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BFV quantization of the Abelian gauge field with second-derivative Lagrangian

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The BFV procedure of quantization is applied to Maxwell theory with higher-order derivatives to obtain the propagators in the radiation gauge and in the α-gauge.

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  1. Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Caixa Postal 68528, 21945, RJ, Brasil

    N. R. F. Braga & C. P. Natividade

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Braga, N.R.F., Natividade, C.P. BFV quantization of the Abelian gauge field with second-derivative Lagrangian. Nuov Cim A 104, 1203–1209 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02784497

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