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BRST quantization of Matrix Chern-Simons Theory

@article{Livine2002BRSTQO,
  title={BRST quantization of Matrix Chern-Simons Theory},
  author={Etera R. Livine and Lee Smolin},
  journal={arXiv: High Energy Physics - Theory},
  year={2002}
}
The BRST quantization of matrix Chern-Simons theory is carried out, the symmetries of the theory are analyzed and used to constrain the form of the effective action. 
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