XXII WORKSHOP ON GEOMETRIC METHODS IN PHYSICS

29 JUNE - 5 JULY 2003, BIAŁOWIEŻA, POLAND


Hovhannes M. Khudaverdian - The Laplace operator in odd symplectic geometry


We study Laplace operators arising in odd symplectic geometry. We consider half-densities on odd symplectic supermanifolds, define canonical Laplace operator acting on half-densities and analyze relations between half-densities and differential forms on Lagrangian submanifolds. We apply these constructions to Batalin-Vilkovisky formalism. We consider also generalizations of these constructions on odd Poisson geometry.