A Note on Gauge Systems from the Point of View of Lie Algebroids
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In the context of the variational bi-complex, we re-explain that irreducible gauge systems define a particular example of a Lie algebroid. This is used to review some recent and not so recent results on gauge, global and asymptotic symmetries. Research Director of the Fund for Scientific Research-FNRS. E-mail: [email protected]
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