LECTURES ON 2D YANG-MILLS THEORY, EQUIVARIANT COHOMOLOGY AND TOPOLOGICAL FIELD-THEORIES

被引:217
作者
CORDES, S
MOORE, G
RAMGOOLAM, S
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[1] Department of Physics, Yale University, New Haven
[2] Department of Physics, Yale University, New Haven
[3] Department of Physics, Yale University, New Haven
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10.1016/0920-5632(95)00434-B
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O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
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These are expository lectures reviewing (1) recent developments in two-dimensional Yang-Mills 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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页数:61
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