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Invariance of the BFV-complex

Quantum Algebra 2010-11-23 v2 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

The BFV-formalism was introduced to handle classical systems, equipped with symmetries. It associates a differential graded Poisson algebra to any coisotropic submanifold SS of a Poisson manifold (M,Π)(M,\Pi). However the assignment (coisotropic submanifold) \leadsto (differential graded Poisson algebra) is not canonical, since in the construction several choices have to be made. One has to fix: 1. an embedding of the normal bundle NSNS of SS into MM, 2. a connection \nabla on NSNS and 3. a special element Ω\Omega. We show that different choices of the connection and Ω\Omega -- but with the tubular neighbourhood fixed -- lead to isomorphic differential graded Poisson algebras. If the tubular neighbourhood is changed too, invariance can be restored at the level of germs.

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@article{arxiv.0812.2357,
  title  = {Invariance of the BFV-complex},
  author = {Florian Schaetz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0812.2357},
  year   = {2010}
}

Comments

21 pages; improved version, to appear in Pacific J. Math

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