Field redefinitions and massive BF models in arbitrary space-time dimensions

Abstract

We show that the topological massive BF theories can be written as a pure BF term through field redefinitions. The fields are rewritten as power expansion series in the inverse of the mass parameter $m$. We also give a cohomological justification of this expansion through BRST framework. In this approach the BF term can be seen as a topological generator for massive BF theories.

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