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Constrained Hamiltonians an introduction to homological algebra in field theoretical physics

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  • Koszul Complex
  • Extended Phase Space
  • Grassmann Algebra
  • Reduce Phase Space
  • Regular Ideal

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Stasheff, J.D. (1988). Constrained Hamiltonians an introduction to homological algebra in field theoretical physics. In: Landweber, P.S. (eds) Elliptic Curves and Modular Forms in Algebraic Topology. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 1326. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0078044

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