Antifield BRST quantization of duality-symmetric Maxwell theory

TL;DR

This paper applies antifield BRST quantization to duality-symmetric Maxwell theory, demonstrating quantum equivalence between covariant and non-covariant formulations and computing propagators in the gauge-fixed model.

Contribution

It provides the first explicit quantum analysis of duality-symmetric Maxwell theory using antifield BRST methods, confirming equivalence of different formulations.

Findings

Quantum equivalence of covariant and non-covariant formulations

Explicit propagator calculations in gauge-fixed model

Validation of antifield BRST quantization for duality-symmetric theories

Abstract

We perform the antifield BRST quantization of duality-symmetric Maxwell theory and show explicitly the quantum equivalence of the different formulations (covariant and non-covariant). The non-covariant gauge-fixed action is used in the computation of propagators for this model.