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QP-Structures of Degree 3 and 4D Topological Field Theory

High Energy Physics - Theory 2011-03-28 v3 Mathematical Physics math.MP Symplectic Geometry

Abstract

A A BV algebra and a QP-structure of degree 3 is formulated. A QP-structure of degree 3 gives rise to Lie algebroids up to homotopy and its algebraic and geometric structure is analyzed. A new algebroid is constructed, which derives a new topological field theory in 4 dimensions by the AKSZ construction.

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@article{arxiv.1004.0601,
  title  = {QP-Structures of Degree 3 and 4D Topological Field Theory},
  author = {Noriaki Ikeda and Kyousuke Uchino},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1004.0601},
  year   = {2011}
}

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17 pages, Some errors and typos have been corrected