearize the model using an auxiliary field and apply a gauge embedding procedure to construct a gauge equivalent model. We clearly show that, under the above conditions, a nonlinear SD model always has a duality equivalent TM action.The general result obtained is then particularized for a number of examples, including the Born-Infeld-Chern-Simons (BICS) model recently discussed in the literature.
@article{arxiv.hep-th/0106199,
title = {Duality equivalence between nonlinear self-dual and topologically massive models},
author = {Anderson Ilha and Clovis Wotzasek},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0106199},
year = {2009}
}
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Dedicated to the memory of Prof. Juan Alberto Mignaco; To appear in Physics Letters B