Albert, Carlo; Bleile, Beatrice; Froehlich, Juerg

Author(s)

Albert, Carlo

Bleile, Beatrice

Froehlich, Juerg

Publication Date

2010

Abstract

The Batalin–Vilkovisky (BV) method is the most powerful method to analyze functional integrals with (infinite-dimensional) gauge symmetries presently known. It has been invented to fix gauges associated with symmetries that do not close off-shell. Homological perturbation theory is introduced and used to develop the integration theory behind BV and to describe the BV quantization of a Lagrangian system with symmetries. Localization (illustrated in terms of Duistermaat–Heckman localization) as well as anomalous symmetries are discussed in the framework of BV.

Citation

Journal of Mathematical Physics, 51(1), p. 1-31

ISSN

1089-7658

0022-2488

Link

https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/5472

Publisher

American Institute of Physics

Title

Batalin-Vilkovisky integrals in finite dimensions

Type of document

Journal Article

Entity Type

Publication

Author(s)	Albert, Carlo Bleile, Beatrice Froehlich, Juerg
Publication Date	2010
Abstract	The Batalin–Vilkovisky (BV) method is the most powerful method to analyze functional integrals with (infinite-dimensional) gauge symmetries presently known. It has been invented to fix gauges associated with symmetries that do not close off-shell. Homological perturbation theory is introduced and used to develop the integration theory behind BV and to describe the BV quantization of a Lagrangian system with symmetries. Localization (illustrated in terms of Duistermaat–Heckman localization) as well as anomalous symmetries are discussed in the framework of BV.
Citation	Journal of Mathematical Physics, 51(1), p. 1-31
ISSN	1089-7658 0022-2488
Link	https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/5472
Publisher	American Institute of Physics
Title	Batalin-Vilkovisky integrals in finite dimensions
Type of document	Journal Article
Entity Type	Publication

Batalin-Vilkovisky integrals in finite dimensions

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