The MV formalism for {rm IBL}_infty- and {rm BV}_infty-algebras

We develop a new formalism for the Quantum Master Equation $\Delta e^{S/\hbar} = 0$ and the category of ${\rm IBL}_\infty$-algebras and simplify some homotopical algebra arising in the context of oriented surfaces with boundary. We introduce and study a category of MV-algebras, which, on the one hand, contains such important categories as those of ${\rm IBL}_\infty$-algebras and ${\rm L}_\infty$-algebras, and on the other hand, is homotopically trivial, in particular allowing for a simple solution of the quantum master equation. We also present geometric interpretation of our results.