Principal Bundles, Connections and BRST Cohomology

We review the elementary theory of gauge fields and the Becchi-Rouet-Stora- Tyutin symmetry in the context of differential geometry. We emphasize the topological nature of this symmetry and discuss a double Chevalley-Eilenberg complex for it.

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Published inarXiv.org
Main Authors García-Compeán, H, López-Romero, J M, Rodríguez-Segura, M A, Socolovsky, M
Format Paper
LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 30.07.1994
Subjects
Differential geometry
Homology
Symmetry
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Summary:We review the elementary theory of gauge fields and the Becchi-Rouet-Stora- Tyutin symmetry in the context of differential geometry. We emphasize the topological nature of this symmetry and discuss a double Chevalley-Eilenberg complex for it.
ISSN:2331-8422