Lectures on 2D Yang-Mills Theory, Equivariant Cohomology and Topological Field Theories
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These are expository lectures reviewing (1) recent developments in two-dimensional YangMills theory and (2) the construction of topological field theory Lagrangians. Topological field theory is discussed from the point of view of infinite-dimensional differential geometry. We emphasize the unifying role of equivariant cohomology both as the underlying principle in the formulation of BRST transformation laws and as a central concept in the geometrical interpretation of topological field theory path integrals.
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تاریخ انتشار 1996