QUANTUM BF-THEORY IS TOPOLOGICAL

被引:12
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BRODA, B [1 ]
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[1] UNIV LODZ,INST PHYS,PL-90236 LODZ,POLAND
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10.1016/0370-2693(92)90770-5
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P1 [天文学];
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In the framework of the Batalin-Vilkovisky quantization scheme, a straightforward proof of the metric independence of quantum non-abelian BF-theory in arbitrary dimension is given. Also a less formal and more geometric argument making use of standard homology and BRST cohomology duality is proposed. A general condition for metric independence is established, and claimed to be satisfied in any topological field theory.
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