Reflections on topological quantum field theory
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چکیده
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Topological Quantum Field Theory
A twisted version of four dimensional supersymmetric gauge theory is formulated. The model, which refines a nonrelativistic treatment by Atiyah, appears to underlie many recent developments in topology of low dimensional manifolds; the Donaldson polynomial invariants of four manifolds and the Floer groups of three manifolds appear naturally. The model may also be interesting from a physical vie...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Reports on Mathematical Physics
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0034-4877
DOI: 10.1016/s0034-4877(97)85927-7