On the Origin of the BV Operator on Odd Symplectic Supermanifolds

Severa, Pavol

doi:10.1007/s11005-006-0097-z

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On the Origin of the BV Operator on Odd Symplectic Supermanifolds

ContributorsSevera, Pavol

Published inletters in mathematical physics, vol. 78, no. 1, p. 55-59

Publication date2006

Abstract

Differential forms on an odd symplectic manifold form a bicomplex: one differential is the wedge product with the symplectic form and the other is de Rham differential. In the corresponding spectral sequence the next differential turns out to be the Batalin– Vilkoviski operator.

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Faculté des sciences / Section de mathématiques

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SEVERA, Pavol. On the Origin of the BV Operator on Odd Symplectic Supermanifolds. In: letters in mathematical physics, 2006, vol. 78, n° 1, p. 55–59. doi: 10.1007/s11005-006-0097-z

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PID : unige:12136
DOI : 10.1007/s11005-006-0097-z

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On the Origin of the BV Operator on Odd Symplectic Supermanifolds

Differential forms on an odd symplectic manifold form a bicomplex: one differential is the wedge product with the symplectic form and the other is de Rham differential. In the corresponding spectral sequence the next differential turns out to be the Batalin– Vilkoviski operator.

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