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Spin Chern-Simons and Spin TQFTs

Differential Geometry 2007-05-23 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP Quantum Algebra

Abstract

In a previous paper we constructed classical spin Chern-Simons for any compact Lie group GG: a gauge theory whose action depends on the spin structure of the 3-manifold. Here we apply geometric quantization to the classical Hamiltonian theory and investigate the formal properties of the partition function in the Lagrangian theory, all in the case G=SO3G = SO_3. We find that the quantum theory for SO3SO_3 spin Chern-Simons corresponds to the spin TQFT constructed by Blanchet and Masbaum in the same way that the quantum theory for standard SU2SU_2 Chern-Simons corresponds to the TQFT constructed by Reshetikhen and Turaev or the TQFT constructed by Blanchet, Habegger, Masbaum, and Vogel.

Cite

@article{arxiv.math/0605239,
  title  = {Spin Chern-Simons and Spin TQFTs},
  author = {Jerome A. Jenquin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0605239},
  year   = {2007}
}