Measurable Categories and 2-Groups
Quantum Algebra
2007-05-23 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Representation Theory
Abstract
Using the theory of measurable categories developped by Yetter in work in preparation, we provide a notion of representations of 2-groups more well-suited to physically and geometrically interesting examples than that proposed in unpublished work of Barrett and Mackaay using 2-VECT of Kapranov and Voevodsky. Using this theory we sketch a 2-categorical approach to the state-sum model for Lorentzian quantum gravity proposed in by the authors in previous work and suggest state-integral constructions for 4-manifold invariants.
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@article{arxiv.math/0305176,
title = {Measurable Categories and 2-Groups},
author = {L. Crane and D. N. Yetter},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0305176},
year = {2007}
}
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10 pages, 3 figures in LaTeX picture code