Yang–Mills theory and the Batalin–Fradkin–Vilkovisky formalism
- 1 February 1987
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Mathematical Physics
- Vol. 28 (2) , 428-437
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.527678
Abstract
In this paper a generalized dynamical description of classical Yang–Mills theory will be presented. As a consequence of this work, a firm dynamical underpinning to the Batalin–Fradkin–Vilkovisky (BFV) formalism will emerge. This in turn will supply a precise geometric characterization of the ghost and conjugate ghost fields.Keywords
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