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Local variational differential operators in field theory. (English. Russian original) Zbl 0991.81076
Theor. Math. Phys. 120, No. 2, 1026-1044 (1999); translation from Teor. Mat. Fiz. 120, No. 2, 256-276 (1999).
Summary: We develop a new calculus for local variational differential operators where the action of higher-order operators on local functionals does not lead to indefinite quantities like $$\delta(0)$$. We apply this formalism to the Batalin-Vilkovisky formulation of local general gauge field theory and to its $$Sp(2)$$-symmetrical generalization. Its relation to a semiclassical expansion is also discussed.
##### MSC:
 81T15 Perturbative methods of renormalization applied to problems in quantum field theory 81T13 Yang-Mills and other gauge theories in quantum field theory
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