The BRST Double Complex for the Coupling of Gravity to Gauge Theories

MaRDI QIDQ6400870zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors David Prinz

Publication date 1 June 2022

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Yang-Mills and other gauge theories in quantum field theory (81T13) Methods of quantum field theory in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C47) Quantization in field theory; cohomological methods (81T70)

Abstract: We consider (effective) Quantum General Relativity coupled to the Standard Model (QGR-SM) and study the corresponding BRST double complex. This double complex is generated by infinitesimal diffeomorphisms and infinitesimal gauge transformations. To this end, we define the respective BRST differentials $P$ and $Q$ and their corresponding anti-BRST differentials $overlineP$ and $overlineQ$. Then we show that all differentials mutually anticommute, which allows us to introduce the total BRST differential $D:=P+Q$ and the total anti-BRST differential $overlineD:=overlineP+overlineQ$. Furthermore, we characterize all non-constant Lagrange densities that are essentially closed with respect to the diffeomorphism differentials $P$ and $overlineP$ as scalar tensor densities of weight $w=1$. As a consequence thereof, we obtain that graviton-ghosts decouple from matter if the Yang--Mills theory gauge fixing and ghost Lagrange densities are tensor densities of weight $w=1$. In particular, we show that every such Lagrange density can be modified uniquely to satisfy said condition. Finally, we introduce a total gauge fixing fermion $Upsilon$ and show that we can generate the complete gauge fixing and ghost Lagrange densities of QGR-SM via $DUpsilon$.

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