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Odd Jacobi structures and classical BV-gauge systems

Mathematical Physics 2011-07-12 v3 High Energy Physics - Theory Differential Geometry math.MP Quantum Algebra Symplectic Geometry

Abstract

In this paper we define Grassmann odd analogues of Jacobi structures on supermanifolds. We then examine their potential use in the Batalin-Vilkovisky formalism of classical gauge theories.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1101.1844,
  title  = {Odd Jacobi structures and classical BV-gauge systems},
  author = {Andrew James Bruce},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1101.1844},
  year   = {2011}
}

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14 pages. Overall improved presentation and errors in examples corrected

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