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$\mathrm{U}(1)^{n}$ Chern-Simons theory: partition function, reciprocity formula and Chern-Simons duality

Mathematical Physics 2025-07-09 v2 math.MP

Abstract

The U(1)\mathrm{U}(1) Chern-Simons theory can be extended to a topological U(1)n\mathrm{U}(1)^n theory by taking a combination of Chern-Simons and BF actions, the mixing being achieved with the help of a collection of integer coupling constants. Based on the Deligne-Beilinson cohomology, a partition function can then be computed for such a U(1)n\mathrm{U}(1)^n Chern-Simons theory. This partition function is clearly a topological invariant of the closed oriented 33-manifold on which the theory is defined. Then, by applying a reciprocity formula a new expression of this invariant is obtained which should be a Reshetikhin-Turaev invariant. Finally, a duality between U(1)n\mathrm{U}(1)^n Chern-Simons theories is demonstrated.

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Cite

@article{arxiv.2409.10734,
  title  = {$\mathrm{U}(1)^{n}$ Chern-Simons theory: partition function, reciprocity formula and Chern-Simons duality},
  author = {Han-Miru Kim and Philippe Mathieu and Michail Tagaris and Frank Thuillier},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2409.10734},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

38 pages, 2 figures. Minor revisions: corrected typos, unabbreviated the title, rephrased some sentences, and added an example to better align with the published version

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