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The U(1) BF functional measure and the Dirac distribution on the space of quantum fields

Mathematical Physics 2023-06-08 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory math.MP

Abstract

In this letter, we explain how the U(1) BF measure can be related to the Fourier transform of a Dirac distribution defined on the Z\mathbb{Z}-module of quantum fields. Then, we revisit the U(1) BF partition function with the help of this Dirac distribution and finally shed light on a natural relation between the U(1) BF and Chern-Simons theories.

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@article{arxiv.2306.04259,
  title  = {The U(1) BF functional measure and the Dirac distribution on the space of quantum fields},
  author = {Frank Thuillier},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2306.04259},
  year   = {2023}
}