4-DIMENSIONAL TOPOLOGICAL QUANTUM-FIELD THEORY, HOPF, CATEGORIES, AND THE CANONICAL BASES

被引:145
作者
CRANE, L [1 ]
FRENKEL, IB [1 ]
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[1] YALE UNIV,DEPT MATH,NEW HAVEN,CT 06520
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10.1063/1.530746
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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A new combinatorial method of constructing four-dimensional topological quantum field theories is proposed. The method uses a new type of algebraic structure called a Hopf category. The construction of a family of Hopf categories related to the quantum groups and their canonical bases is also outlined.
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页码:5136 / 5154
页数:19
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