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Hamiltonian analysis of the BFCG theory for a strict Lie 2-group

Mathematical Physics 2024-03-27 v3 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Theory math.MP

Abstract

We perform a complete Hamiltonian analysis of the BFCG action for a general Lie 2-group by using the Dirac procedure. We show that the resulting dynamical constraints eliminate all local degrees of freedom which implies that the BFCG theory is a topological field theory.

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@article{arxiv.1610.09621,
  title  = {Hamiltonian analysis of the BFCG theory for a strict Lie 2-group},
  author = {Aleksandar Mikovic and Miguel Angelo Oliveira and Marko Vojinovic},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1610.09621},
  year   = {2024}
}

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v3: 18 pages, published version