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We discuss some topics of the path integral quantization of gauge theories by considering covariant and noncovariant gauge constraints. We take different points of view relatively to the ones usually found in the literature and show alternative ways of carrying out the calculations of some processes.
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Barcelos-Neto, J., Natividade, C.P. Observations on the path integral quantization of gauge theories. Nuov Cim A 105, 609–618 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02730766
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