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Quantum observables, Lie algebra homology and TQFT

High Energy Physics - Theory 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

Let us consider a Lie (super)algebra GG spanned by TαT_{\alpha} where TαT_{\alpha} are quantum observables in BV-formalism. It is proved that for every tensor cα1...αkc^{\alpha_1...\alpha_k} that determines a homology class of the Lie algebra GG the expression cα1...αkTα1...Tαkc^{\alpha_1...\alpha_k}T_{\alpha _1}...T_{\alpha_k} is again a quantum observables. This theorem is used to construct quantum observables in BV sigma-model. We apply this construction to explain Kontsevich's results about the relation between homology of the Lie algebra of Hamiltonian vector fields and topological invariants of manifolds.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9904168,
  title  = {Quantum observables, Lie algebra homology and TQFT},
  author = {Albert Schwarz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9904168},
  year   = {2007}
}

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10 pages