Irreducible antifield-BRST approach to reducible gauge theories

Abstract

An irreducible antifield BRST quantization method for reducible gauge theories is proposed. The general formalism is illustrated in the case of the Freedman-Townsend model.

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• Reducible systems and embedding procedures in the canonical formalism
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