Consistent deformations method applied to a topological coupling of antisymmetric gauge fields in D=3

Abstract

In this work we use the method of consistent deformations of the master equation by Barnich and Henneaux in order to prove that an abelian topological coupling between a zero and a two form fields in D=3 has no nonabelian generalization. We conclude that a topologically massive model involving the Kalb-Ramond two-form field does not admit a nonabelian generalization. The introduction of a connection-type one form field keeps the previous result.

8 pages. To appear in Physics Letters B

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