BV Quantization
arXiv:2307.07761 · doi:10.1016/B978-0-323-95703-8.00095-1
Abstract
This note gives an overview of the BV formalism in its various incarnations and applications.
arXiv comment16 pages. Article commissioned by the Encyclopedia of Mathematical Physics
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