Physics NotePublished
Generalized BRST Models and Topological Yang-Mills Theories
Marcelo Carvalho
2004
Publication details
- Authors
- Marcelo Carvalho
- Type
- Physics Note
- Status
- Published
- Publication date
- 2004
- Description
- We present a general framework for models admitting a decomposition of the type $d=[\d,b]$, with $b$ the BRST operator and $\d$ a certain (even) derivation. We focus our attention on models whose fields can be described as components of two ladders $\cw= c +A +\cdots$ and $\cf=\f+\j +\cdots$ and show how they relate to some aspects of topological Yang-Mills theory. We relate our construction to the standard mathematical ideas of Cartan's $\cg$-operation and interpret $\cw$ and $\cf$ as pair of algebraic connection and curvature in a certain bigraded differential algebra.
- Year
- 2004
- Number
- CBPF-NF-00804
- Linked to a thesis
- No
- Linked to a grant
- No