Chiral bosons through linear constraints
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We study in detail the quantization of a model which apparently describes chiral bosons. The model is based on the idea that the chiral condition could be implemented through a linear constraint. We show that the space of states is of an indefinite metric. We cure this disease by introducing ghost fields in such a way that a Becchi-Rouet-Stora-Tyutin symmetry is generated. A quartet algebra is seen to emerge. The quartet mechanism, then, forces all physical states, except the vacuum, to have a ...
We study in detail the quantization of a model which apparently describes chiral bosons. The model is based on the idea that the chiral condition could be implemented through a linear constraint. We show that the space of states is of an indefinite metric. We cure this disease by introducing ghost fields in such a way that a Becchi-Rouet-Stora-Tyutin symmetry is generated. A quartet algebra is seen to emerge. The quartet mechanism, then, forces all physical states, except the vacuum, to have a zero norm. ...
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Physical review. D, Particles and fields. Woodbury. Vol. 45, no. 10 (May 1992), p. r3329-r3331
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