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Manin pairs and topological field theory

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-10-22 v2 Quantum Algebra

Abstract

Kazama has described an extension of the N=2 superconformal algebra in which the operator product of G^- with itself is singular. In this paper, we relate actions of this chiral algebra to Drinfeld's theory of Manin pairs, or equivalently, quasi-Lie bialgebras. We also show how to couple topological conformal field theories with this symmetry to topological gravity. As an application, we demonstrate the equivalence of the SL(2)/SL(2) model to a deformed SL(2)/SO(2) model tensored with a free field theory. (Revisions correct some minor errors.)

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9309057,
  title  = {Manin pairs and topological field theory},
  author = {Ezra Getzler},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9309057},
  year   = {2009}
}

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36 pages