Zero Locus Reduction of the Brst Differential
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I point out an unexpected relation between the BV (Batalin–Vilkovisky) and the BFV (Batalin–Fradkin–Vilkovisky) formulations of the same pure gauge (topological) theory. The non-minimal sector in the BV formulation of the topological theory allows one to construct the Poisson bracket and the BRST charge on some Lagrangian submanifold of the BV configuration space; this Lagrangian submanifold can be identified with the phase space of the BFV formulation of the same theory in the minimal sector of ghost variables. The BFV Poisson bracket is induced by a natural even Poisson bracket on the stationary surface of the master action, while the BRST charge originates from the BV gauge-fixed BRST transformation defined on a gauge-fixing surface. The inverse construction allows one to arrive at the BV formulation of the topological theory starting with the BFV formulation. This correspondence gives an intriguing geometrical interpretation of the non-minimal variables and clarifies the relation between the Hamiltonian and Lagrangian quantization of gauge theories.
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