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In this chapter, I will explain how the notion of an antifield allows one to solve the problem of quantizing the gauge invariant actions of charged 2-forms coupled to a Yang—Mills field in a four-dimensional space-time. I will also prove on this example that antifields can be geometrically unified in the same enlarged space as ordinary gauge fields and their ghosts.
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Baulieu, L. (1989). Open Gauge Algebra and Ghost Unification. In: Teitelboim, C., Zanelli, J. (eds) Quantum Mechanics of Fundamental Systems 2. Series of the Centro de Estudios Científicos de Santiago. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0797-6_3
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