Higher-order BRST and anti-BRST operators and cohomology for compact Lie algebras

DOI10.1063/1.533067zbMATH Open0964.81059arXivhep-th/9810212OpenAlexW2013655661MaRDI QIDQ4498477FDOQ4498477

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Publication date: 16 August 2000

Published in: Journal of Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: After defining cohomologically higher order BRST and anti-BRST operators for a compact simple algebra {cal G}, the associated higher order Laplacians are introduced and the corresponding supersymmetry algebra $Sigma$ is analysed. These operators act on the states generated by a set of fermionic ghost fields transforming under the adjoint representation. In contrast with the standard case, for which the Laplacian is given by the quadratic Casimir, the higher order Laplacians $W$ are not in general given completely in terms of the Casimir-Racah operators, and may involve the ghost number operator. The higher order version of the Hodge decomposition is exhibited. The example of su(3) is worked out in detail, including the expression of its higher order Laplacian W.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9810212

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zbMATH Keywords

Hodge decompositionCasimir-Racah operatorscompact simple algebracorresponding supersymmetry algebrafermionic ghost fieldsghost number operator

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of Lie (super)algebras to physics, etc. (17B81) Finite-dimensional groups and algebras motivated by physics and their representations (81R05) Yang-Mills and other gauge theories in quantum field theory (81T13) Supersymmetric field theories in quantum mechanics (81T60) Quantization in field theory; cohomological methods (81T70) Cohomology of Lie (super)algebras (17B56)

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