Generalized gaugings and the field-antifield formalism

  • Frederik Coomans
  • Jan De Rydt
  • Antoine Van Proeyen
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Abstract

We discuss the algebra of general gauge theories that are described by the embedding tensor formalism. We compare the gauge transformations dependent and independent of an invariant action, and argue that the generic transformations lead to an infinitely reducible algebra. We connect the embedding tensor formalism to the field-antifield (or Batalin-Vilkovisky) formalism, which is the most general formulation known for general gauge theories and their quantization. The structure equations of the embedding tensor formalism are included in the master equation of the field-antifield formalism.

Keywords

Gauge Symmetry Supergravity Models 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Frederik Coomans
    • 1
  • Jan De Rydt
    • 1
  • Antoine Van Proeyen
    • 1
  1. 1.Instituut voor Theoretische FysicaKatholieke Universiteit LeuvenLeuvenBelgium

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