Symplectic Quantization of A Vector-tensor Gauge Theory With Topological Coupling

Modern Physics Letters A

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 515-523

  Barcelos Neto, J ^a,b   Silva, M B D ^b  

^a ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

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EID: 0000027776     PISSN: 02177323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0217732396000552     Document Type: Article

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19. Further applications of the symplectic method with true constraints can be found in J. Barcelos-Neto and E. S. Cheb-Terrab, Z. Phys. C54, 133 (1992); Int. J. Mod. Phys. A9, 5563 (1994); M. M. Horta-Barreira and C. Wotzasek, Phys. Rev. D45, 1410 (1992); C. Wotzasek, ibid. D45, 1410 (1992); J. Barcelos-Neto, ibid. D49, 1012 (1994); J. Barcelos-Neto and E. Vasquez, Z. Phys. C61, 695 (1994); J. W. Jun and C. Jue, Phys. Rev. D50, 2939 (1994); J. E. Paschalis and P. I. Porfyriadis, Phys. Lett. B355, 171 (1995).
20. Further applications of the symplectic method with true constraints can be found in J. Barcelos-Neto and E. S. Cheb-Terrab, Z. Phys. C54, 133 (1992); Int. J. Mod. Phys. A9, 5563 (1994); M. M. Horta-Barreira and C. Wotzasek, Phys. Rev. D45, 1410 (1992); C. Wotzasek, ibid. D45, 1410 (1992); J. Barcelos-Neto, ibid. D49, 1012 (1994); J. Barcelos-Neto and E. Vasquez, Z. Phys. C61, 695 (1994); J. W. Jun and C. Jue, Phys. Rev. D50, 2939 (1994); J. E. Paschalis and P. I. Porfyriadis, Phys. Lett. B355, 171 (1995).
21. Further applications of the symplectic method with true constraints can be found in J. Barcelos-Neto and E. S. Cheb-Terrab, Z. Phys. C54, 133 (1992); Int. J. Mod. Phys. A9, 5563 (1994); M. M. Horta-Barreira and C. Wotzasek, Phys. Rev. D45, 1410 (1992); C. Wotzasek, ibid. D45, 1410 (1992); J. Barcelos-Neto, ibid. D49, 1012 (1994); J. Barcelos-Neto and E. Vasquez, Z. Phys. C61, 695 (1994); J. W. Jun and C. Jue, Phys. Rev. D50, 2939 (1994); J. E. Paschalis and P. I. Porfyriadis, Phys. Lett. B355, 171 (1995).
22. Further applications of the symplectic method with true constraints can be found in J. Barcelos-Neto and E. S. Cheb-Terrab, Z. Phys. C54, 133 (1992); Int. J. Mod. Phys. A9, 5563 (1994); M. M. Horta-Barreira and C. Wotzasek, Phys. Rev. D45, 1410 (1992); C. Wotzasek, ibid. D45, 1410 (1992); J. Barcelos-Neto, ibid. D49, 1012 (1994); J. Barcelos-Neto and E. Vasquez, Z. Phys. C61, 695 (1994); J. W. Jun and C. Jue, Phys. Rev. D50, 2939 (1994); J. E. Paschalis and P. I. Porfyriadis, Phys. Lett. B355, 171 (1995).
23. Further applications of the symplectic method with true constraints can be found in J. Barcelos-Neto and E. S. Cheb-Terrab, Z. Phys. C54, 133 (1992); Int. J. Mod. Phys. A9, 5563 (1994); M. M. Horta-Barreira and C. Wotzasek, Phys. Rev. D45, 1410 (1992); C. Wotzasek, ibid. D45, 1410 (1992); J. Barcelos-Neto, ibid. D49, 1012 (1994); J. Barcelos-Neto and E. Vasquez, Z. Phys. C61, 695 (1994); J. W. Jun and C. Jue, Phys. Rev. D50, 2939 (1994); J. E. Paschalis and P. I. Porfyriadis, Phys. Lett. B355, 171 (1995).
24. Further applications of the symplectic method with true constraints can be found in J. Barcelos-Neto and E. S. Cheb-Terrab, Z. Phys. C54, 133 (1992); Int. J. Mod. Phys. A9, 5563 (1994); M. M. Horta-Barreira and C. Wotzasek, Phys. Rev. D45, 1410 (1992); C. Wotzasek, ibid. D45, 1410 (1992); J. Barcelos-Neto, ibid. D49, 1012 (1994); J. Barcelos-Neto and E. Vasquez, Z. Phys. C61, 695 (1994); J. W. Jun and C. Jue, Phys. Rev. D50, 2939 (1994); J. E. Paschalis and P. I. Porfyriadis, Phys. Lett. B355, 171 (1995).
25. Further applications of the symplectic method with true constraints can be found in J. Barcelos-Neto and E. S. Cheb-Terrab, Z. Phys. C54, 133 (1992); Int. J. Mod. Phys. A9, 5563 (1994); M. M. Horta-Barreira and C. Wotzasek, Phys. Rev. D45, 1410 (1992); C. Wotzasek, ibid. D45, 1410 (1992); J. Barcelos-Neto, ibid. D49, 1012 (1994); J. Barcelos-Neto and E. Vasquez, Z. Phys. C61, 695 (1994); J. W. Jun and C. Jue, Phys. Rev. D50, 2939 (1994); J. E. Paschalis and P. I. Porfyriadis, Phys. Lett. B355, 171 (1995).