Identically closed two-form for covariant phase space quantization of Dirac-Nambu-Goto p-branes in a curved spacetime

Using a fully covariant formalism given by Carter for the deformation dynamics of p-branes governed by the Dirac-Nambu-Goto action in a curved background, it is proved that the corresponding Witten's phase space is endowed with a covariant symplectic structure, which can serve as a starting point for a phase space quantization of such objects. Some open questions for further research are outlined.Comment: LaTeX, 8 pages, to be published in Phys. Lett. B. (2002