BRST-anti-BRST Antifield formalism : The Example of the Freedman-Townsend Model

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates the application of the BRST-anti-BRST antifield formalism to the Freedman-Townsend model, illustrating the general construction within this specific gauge theory.

Contribution

It provides a detailed example of the BRST-anti-BRST antifield formalism applied to a nontrivial gauge model, clarifying the formalism's implementation.

Findings

Explicit construction of the BRST-anti-BRST formalism for the Freedman-Townsend model

Clarification of the antifield-antibracket approach in this context

Insights into gauge symmetry handling in complex models

Abstract

The general BRST-anti-BRST construction in the framework of the antifield-antibracket formalism is illustrated in the case of the Freedmann-Townsend model.