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Equivariance, BRST and Superspace

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-10-28 v1

Abstract

The structure of equivariant cohomology in non-abelian localization formulas and topological field theories is discussed. Equivariance is formulated in terms of a nilpotent BRST symmetry, and another nilpotent operator which restricts the BRST cohomology onto the equivariant, or basic sector. A superfield formulation is presented and connections to reducible (BFV) quantization of topological Yang-Mills theory are discussed.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9403126,
  title  = {Equivariance, BRST and Superspace},
  author = {Antti J. Niemi and O. Tirkkonen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9403126},
  year   = {2009}
}

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(24 pages, report UU-ITP and HU-TFT-93-65)

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