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BRST-BV approach to conformal fields

High Energy Physics - Theory 2016-03-31 v2

Abstract

Using the BRST--BV approach, we consider totally symmetric arbitrary integer spin conformal fields propagating in flat space. For such fields, we obtain the ordinary-derivative BRST--BV Lagrangian that is invariant under gauge transformations. In our approach, the ordinary-derivative Lagrangian and gauge transformations are constructed in terms of the respective traceless gauge fields and traceless gauge transformation parameters. We also obtain a realization of conformal algebra symmetries on the space of fields and antifields entering the BRST--BV formulation of conformal fields.

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@article{arxiv.1511.01836,
  title  = {BRST-BV approach to conformal fields},
  author = {R. R. Metsaev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1511.01836},
  year   = {2016}
}

Comments

v2: 20 pages, typos corrected, new comments in Sec.3 below Eq.(3.33) and references added

R2 v1 2026-06-22T11:38:28.037Z