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Counting degrees of freedom in theories with two-forms [duplicate]

I am reading Counting the number of propagating degrees of freedom in Lorenz Gauge Electrodynamics. I am thinking that I can apply the same arguments to the case of a two form, whose components are ...
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How many degrees of freedom in a massless $2$-form field?

Consider the Kalb-Ramond field $B_{\mu\nu}$ which is basically a massless $2$-form field with the Lagrangian $$ \mathcal L = \frac{1}{2}P_{\alpha\mu\nu}P^{\alpha\mu\nu}\,, $$ where $P_{\alpha\mu\nu} \...
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