$\mathrm{U}(1)^{n}$ Chern-Simons theory: partition function, reciprocity formula and Chern-Simons duality
Abstract
The Chern-Simons theory can be extended to a topological 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 Chern-Simons theory. This partition function is clearly a topological invariant of the closed oriented -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 Chern-Simons theories is demonstrated.
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