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Laplacians in Odd Symplectic Geometry

Differential Geometry 2007-05-23 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We consider odd Laplace operators arising in odd symplectic geometry. Approach based on semidensities (densities of weight 1/2) is developed. The role of semidensities in the Batalin--Vilkovisky formalism is explained. In particular, we study the relations between semidensities on an odd symplectic supermanifold and differential forms on a purely even Lagrangian submanifold. We establish a criterion of ``normality'' of a volume form on an odd symplectic supermanifold in terms of the canonical odd Laplacian acting on semidensities.

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@article{arxiv.math/0212354,
  title  = {Laplacians in Odd Symplectic Geometry},
  author = {Hovhannes M. Khudaverdian},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0212354},
  year   = {2007}
}

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