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Superspace mechanics as the classical limit of superfield theory

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The semi-classical superspace pseudomechanics of Casalbuoni and others is shown to be the classical limit of a scalar superfield theory by a WKB type of approximation. By avoiding second class constraints, the relationship between the mechanics and the field theory is clarified. The spin1/2sector is then examined to find the (semiclassical) WKB limit of the Dirac equation.

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    Alan R. Katz

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Katz, A.R. Superspace mechanics as the classical limit of superfield theory. Letters in Mathematical Physics 12, 329–342 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00402667

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