On the quantization of the Abelian Chern-Simons coefficient at finite temperature

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作者
Bralic, N
Fosco, CD
Schaposnik, FA
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[1] INT CTR THEORET PHYS,I-34100 TRIESTE,ITALY
[2] NATL UNIV LA PLATA,DEPT FIS,RA-1900 LA PLATA,ARGENTINA
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10.1016/0370-2693(96)00737-X
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
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We show that when the Abelian Chem-Simons theory coupled to matter fields is quantized in a vacuum with nonvanishing magnetic flux (or electric charge), the requirement of gauge invariance at finite temperature leads to the quantization of the Chern-Simons coefficient and its quantum corrections, in a manner similar to the non-Abelian case.
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页码:199 / 204
页数:6
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