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On a class of topological quantum field theories in three-dimensions

High Energy Physics - Theory 2015-06-26 v1

Abstract

We investigate the Chung-Fukuma-Shapere theory, or Kuperberg theory, of three-dimensional lattice topological field theory. We construct a functor which satisfies the Atiyah's axioms of topological quantum field theory by reformulating the theory as Turaev-Viro type state-sum theory on a triangulated manifold. The theory can also be extended to give a topological invariant of manifolds with boundary.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9511044,
  title  = {On a class of topological quantum field theories in three-dimensions},
  author = {Masako Asano},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9511044},
  year   = {2015}
}

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22 pages, LaTeX, 9 ps figures included