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On the Covariant Quantization of the 2nd-Ilk Superparticle
This paper is devoted to the quantization of the second-ilk superparticle
using the Batalin-Vilkovisky method. We show the full structure of the master
action. By imposing gauge conditions on the gauge fields rather than on
coordinates we find a gauge-fixed quantum action which is free. The structure
of the BRST charge is exhibited and the BRST cohomology yields the same
physical spectrum as the light- cone quantization of the usual superparticle.Comment: 17 page
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