ANTIBRACKET, ANTIFIELDS AND GAUGE-THEORY QUANTIZATION

Authors
GOMIS J PARIS J SAMUEL S
Citation
J. Gomis et al., ANTIBRACKET, ANTIFIELDS AND GAUGE-THEORY QUANTIZATION, Physics reports, 259(1-2), 1995, pp. 1-145
Citations number
308
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physics reports → ACNP
ISSN journal
03701573
Volume
259
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1 - 145
Database
ISI
SICI code
0370-1573(1995)259:1-2<1:AAAGQ>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
The antibracket formalism for gauge theories, at both the classical an d quantum level, is reviewed. Gauge transformations and the associated gauge structure are analyzed in detail. The basic concepts involved i n the antibracket formalism are elucidated. Gauge-fixing, quantum effe cts, and anomalies within the field-antifield formalism are developed. The concepts, issues and constructions are illustrated using eight ga uge-theory models.