A categorical construction of 4D TQFTs
High Energy Physics - Theory
2008-02-03 v1 Quantum Algebra
Abstract
We construct a four dimensional topological Quantum Field Theory from a modular tensor category. We complete the proof in the case of SU(2)q at a root of unity. Our construction may be important in the physical interpretation of the Chern Simons state in the Ashtekar variables.
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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9301062,
title = {A categorical construction of 4D TQFTs},
author = {Louis Crane and David N. Yetter},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9301062},
year = {2008}
}
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11 pages